General Catalog - Pulmonary Medicine (PUL)

PUL 192 — Internship in Pulmonary Medicine (1-12 units)

Course Description: Supervised work experience in pulmonary medicine.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor; upper division standing; approval of project by preceptor prior to internship.

Learning Activities: Internship 3-36 hour(s).
Repeat Credit: May be repeated 12 unit(s).
Grade Mode: Pass/No Pass only.

PUL 299 — Pulmonary Disease Research (1-12 units)

Course Description: Pulmonary disease research activity with focus in inhalation toxicity, oxidants or lung biochemistry, and cell and molecular biology.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor; by arrangement only.

Learning Activities: Laboratory.
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only.

PUL 460 — Comprehensive Pulmonary Medicine Clerkship (3-6 units)

Course Description: Rotation intended to provide a comprehensive student education in Pulmonary Medicine. Students will participate in hands on clinical education, as well as completing an assigned curricula. Intended for students pursuing Internal Medicine & Primary Care careers.

Prerequisite(s): Completion of second year of medical school and/or consent of instructor; completion of Internal Medicine Clerkship.

Learning Activities: Clinical Activity 40 hour(s).
Repeat Credit: May be repeated.
Grade Mode: Honors/Pass/Fail.

PUL 461 — Critical Care Clinical Clerkship (3-6 units)

Course Description: Rotation intended to provide student education in the Critical Care Management of sub-specialty patients.

Prerequisite(s): Completion of second year of medical school and/or consent of instructor; completion of Internal Medicine and Surgical Clerkships.

Learning Activities: Clinical Activity 40 hour(s).
Repeat Credit: May be repeated.
Grade Mode: Honors/Pass/Fail.

PUL 462 — Pulmonary Consult Clerkship (3-6 units)

Course Description: Similar to PUL 460. Rotation designed for students interested in learning pulmonary medicine, but who desire more variety in their clerkships, and do not desire the comprehensive experience offered by a four-week pulmonary rotation.

Prerequisite(s): Completion of second year of medical school and/or consent of instructor; completion of Internal Medicine Clerkship.

Learning Activities: Clinical Activity 35 hour(s).
Repeat Credit: May be repeated.
Grade Mode: Honors/Pass/Fail.

PUL 464 — Away Advanced Clerkship in Pulmonary Medicine (3-12 units)

Course Description: Away advanced clerkship in Pulmonary Medicine.

Learning Activities: Clinical Activity.
Grade Mode: Honors/Pass/Fail.

PUL 470 — Practicum in Care of the Terminally Ill (3-6 units)

Course Description: Work with hospice interdisciplinary team. Direct experience in the care of patients with illnesses where no cure is possible. Emphasis on symptom relief, end of life issues, physician assisted suicide.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Learning Activities: Clinical Activity 35 hour(s), Seminar 5 hour(s), Variable 3-6 hour(s).
Enrollment Restriction(s): Restricted to fourth-year Medical students in good standing.
Grade Mode: Honors/Pass/Fail.

PUL 475 — Encounters in Ethics in the ICU (3-6 units)

Course Description: Care for critically ill adults with complex medical disease carries with it unique ethical roles and duties for the physician.

Prerequisite(s): Fourth-year Medical Student.

Learning Activities: Clinical Activity 12 hour(s), Lecture/Discussion 6 hour(s), Independent Study 6 hour(s).
Repeat Credit: May be repeated.
Grade Mode: Honors/Pass/Fail.

PUL 480 — Pulmonary-Critical Care Medicine Insights (1-3 units)

Course Description: Attend respiratory outpatient clinics and in-patient pulmonary consultation rounds and medical intensive care rounds. Introduction to diagnosis and treatment of common pulmonary problems.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor; student in good academic standing.

Learning Activities: Clinical Activity 3-9 hour(s).
Grade Mode: Honors/Pass/Fail.

PUL 499 — Research (1-12 units)

Course Description: Research opportunity in Pulmonary Medicine.