Preventive Medicine (PM)
- http://www.usc.edu/medicine/departments/preventive_medicine/divisions/behavior/
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in BIOM ; phone (323) 442-1810.
- D class assignments for graduate students available in BIOM ; phone (323) 442-1810.
- Registration only upon permission of the department concerned. D class assignments are assigned by the academic department.
Overview of behavioral theory and research in disease prevention and health promotion and in adaptation to chronic disease, including an introduction to measures of outcomes. Prerequisite: Admission to HBR Ph.D. Program or permission of instructor.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41083D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 7 of 10 | Steven Sussman | OFFICE |  |
Overview and application of behavioral theories to the field of health education and promotion. Examines the determinants of health behaviro and strategies for change at the individual, group and community level.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41086D | Lecture | 2:00-6:00pm | Thursday | 64 of 75 | Nancy Boley Cruz | HSA AUD | |
Curriculum writing and training skills applied to public health needs and settings. Covers adult learning theories, assessment of learning needs, curriculum design, training design, conduct and evaluation. Recommended preparation: PM 500
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41085D | Lecture | 9:00-12:30pm | Thursday | Canceled | |
Historical development of the American health care system; determinants of health care utilization; role of health care providers; health policy; public health services; and health care finance.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41089D | Lecture | 9:00-12:30pm | Wednesday | 35 of 70 | Michael Cousineau | MCH156 | |
Macro-level analysis of the structure and delivery of health care services around the world, including an examination and comparison of health system performance.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41090D | Lecture | 9:00-12:30pm | Wednesday | 20 of 25 | Gregory Stevens | HSA7053 | |
Concepts of biostatistics; appropriate uses and common misuses of health statistics; practice in the application of statistical procedures; introduction to statistical software including EXCEL, SPSS, nQuery. Laboratory.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41092D | Lecture | 2:30-4:30pm | Wednesday | 108 of 130 | Stanley Azen | TBA | | |
| 41095D | Lab | 12:00-2:00pm | Wednesday | 60 of 90 | Stanley Azen | CHP224 | | |
| 41098D | Lab | 4:35-6:35pm | Wednesday | 48 of 70 | Stanley Azen | CHP225 | |
Major parametric and non-parametric statistical tools used in biomedical research, computer packages including SAS. Includes laboratory. Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory, 2 hours.
- Prerequisite: PM 510
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41103D | Lecture | 1:05-3:05pm | Tuesday | 42 of 90 | William Gauderman | CHP224 | | |
| 41106D | Lab | 10:55-1:00pm | Tuesday | 22 of 50 | William Gauderman | CHP225 | | |
| 41108D | Lab | 3:10-5:10pm | Tuesday | 21 of 50 | William Gauderman | CHP225 | |
Terminology/uses of epidemiology and demography; sources/uses of population data; types of epidemiologic studies; risk assessment; common sources of bias in population studies; principles of screening. Recommended preparation: algebra
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41109D | Lecture | 9:00-1:00pm | Monday | 48 of 90 | Roberta Mc Kean-Cowdin | CHP224 | | |
| 41110D | Lecture | 9:00-1:00pm | Monday | 33 of 50 | Md Salam, J Chen | MCH156 | |
An overview of the tools used by statisticians for solving statistical problems. Graded CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: PM 510
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41112D | Lecture-Lab | TBA | TBA | 3 of 10 | Stanley Azen | OFFICE | |
An overview of the tools used by statisticians for solving statistical problems. Graded CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: PM 516A
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41115D | Lecture-Lab | TBA | TBA | 1 of 10 | Stanley Azen | OFFICE | |
Study design, ascertainment of study subjects, questionnaire development, various methodological issues in data analysis and interpretation including bias, measurement error, confounding and effect modification.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41121D | Lecture | 9:00-12:00pm | Friday | 17 of 30 | Victoria Cortessis | CHP225 | |
Statistical methods for binary outcomes by introducing techniques for multiple cross classified risks and rates and regression models for individual data.
- Prerequisite: PM 518A
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41166D | Lecture-Discussion | 1:30-2:50pm | Mon, Thu | 0 of 15 | TBA | |
a: Density distribution and hazard functions; normal, chi-square, student's t and F distributions; and sampling procedures for single factor and multiple factor designs, distributions.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41136D | Lecture | 9:00-11:00am | Wed, Thu | 5 of 35 | Kiros Berhane | CHP224 | |
Practical experience in a variety of field settings to gain a certain type of skill such as curriculum development, media production, and patient education. Practicum in prevention. Recommended preparation PM 500.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41142D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 5 | OFFICE | |
Practical experience in a variety of field settings to gain a certain type of skill such as curriculum development, media production, and patient education. Practicum in compliance.
- Prerequisite: PM 524A
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41144D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 5 | OFFICE | |
Practical experience in a variety of field settings to gain a certain type of skill such as curriculum development, media production, and patient education. Practicum in Health Behavior topics.
- Prerequisite: PM 524B
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41146D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 5 | OFFICE | |
International variations in health status with a focus on the impact of socioeconomic status, politics, environment, education and gender in etiology of illness, access to health care, progression of disease, and recovery.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41148D | Lecture | 2:00-5:30pm | Monday | 26 of 33 | Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati | TBA | |
An overview of environmental health, identifying issues in assessing effects of exposure on health and potential interventions for reducing adverse health risks.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41158D | Lecture | 6:00-9:30pm | Tuesday | 22 of 25 | Cyrus Rangan | HSA7053 | |
In-depth discussion of nutrition research including nutrition assessment, measurement of dietary intake, study design, statistical issues, critical appraisal, and translation into practice. Open to M.P.H. nutrition track students only.
- Prerequisite: (PM 510 and PM 512)
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Public Health
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41160D | Lecture | 5:00-8:30pm | Tuesday | Canceled | |
Genetic principles; design and analysis of family studies; introduction to likelihood estimation; segregation and linkage analysis; biomarkets of exposure, susceptibility, and disease; laboratory methods; susceptibility genes; association and linkage disequilibrium.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41150D | Lecture | 1:00-4:00pm | Monday | 15 of 35 | Mariana Stern | CHP224 | |
Principles related to developing effective programs and services to improve the health and nutrition within a community. Attaining and maintaining nutritional health related to biology, lifestyle choices, environments, and health care delivery systems. Recommended preparation: PM 530
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41168D | Lecture | 6:00-9:30pm | Tuesday | Canceled | |
Overview of concepts, tools, data collection, analysis methods and designs used to evaluate health promotion programs. Examples from substance abuse prevention, family planning and reproductive health programs.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41170R | Lecture | 10:00-2:00pm | Monday | 49 of 50 | Thomas Valente | HSA AUD | |
Theory, methods and procedures of network analysis with emphasis on applications to public health programs.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41171R | Lecture | 10:00-2:00pm | Wednesday | Canceled | |
Exploratory and inferential techniaues for multivariate data, Hotelling's T2, multivariate analysis of variance, classification analysis, principle components, cluster analysis, factor analysis. Involves computer use.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41152D | Lecture-Lab | 3:00-4:30pm | Wed, Thu | Canceled | Daniel Stram | |
History of biowarfare and bioterrorism; proper surveillance techniques, capacity building for public health and medical communities, and the importance of effective communications. Methods of preparedness, prevention and response are examined. Recommended preparation: PM 512
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41172D | Lecture | 6:00-9:30pm | Thursday | 22 of 25 | Marc Strassburg,Frank Sorvillo | HSA7059 | |
Stochastic failure process; parametric/non-parametric models for survival analysis; sample size estimation; multivariate regression for binary outcome/censored survival data; multiple failure modes and competing risks.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41181D | Lecture-Lab | 3:00-4:30pm | Wed, Thu | 15 of 40 | Mark Krailo | CHP225 | | |
| 41127D | Lecture | 3:00-4:30pm | Wed, Thu | Canceled | |
Survey of effective community organizing and mobilization efforts in the U.S. and abroad, using participatory, organizational, community empowerment and public-private partnership models.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41155D | Lecture | 6:00-9:30pm | Monday | 22 of 25 | Patricia Etem | HSA7053 | |
Examination of future-focused leadership principles with applications to public health systems. Formulation and implementation of strategy, organizational management and change, and development of public health organizations.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41157D | Lecture | 6:00-9:30pm | Wednesday | 29 of 35 | Heather Wipfli, Jane Schmitz | TBA | |
Current public health issues and research topics relating to 21st century challenges and threats. Lessons learned and best practices to strengthen public health systems and enhance public health readiness and preparedness.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41159D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | Canceled | TBA | |
Mammalian organ systems operation during health, and pathophysiologic analysis of related diseases with focus on muscle, respiratory, cardiovascular and renal systems. Faculty from basic and clinical sciences. Open to graduate students in biomedical science only. Recommended preparation: undergraduate degree in a biological science.
- Corequisite: INTD 531
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): 20, 10
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the INTD department but may qualify for major credit in PM. To register, enroll in INTD 572.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40673D | Lecture | 1:00-3:00pm | Mon, Thu | 32 of 46 | Herbert Meiselman, Jang Youn, Robert Farley, Mikel Snow, E Schroeder, Chien-Ping Ko,John Wood, Mark Barr, Ray Matthews, Richard Lubman, Thomas Keens, Janos Peti-Peterdi, Alicia Mc Donough, Alan Yu | OFFICE | |
Overview of issues related to infant, child, and adolescent health, including special health considerations at different points in the developmental cycle, health care systems and policies, and health disparities.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41162D | Lecture | 1:00-4:30pm | Friday | 10 of 25 | Susan Wu, Larry Yin | HSA7059 | |
Social inequalities, including racial/ethnic disparities and income related inequalities are examined in the context of access and delivery of health care in the U.S.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41163D | Lecture | 9:00-12:30pm | Friday | Canceled | |
Examines the incidence and causes of injuries to children from birth to adolescence, risk factor distributions, and approaches to prevention.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41164D | Lecture | 9:00-12:30pm | Monday | Canceled | |
Overview of major infant and early childhood mental health issues, relating to the status of child mental health and the importance of comprehensive systems of care for children that support resilience and respond to biological and psychsocial mental health risks.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41165D | Lecture | 9:00-12:30pm | Thursday | 11 of 25 | Marie Poulsen, Karen Finello | HSA7053 | Word (81920 KB) | |
Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41176D | 1.0-12.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 5 of 15 | Thomas Valente, Daneille Ballard | OFFICE | | |
| 41178D | 1.0-10.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 14 of 50 | Stanley Azen | OFFICE | | |
| 41179D | 1.0-12.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 10 | Louise Rohrbach | OFFICE | |
Field placement in a community agency, such as a county hospital department or community-based organization. Open to MPH candidates only. Graded CR/NC. Recommended preparation: completion of all coursework.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Public Health
| Section | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41087D | 4.0 | Lecture | 9:30-12:30pm | Friday | 21 of 25 | James Garbanati, Rose Chon | HSA7059 | | |
| 41088D | 4.0-8.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 16 of 35 | James Garbanati, Rose Chon | OFFICE | | |
| 41182D | 4.0-8.0 | Lecture | 9:30-12:30pm | Friday | Canceled | |
Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41184D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 9 of 30 | Stanley Azen | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: PM 594A
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41186D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 5 of 50 | Stanley Azen | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: PM 594B
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41187D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 8 of 30 | Stanley Azen | OFFICE | |
Special topics relevant to the study of selected issues and areas of health behavior research or other aspects of preventive medicine.
| Section | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health Approaches to Diabetes | |||||||||
| 41189R | 4.0 | Lecture | 9:00-12:30pm | Thursday | 17 of 20 | Susan Gilliland | HSA7059 | | |
| Advanced Topics in Health Policy and Politics | |||||||||
| 41190R | 4.0 | Lecture | 6:00-9:30pm | Tuesday | Canceled | Michael Cousineau,Daneille Ballard | | ||
Factor analytic and structural equation modeling approaches to health behavior research -- conceptual, practical and mathematical.
- Prerequisite: PM 511B
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41197D | Lecture | 10:00-1:00pm | Tuesday | 17 of 25 | Chih-Ping Chou | TBA | |
Special topics of current interest to provide background for research in biostatistics and epidemiology. Based largely on student dissertation research. Graded CR/NC.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41202D | Lecture | 3:00-4:30pm | Tuesday | 21 of 25 | Sue Ingles, Kimberly Siegmund | CHP224 | |
Independent research at an advanced level on a problem in the field of Health Behavior. Recommended preparation PM 604. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41204D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | Louise Rohrbach | OFFICE | |
Independent research at an advanced level on a problem in the field of Health Behavior. Graded CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: PM 690A
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41206D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | Louise Rohrbach | OFFICE | |
Independent research at an advanced level on a problem in the field of Health Behavior. Graded CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: PM 690B
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41208D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 15 | Louise Rohrbach | OFFICE | |
Independent research at an advanced level on a problem in the field of Health Behavior.
- Prerequisite: PM 690C
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41210D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | Louise Rohrbach | OFFICE | |
Independent research at an advanced level on a problem in the field of health behavior. Graded CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: PM 690D
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41212D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | Louise Rohrbach | OFFICE | |
Short seminar presentations and discussions on issues accompanying the development of the field of health behavior and implementation of research in this field. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41214D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 5 of 25 | Louise Rohrbach | OFFICE | |
Research applicable to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41216D | 1.0-12.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 4 of 15 | Louise Rohrbach | OFFICE | | |
| 41218D | 1.0-10.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 36 of 40 | Stanley Azen | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41220D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 10 | Maryann Pentz | OFFICE | | |
| 41222D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 20 | Stanley Azen | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: PM 794A
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41224D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 10 | Maryann Pentz | OFFICE | | |
| 41226D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 20 | Stanley Azen | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: PM 794B
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41228D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | Maryann Pentz | OFFICE | | |
| 41230D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 20 | Stanley Azen | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: PM 794C
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41232D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 10 | Maryann Pentz | OFFICE | | |
| 41234D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 20 | Stanley Azen | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: PM 794D
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41236D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | Maryann Pentz | OFFICE | | |
| 41238D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 20 | Stanley Azen | OFFICE | |
Information accurate as of 2/12/2010 7:27 AM.