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FOUNDATIONS OF MEDICINE & HEALTH


BLOCK 2

THE HUMAN BLUEPRINT

 

BLUEPRINT

MONDAY AUGUST 20 , 2007   4  FRIDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2007

 

 

WEEK 1

BUILDING BLOCKS OF LIFE

Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Time AUGUST 20 AUGUST 21 AUGUST 22 AUGUST 23 AUGUST 24

8-10
AM

IQ Groups:

Case #1

Case #2


FCM -
Foundations
of Clinical
Medicine

Blocks 1-4

 

 

IQ Groups:

Case #1

Case #2


Structure
Review

IQ Groups:

Case #1

Case #2


10-11 AM

Interactive
Sessions:

Chromosome Structure &
Function
(2 hour session)

Structure:

Having a Baby

Interactive
Sessions
:

The Flow of
Genetic
Information
(2 hour session)

Weekly
Block
Review

Interactive
Sessions
:

Fundamental Principles of Endocrinology I

11-12 Noon Self-Directed
Learning Time
Research and
Scholarship

12 -
1 PM

 

 

 

 

 

1-5 PM

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

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WEEK 2

THE SWEET LIFE

Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Time AUGUST 27 AUGUST 28 AUGUST 29 AUGUST 30 AUGUST 31

8-10
AM

IQ Groups:

Case #3

Case #4


FCM -
Foundations
of Clinical
Medicine

Blocks 1-4

IQ Groups:

Case #3

Case #4


Structure
Review

IQ Groups:

Case #3

Case #4


10-11 AM

Interactive Sessions:

Overview of
Signal Transduction
(2 hour session)

Structure:

Diabetes,
Endocrine,
Pancreas,
Thyroid,
Parathyroid

Interactive Sessions:

Hormone Receptors
(2 hour session)

Weekly
Block
Review

Interactive Sessions:

Fundamental Principles of Endocrinology II

11-12 Noon Self-Directed
Learning Time
Research and
Scholarship

12 -
1 PM

 

 

 

 

 

1-5 PM

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

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WEEK 3

CONTROL YOUR HORMONES

Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Time SEPTEMBER 3 SEPTEMBER 4 SEPTEMBER 5 SEPTEMBER 6 SEPTEMBER 7

8-10
AM

HOLIDAY

LABOR DAY


FCM -
Foundations
of Clinical
Medicine
Blocks 1-4

 

IQ Groups:

Case #5


Structure
Review

IQ Groups:

Case #5


10-11 AM

 

Structure:

Female
Genital
Tract

Interactive Sessions:

The Pituitary Gland
(2 hour session)

Weekly
Block
Review

Interactive Sessions:

Adrenal
Insufficiency

11-12 Noon Self-Directed
Learning Time
Research and
Scholarship

12 -
1 PM

 

 

 

 

 

1-5 PM

 

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

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WEEK 4

SEX CELLS

Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Time SEPTEMBER 10 SEPTEMBER 11 SEPTEMBER 12 SEPTEMBER 13 SEPTEMBER 14

8-10
AM

IQ Groups:

Case #6

Case #7


FCM -
Foundations
of Clinical
Medicine

Blocks 1-4

 

 

IQ Groups:

Case #6

Case #7


Structure
Review

IQ Groups:

Case #6

Case #7


10-11 AM

Interactive Sessions:

Neuroendocrine
Control of
Male & Female
Reproduction
(2 hour session)

Structure:

Early
Pregnancy

Interactive
Sessions
:

Intro to
Embryology /
Gametogenesis, Fertilization
and
Implantation
(2 hour session)

Weekly
Block
Review

Interactive
Sessions:

Contraception

11-12 Noon Self-Directed
Learning Time
Research and
Scholarship

12 -
1 PM

 

 

 

 

 

1-5 PM

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

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WEEK 5

PRODUCTS OF CONCEPTION

Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Time SEPTEMBER 17 SEPTEMBER 18 SEPTEMBER 19 SEPTEMBER 20 SEPTEMBER 21

8-10
AM

IQ Groups:

Case #8

Case #9


FCM -
Foundations
of Clinical
Medicine

Blocks 1-4

 

 

IQ Groups:

Case #8

Case #9


Structure
Review

IQ Groups:

Case #8

Case #9


10-11 AM

Interactive Sessions:

Principles of Prenatal
Screening

Structure:

Late Pregnancy;
Male & Female
Genital Tracts /
Endocrine
System

Interactive Sessions:

Development II: Endoderm &
Cardiovascular
System
(2 hour session)

Weekly
Block
Review

Interactive
Sessions
:

Development III: Musculoskeletal
& Urogenital
Development

11-12 Noon

Interactive Sessions:

Development I:
Gastrulation

Self-Directed
Learning Time
Research and
Scholarship

12 -
1 PM

 

 

 

 

 

1-5 PM

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

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WEEK 6

FROM GENES TO BODY PARTS

Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Time SEPTEMBER 24 SEPTEMBER 25 SEPTEMBER 26 SEPTEMBER 27 SEPTEMBER 28

8-10
AM

IQ Groups:

Case #10

Case #11


FCM -
Foundations
of Clinical
Medicine

Blocks 1-4

 

 

IQ Groups:

Case #10

Case #11


Structure
Review

IQ Groups:

Case #10

Case #11


10-11 AM

Interactive Sessions:

Development IV:
Ectoderm and
Patterning
(2 hour session)

Structure:

Delivery &
Peri-partum;
Male
Reproduction

Interactive Sessions:

Limb
Development
(2 hour session)

Weekly
Block
Review

Interactive Sessions:

Stem Cell

11-12 Noon Self-Directed
Learning Time
Research and
Scholarship

12 -
1 PM

 

 

 

 

 

1-5 PM

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

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WEEK 7

GENES IN POPULATIONS

Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Time OCTOBER 1 OCTOBER 2 OCTOBER 3 OCTOBER 4 OCTOBER 5

8-10
AM

IQ Groups:

Case #12

Case #13


FCM -
Foundations
of Clinical
Medicine

Blocks 1-4

IQ Groups:

Case #12

Case #13


Structure
Review

IQ Groups:

Case #12

Case #13


10-12 Noon

Interactive Sessions:

Traditional &
Non-traditional Pattern of
Inheritance

Structure:

Pathology of Prostate & Testis

Interactive
Sessions:

Monitoring
Gene Expression: Fragile X
(2 hour session)

Weekly
Block
Review

Interactive
Sessions
:

MSG: Cont. Monitoring
Gene
Expression:
Fragile X - Journal Club

Self-Directed
Learning Time
Research and
Scholarship

12 -
1 PM

 

 

 

 

 

1-5 PM

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

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WEEK 8

GENES GONE WILD

Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Time OCTOBER 8 OCTOBER 9 OCTOBER 10 OCTOBER 11 OCTOBER 12

8-10
AM

IQ Groups:

Case #14

Case #15


FCM -
Foundations
of Clinical
Medicine

Blocks 1-4

IQ Groups:

Case #14

Case #15


Structure
Review

IQ Groups:

Case #14

Case #15


10-11 AM

Interactive
Sessions
:

Linkage
Association &
Complex
Disease
Analysis
(2 hour session)

Structure:

Pituitary &
Adrenal
Glands
& Endocrine
Neoplasia;
Pathology of
Breast

Interactive
Sessions:

Cancer as a
Public Health
Concern:
Epidemiology,
Screening 
Prevent.
(2 hour session)

 

Weekly
Block
Review

Interactive
Sessions
:

Oncogenesis - Part I

11-12 Noon Self-Directed
Learning Time
Research and
Scholarship

12 -
1 PM

 

 

 

 

 

1-5 PM

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

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WEEK 9

IN SEARCH THE MAGIC BULLET

Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Time OCTOBER 15 OCTOBER 16 OCTOBER 17 OCTOBER 18 OCTOBER 19

8-10
AM

IQ Groups:

Case #16

Case #17


FCM -
Foundations
of Clinical
Medicine

Blocks 1-4

IQ Groups:

Case #16

Case #17


Structure
Review

IQ Groups:

Case #16

Case #17


10-11 AM

Interactive
Sessions
:

Oncogenesis - Part II
(2 hour session)

Structure:

Pathology of
Breast;
Pathology
of Testis &
Prostate

Interactive
Sessions
:

Antineoplastic Therapy
Targeted
Therapy
(2 hour session)

Weekly
Block
Review

Interactive
Sessions:

Micro Arrays

11-12 Noon Self-Directed
Learning Time
Research and
Scholarship

12 -
1 PM

 

 

 

 

 

1-5 PM

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

Clinical Skills
Self-Directed Learning Time

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WEEK 10

CLINICAL IMMERSION

Four
Pathways

Mon-Thur
Schedule
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
OCTOBER 22 OCTOBER 23 OCTOBER 24 OCTOBER 25 OCTOBER 26

 

Cancer
Genetics Lab, Radiology, Laparoscopic Surgery, Nuclear Medicine,
Outpatient Clinics, Support Groups, Tumor Board

Patient Interview, Meet with Faculty Expert

Student Presentations to fellow students and faculty

 

Infertility
Andrology Lab, Genetics Lab,
Prenatal Clinic, Prenatal Ultrasound

Patient Interview, Meet with Faculty Expert

Student Presentations to fellow students and faculty

 

Birth Defects
Heart Sounds, Echocardiogram/Cardiac Angiogram,
Cardiac Cath/Surgery Conference,, Outpatient Clinic

Patient Interview, Meet with Faculty Expert

Student Presentations to fellow students and faculty

 

Gynecological Cancers
Surgery OR, Surgical Pathology Lab
Patient Interview

Meet with Faculty Expert

Student Presentations to fellow students and faculty

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WEEK 11

REFLECTION AND INTEGRATION

Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Time OCTOBER 29 OCTOBER 30 OCTOBER 31 NOVEMBER 1 NOVEMBER 2

8-10 AM

Block
Review
Session

Structure
Practical
Exam

Block
Review
Session

Block 2
Exam

Block 3
Preview

10-12 Noon

Block
Review
Session

Self-Directed
Learning Time

Block
Review
Session
Exam
Cont’d


PM         Cumulative
Achievement
Test

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