<p>(Same as Community Health Sciences M256, Nursing M298, and Oral Biology M256.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Designed to instill in professional students ideas of common emergency health problems and coordinated response, with specific attention to bioterrorism. Examination of tools to help students prevent, detect, and intervene in infectious disease emergencies. Interdisciplinary sessions also attended by students in Schools of Dentistry, Nursing, and Public Health during weeks two through five. Letter grading.</p>

Medicine

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David Geffen School of Medicine

The principal goal of the department is to educate students in the expert diagnosis and compassionate management of human illness.

General Catalog

Interdisciplinary Response to Infectious Disease Emergencies: Medicine Perspective

MEDM256

4 units