USC Schedule of Classes

Evaluation of government and nongovernment organizations new global health responses, and critical issues affecting global health including: environment, workforce conditions, obesity, nutrition, drugs, poverty.

Better understand the key issues impacting global oral health, how better care can help reduce the disease prevalence, and ways to prepare the next generation of global health leaders to address the key issues. Open only to Global Medicine majors.

Exploration of the threat of major worldwide epidemics and diseases with a focus on the recent emergence of new plagues.

Background information on a group of infections that are transmitted via animal contact. Understanding of the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, treatment, and impact of the diseases on the economies of the countries in which they are found. Recommended preparation: MEDS 500. Open only to graduate students.

Examines clinically relevant perspectives from distinguished international authors on STI issues and the devastating effect on particular geographical regions around the world.

Introduction to refugee healthcare and life events which impact health. Discuss medical needs of long-term displaced populations with specific case studies. Open only to graduate students.

Continues material from MEDS 530a and MEDS 530b, covering human anatomy (gross anatomy, histology, radiographic anatomy), physiology (cellular physiology, organ systems) and pathology (general, systemic, cellular pathology).

A conceptual framework for understanding global challenges faced in the management of non-communicable diseases, including heart disease, diabetes, chronic lung disease, and cancer.

Examination of microbial and human cells as versatile therapeutic engines, including their novel applications: autologous and allogenic immunotherapies, stem cell technologies, and human microbiome transplantations. Recommended preparation: two semesters of Introductory Biology; two semesters of Cell Biology and Genetics.

Overview of national and international variations in health status indicators in regard to cultural and lifestyle differences.

Two-week in-depth study abroad in Taipei, Taiwan focused on understanding Taiwan's health care system, health priorities, and needs.

A two-week course providing students with hands-on experience in the practice of rural medicine as they gain exposure to the various socio-economic factors present in Bocas del Toro, Panama. Recommended preparation: MEDS 500, MEDS 501, MEDS 510, MEDS 511, MEDS 514, MEDS 515. Open only to Global Medicine majors.

Two-week course that provides a venue for careful examination and assessment of the economic, social, political, and specific health issues currently faced by countries in the European Region. Open only to Global Medicine major.

Two-week course providing a multi-faceted understanding of the delivery of essential services to underserved populations, particularly women and children, in the challenging Nepalese healthcare landscape. Recommended preparation: MEDS 500, MEDS 501, MEDS 513, MEDS 518. Open only to Global Medicine majors.

A two-week course analyzing global healthcare access and delivery through the lens of development economics, social justice, health advocacy, and Italian medical history and research.

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.

Internship course on the use of new technology based on sensors and wireless communications to the healthcare industry. Open only to M.S., Electrical Engineering (Wireless Health Technology) students. Graded CR/NC.

Internship course on the use of new technology based on sensors and wireless communications to the healthcare industry. Continues material from GM 597a. Open only to M.S., Electrical Engineering (Wireless Health Technology) students. Graded CR/NC.