Saturday, January 31, 2004
Courses for Spring 2004:
Immunology lecture and lab:
The Basics of the the immune system, based mainly around mammalian immunology. We get to micropippette a lot in lab.
Physiology lecture and lab:
This semester we cover cardiovascular, pumonory and gastrointestinal systems. They saved the fun stuff for 2nd semester!
Anatomy lecture and lab:
This semester we focus on the lager animals, namely the horse, ox (which I didn't know until last week refers to a cow and bull--silly me), sheep and pig. And we actually get to touch
live animals this semester during palpation labs. Our exams will will include identifying/finding structures on live animals, too. . yay! Cows have the cutest noses, and horses have the cutest lips. So cute I can excuse the
smell.
Animal Nutrition:
Basics, focusing on both ruminants (multi-stomached) and monogastrics (single-stomached). Later we'll talk about nutrition and the sick animal. During labs we get to see endoscopies and other cool stuff. . .
Clinical Orientation:
a.k.a. "introduction to handling big animals." We get to handle the horses and oxen and we get to onserve patients and write up clinical case reports.
Electives:
Research Methods:
A small discussion group with Dr. Gross (our cardio professor) in which we read, discuss, evaluate and debate research paperts and topics. We then write our own research proposals and evaluate each other's.
Bioterrorism, Disaster and Community Health:
A survey course with about 300 students. I get to actually be a civilian and go to the main campus and attend class with a bunch of giggly undergrads. We mainly read timely articles and are supposed to discuss an debate what we read (although no one in class likes to speak up, and I'm feeling like the one annoying opinionated person who always has something to say--but nobody else says anything while the instructor, who's all worked up about the topics at hand, is aksing, "Anyone?. . .Anyone?. . .)
This class should give me a good background of governments' and health officials' relationships with each other and the public.
