Basic Medical Sciences - BMS

The information below lists courses approved in this subject area effective Fall 2009. Not all courses will necessarily be offered these terms. Please consult the Schedule of Classes for a listing of courses offered for a specific term.

500-level courses require graduate standing.

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601 Behavioral Science - Urbana/Champaign
2 hours. Provides the student with the basic research and theoretical formulations necessary to understand human behavior in illness or health. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

602 Biochemistry I - Urbana/Champaign
3 hours. Biochemistry provides the fundamental knowledge by which we understand the molecular basis of life and disease processes. It allows us to interpret human responses to nutritional, environmental, and pathological events. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

603 Medical Genetics - Urbana/Champaign
2 hours. Designed to make the student aware of the relevance of genetics to medicine, the basic genetic mechanisms resopnsible for inherited diseases, and certain general signs that suggest a genetic etiology for a disorder. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

604 Physiology I - Urbana/Champaign
3 hours. The study of the normal functions of living organisms and their parts. Understanding the molecular and cellular bases of biological processes and how these processes are integrated into the life of the organism. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

605 Anatomy/Embryology I - Urbana/Champaign
4 hours. A series of lectures and demonstrations presenting an overview of the body's major systems and introducing anatomical concepts important to the continued study of anatomy. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

606 Histology I - Urbana/Champaign
2 hours. Studies of cell biology and tissue organization. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

607 Introduction to Human Disease I - Urbana/Champaign
1 hours. CD-ROMs used to integrate the history and physical exam with the basic sciences. Strategies taught for approaching clinical scenarios, identifying related basic science learning needs and mastering basic science concepts pertinent to clinical cases. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

608 Microbiology - Urbana/Champaign
4 hours. The basic principles of microbial infections and their treatment: strategies used by microorganisms to overcome host defenses and cause disease; mechanisms of action of the major classes of antibiotics, and characteristics used to identify the microorganism responsible for causing an infection. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

609 Medical Scholars Program - Urbana/Champaign
0 TO 16 hours. Concurrent registration course for Urbana Medical Scholars Program students. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program and the Medical Scholars Program.

610 Independent Study - Urbana/Champaign
0 TO 16 hours. Participating students meet with faculty advisors to plan an individual curriculum. Prerequisite(s): Approval by the Dean's Office in the College of Medicine.

611 Medical Tutorial - Urbana/Champaign
0 TO 16 hours. A tutorial offered to students enrolled in the College of Medicine's five year program. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program and the College of Medicine's five year program.

612 Immunology - Urbana/Champaign
2 hours. The role of the immune system in promoting both health and disease. The study of the dynamic role the immune system plays in mediating the interaction between humans and their environment. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

613 Biochemistry II - Urbana/Champaign
1 hours. Continues BMS 602. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

614 Physiology II - Urbana/Champaign
3 hours. The study of normal functions of living organisms and their parts. Understanding the molecular and cellular bases of biological processes and how these processes are integrated into the life of the organism. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

615 Anatomy/Embryology II - Urbana/Champaign
4 hours. Continues BMS 605. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

616 Histology II - Urbana/Champaign
1 hours. Continues BMS 606. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

617 Introduction to Human Disease II - Urbana/Champaign
1 hours. CD-ROMs used to integrate history and physical exam with the basic sciences. Strategies taught for approaching clinical scenarios, identifying related basic science concepts pertinent to clinical cases. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

618 Neuroscience - Urbana/Champaign
4 hours. Students are required to demonstrate knowledge of basic science principles and mechanisms of neurological disorders such as lower motor neuron paralysis, spasticity, decerebration, tremors, involuntary movement disorders and sensory dysfunction. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

620 Medical Statistics - Urbana/Champaign
2 hours. The course will help students learn how to think critically about statistics and published material in order to evaluate claims of efficacy (or lack of it). Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

621 Foundations in Rural Family and Community Medicine I - Urbana
1 hours. Introduces first-year RMED students to rural community medicine and core concepts of family medicine. May be repeated to a maximum of 2 hours. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program. Restricted to students admitted to the Rural Medical Education Program (RMED) at Rockford, who begin their basic medical sciences study in Urbana.

622 Anatomy I - Urbana/Champaign
3 hours. A series of lectures and demonstrations presenting an overview of the body's major systems. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

623 Anatomy II - Urbana/Champaign
3 hours. A series of lectures and demonstration presenting an overview of the body's major system. Continuation of BMS 622. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

624 Embryology - Urbana/Champaign
2 hours. Course focusing on the changes in the morphology of human embroyo and fetus, from before conception to birth. The changes in morphology and the terminology that describes the changing structures. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

626 Microbiology/Immunology I - Urbana/Champaign
3 hours. An introduction to the microbes and immune system as they relate to human health. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

627 Microbiology/Immunology II - Urbana/Champaign
3 hours. An introduction to the microbes and immune system as they relate to human health. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

628 Basic Science Student Portfolio - Urbana
1 hours. Designed for medical students starting from entry in medical school until graduation to promote self-reflection about their experiences, concerns, cases seen, procedures completed and other medical school activities. May be repeated to a maximum of 2 hours. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Urbana Doctor of Medicine program.

630 Lifelong Learning Strategies
1 hours. This course is designed to assist students in becoming lifelong learners in the medical field by exploring their personal learning style, learning ways to optimize their individual learning, to overcome test anxiety, and when to seek help.

644 Medical Gross Human Anatomy and Embryology I - Chicago
3 hours. Gross structure of the adult human torso (thorax, abdomen, pelvis & perineum) emphasizing clinical relevance and spatial relationship between structures. Radiologic anatomy and embryology are integrated into the lecture series. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

645 Medical Gross Human Anatomy and Embryology II - Chicago
4 hours. Gross structure of the adult human presented in a regional approach emphasizing clinical relevance and spatial relationships between structures. Radiologic anatomy and embryology lecture series are integrated into the lecture series. Prerequisite(s): BMS 644.

646 Medical Cell and Tissue Biology I - Chicago
3 hours. Structure and function of cells and tissues in the human body and their clinical correlations. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

647 Medical Human Neuroanatomy - Chicago
2 hours. Morphological organization of the nervous system. Functional correlations of neural structures. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

648 Medical Biochemistry - Chicago
3 hours. Structure and biochemical nature of proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates and lipids; interrelationships between bioenergetics, oxidative metabolism, and pathways that regulate carbohydrate, lipid, amino acid and nucleic acid metabolism. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

650 Medical Nutrition - Chicago
2 hours. The underlying principles and concepts of biochemistry and physiology in conjunction with modern nutrition, including an introduction to clinical nutrition and its role in disease and treatment. Prerequisite(s): BMS 649.

653 Physiology I - Chicago
6 hours. Lectures and conferences in human physiology. Emphasis is on cellular, nerve muscle, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal and acid-base physiology. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

654 Human Development - Chicago
1 hours. Understanding patient behavior from a holistic viewpoint and the importance of social, psychological, emotional and biological interactions in the presentation of health and illness. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

656 Medical Tutorial - Chicago
0 TO 16 hours. A tutorial offered to students enrolled in the College's five year program. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

657 Independent Study - Chicago
0 TO 16 hours. Participating students meet with faculty advisors to plan an individual curriculum. Prerequisite(s): Approval by the Dean's Office in the College of Medicine.

658 Med Cell & Tissue Bio II
1 hours. Structure and function of cells and tissues in the human body and their clinical correlations. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Chicago Doctor of Medicine Program.

660 Physiology II - Chicago
4 hours. Continues Basic Medical Sciences 653. Emphasizes renal, and acid-base physiology and physiology of the central nervous system, endocrine and reproductive systems. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

661 Brain and Behavior - Chicago
1 hours. Continues BMS 654. Application of genetics to normal and abnormal behavior. Methods and measurement in epidemiology; brain behavior relationships. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

662 Fundamentals of Immunology and Microbiology - Chicago
3 hours. Bacterial, viral structure/function. Bacterial genetics; antibiotic resistance; bacterial/viral pathogenesis mechanisms; host defense mechanisms; antigens, immunoglobulins reactions; antibody synthesis, regulation; cellular immune response. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

663 Basic Science Student Portfolio - Chicago
1 hours. Designed for medical students starting from entry in medical school until graduation to promote self-reflection about their experiences, concerns, cases seen, procedures completed and other medical school activities. May be repeated to a maximum of 2 hours. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Chicago Doctor of Medicine program.

666 Essentials of Clinical Medicine I - Chicago
2 hours. Emphasizes development of fundamental knowledge, skills and attitudes required of medical professionals, such as data gathering, establishing rapport and interviewing patients. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

667 Essentials of Clinical Medicine II - Chicago
3 hours. Continues BMS 666. Changing social, cultural, legal, political, economic and personal contexts affecting delivery of health care. Ethical and legal issues faced relevant to patients. Prerequisite(s): BMS 666.

668 Introduction to Molecular Medicine and Genetics - Chicago
2 hours. Molecular biology approaches to human disease and molecular regulatory mechanisms of transcription, translation, protein target and DNA replication. Classification and frequency of genetic diseases; structure of DNA and chromosome. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine program.

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This listing is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contract. Every attempt is made to provide the most current and correct information. Courses listed here are subject to change without advance notice. Courses are not necessarily offered every term or year. Individual departments or units should be consulted for information regarding frequency of course offerings.