Spokane, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho Non-Clinical Electives Courses

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Spokane offerings

BIME 527 Disseminating and Advancing Clinical and Translational Research (1)
Focuses on how to communicate scientific results in poster, oral, and written formats. Explores topics necessary for advancing a research career, including financial considerations such as grants and budgets, technology transfer and entrepreneurship, and career development and training opportunities. Prerequisite: BIME 525 and BIME 526; recommended: BIME 594. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: A.

FAMED 525 African American Health and Health Care Disparity (1)
Examines the most pressing health issues facing African Americans. Provides a forum to examine the root causes of health disparity in African descendants. Explores strategies to remedy problems in public health and healthcare delivery systems. Prerequisite: current graduate health science student; permission of course coordinator. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: A.

FAMED 561 LGBTQ Health and Health Disparities (1)
Covers the history and health status of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQ) community in the United States; effective strategies and skills for working with the LGBTQ community; designed to help the learner understand and respond better to healthcare needs of the LGBTQ community. Prerequisite: permission of course coordinator. Offered: W.

G H 501 Core Topics in Global Health (1)
Examines a variety of foundational global health topics including maternal, adolescent, and child health; nutrition; infectious diseases; environmental health; non-communicable diseases; and mental health. Within each topic area, we will define the problems, complexities, and context, and establish the need for multidisciplinary approaches. Offered: A.

MED 503 Cardiac Ultrasound (1)
Instruction will be given in how to 1) acquire cardiac ultrasound images at three acoustic windows, 2) identify cardiac anatomy in standard views, and 3) recognize key pathologies: left and right ventricular dysfunction and dilatation and pericardial effusion. Following a course introduction, students will work self-paced, alone or in pairs, on a mannequin-based simulator. Prerequisite: MED C standing or Undergraduate premedicine students with Senior status. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: AWSpS.

MED 557 Hispanic Health and Healthcare Disparities (1)
Covers Hispanic culture and language, history of Hispanics in the United States, Hispanic health status issues, and effective strategies for working across cultures and linguistic barriers. Designed to help the learner understand and respond better to the healthcare needs of the Hispanic community. Credit/no-credit only.

MED 569 Addiction Medicine (1)
Themes relevant to treatment of substance-using patients. Designed to build curiosity and increase familiarity with individual and societal factors that impact such patients, including various forms of bias and discrimination. Students develop and practice skills in order to become competent future providers for drug-using patients. Prerequisite: enrollment in graduate health science programs. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: A.

MED 573 Clinical Management of HIV (2)
Provides in-depth case-based training on the diagnosis and clinical management of HIV and associated conditions. Includes interactive format with clinician-educators from the UW Division of Infectious Diseases. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: A.

UCONJ 565 The Healer’s Art: Awakening the Heart of Healthcare (1)
Encourages the cultivation of humanism, meaning, and interprofessional connection in healthcare. Through large and small groups, students co-create community alongside practicing clinician facilitators. Students practice self-reflection, curiosity, and generous listening. Explore themes of wholeness, grief, mystery, service, and courage within healthcare. Prerequisite: enrollment in health science professional training program. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: A.

UCONJ 624 Health Equity and Community Organizing (1)
Equips students with tools to organize themselves and others to address social and structural injustices that perpetuate health disparities. Didactic coursework complemented with opportunities to apply skills and gain confidence through hands-on collaboration with local leaders and engagement in community-driven listening and advocacy campaigns. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: AW.

UCONJ 646 Introduction to Advocacy for the Health Professions (1)
Learn from advocacy and topic specific experts about fundamental elements of health advocacy. Develop hands-on skills for moving beyond witnessing health disparities to upstream action rooted in community-centered advocacy. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: AWSpS.

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BIME 527 Disseminating and Advancing Clinical and Translational Research (1)
Focuses on how to communicate scientific results in poster, oral, and written formats. Explores topics necessary for advancing a research career, including financial considerations such as grants and budgets, technology transfer and entrepreneurship, and career development and training opportunities. Prerequisite: BIME 525 and BIME 526; recommended: BIME 594. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: A.

FAMED 525 African American Health and Health Care Disparity (1)
Examines the most pressing health issues facing African Americans. Provides a forum to examine the root causes of health disparity in African descendants. Explores strategies to remedy problems in public health and healthcare delivery systems. Prerequisite: current graduate health science student; permission of course coordinator. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: A.

FAMED 561 LGBTQ Health and Health Disparities (1)
Covers the history and health status of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQ) community in the United States; effective strategies and skills for working with the LGBTQ community; designed to help the learner understand and respond better to healthcare needs of the LGBTQ community. Prerequisite: permission of course coordinator. Offered: W.

G H 501 Core Topics in Global Health (1)
Examines a variety of foundational global health topics including maternal, adolescent, and child health; nutrition; infectious diseases; environmental health; non-communicable diseases; and mental health. Within each topic area, we will define the problems, complexities, and context, and establish the need for multidisciplinary approaches. Offered: A.

G H 572 Global Health Fieldwork: Preparation, Integration, Reentry (2)
Prepares students for community-based global health experiences, and provides them the opportunity to share, discuss, and reflect on these experiences after returning to the United States. Explores the problems and promise of current global health strategies. Prerequisite: participation in International Health Opportunities Program or similar experience. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: A.

HUBIO 596 P-WWAMI Non-Clinical Selectives – Bozeman (*, max. 30)

Montana only
Courses offered at WWAMI university site in Bozeman, designed to satisfy the non-clinical selective graduation requirements for medical students. Offered: AWSp.

HUBIO 598 P-WWAMI Non-Clinical Selectives – Moscow (*, max. 30) I

Idaho only
Courses offered at WWAMI university site in Moscow, ID, designed to satisfy the non-clinical selective graduation requirement for medical students. Offered: AWSp.

MED 557 Hispanic Health & Health Disparities (1)

Covers Hispanic culture and language, history of Hispanics in the United States, Hispanic health status issues, and effective strategies for working across cultures and linguistic barriers. Designed to help the learner understand and respond better to the healthcare needs of the Hispanic community. Credit/no-credit only.

MED 569 Addiction Medicine (1)

Themes relevant to treatment of substance-using patients. Designed to build curiosity and increase familiarity with individual and societal factors that impact such patients, including various forms of bias and discrimination. Students develop and practice skills in order to become competent future providers for drug-using patients. Prerequisite: enrollment in graduate health science programs. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: A.

MEDS 581/NUTR 490

Montana only

Please contact Kayla Ouert (kayla.ouert@montana.edu) for more information.

UCONJ 565 The Healer’s Art: Awakening the Heart of Healthcare (1)

Idaho Only

Encourages the cultivation of humanism, meaning, and interprofessional connection in healthcare. Through large and small groups, students co-create community alongside practicing clinician facilitators. Students practice self-reflection, curiosity, and generous listening. Explore themes of wholeness, grief, mystery, service, and courage within healthcare. Prerequisite: enrollment in health science professional training program. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: A.

UCONJ 624 Health Equity and Community Organizing (1)

Montana only
Equips students with tools to organize themselves and others to address social and structural injustices that perpetuate health disparities. Didactic coursework complemented with opportunities to apply skills and gain confidence through hands-on collaboration with local leaders and engagement in community-driven listening and advocacy campaigns. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: A, W

UCONJ 646 Introduction to Advocacy for the Health Professions (1)

Learn from advocacy and topic-specific experts about fundamental elements of health advocacy. Develop hands-on skills for moving beyond witnessing health disparities to upstream action rooted in community-centered advocacy. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: A, W, Sp, S

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BIME 525 Designing and Developing Clinical and Translational Research (1)
Introduces the concepts of designing clinical and translational research projects. Topics include developing a research question and study plan, choosing study participants, measurements and controls, and estimating sample size. Explores specific types of study design, including cohort, case-control, observational, and randomized clinical trials. Recommended: BIME 594. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: W.

CONJ 515 Introduction to Team-based Care in Rural/Underserved Settings (1)

Provides opportunities for students in health professional programs to learn about inter-professional education, practice transformation, behavioral health integration, social determinants of health, cultural humility, and current emerging healthcare topics that concern rural and urban underserved communities. Addresses demographics, economics, community structure, culture, and professional/personal issues. Add code required. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: W.

CONJ 550 P-Clinical Infectious Diseases (3)

Lecture series by faculty members from various departments, authorities in the field of clinically important infectious diseases. Lectures, reading assignments, and handouts emphasize epidemiology, clinical manifestations, laboratory findings, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Oriented for second-year medical students. Credit/no-credit only.

CONJ 570 Introduction to the Clinical Management of Transgender Patients (1)

Covers the steps and protocols providers need to know to provide culturally proficient care for trans-identified patients. Prior completion of FAMED 561 highly recommended. Prerequisite: current graduate health science student and permission of course coordinator. Credit/no-credit only.

MED 503 Cardiac Ultrasound (1) 

Instruction will be given in how to 1) acquire cardiac ultrasound images at three acoustic windows, 2) identify cardiac anatomy in standard views, and 3) recognize key pathologies: left and right ventricular dysfunction and dilatation and pericardial effusion. Following a course introduction, students will work self-paced, alone or in pairs, on a mannequin-based simulator. Prerequisite: MED C standing or Undergraduate premedicine students with Senior status. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: A,W,Sp,S.

UCONJ 530 Issues in Indian Health (2)

Surveys historical and contemporary issues in Indian health. Covers Indian contributions to health, traditional Indian medicine, current disease epidemiology, development of federal Indian health policy, the Indian Health Service, tribal health programs, and consequences of major legislation on Indian health. Prerequisite: current health science student or permission of instructor.

UCONJ 550 Healthcare in the Underserved Community (1) 

Gives graduate/professional students in health sciences an introduction to health related issues faced by underserved populations. Credit/no-credit only.

UCONJ 624 Health Equity and Community Organizing (1)
Equips students with tools to organize themselves and others to address social and structural injustices that perpetuate health disparities. Didactic coursework complemented with opportunities to apply skills and gain confidence through hands-on collaboration with local leaders and engagement in community-driven listening and advocacy campaigns. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: A, W.

Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho:

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BIME 525 Designing and Developing Clinical and Translational Research (1)
Introduces the concepts of designing clinical and translational research projects. Topics include developing a research question and study plan, choosing study participants, measurements and controls, and estimating sample size. Explores specific types of study design, including cohort, case-control, observational, and randomized clinical trials. Recommended: BIME 594. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: W.

CONJ 515 Introduction to Team-based Care in Rural/Underserved Settings (1) – Idaho only Winter 2023

Provides opportunities for students in health professional programs to learn about inter-professional education, practice transformation, behavioral health integration, social determinants of health, cultural humility, and current emerging healthcare topics that concern rural and urban underserved communities. Addresses demographics, economics, community structure, culture, and professional/personal issues. Add code required. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: W.

CONJ 550 P-Clinical Infectious Diseases (3)

Lecture series by faculty members from various departments, authorities in the field of clinically important infectious diseases. Lectures, reading assignments, and handouts emphasize epidemiology, clinical manifestations, laboratory findings, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Oriented for second-year medical students. Credit/no-credit only.

CONJ 570 Introduction to the Clinical Management of Transgender Patients (1)

Covers the steps and protocols providers need to know to provide culturally proficient care for trans-identified patients. Prior completion of FAMED 561 highly recommended. Prerequisite: current graduate health science student and permission of course coordinator. Credit/no-credit only.

UCONJ 530 Issues in Indian Health (2)

Surveys historical and contemporary issues in Indian health. Covers Indian contributions to health, traditional Indian medicine, current disease epidemiology, development of federal Indian health policy, the Indian Health Service, tribal health programs, and consequences of major legislation on Indian health. Prerequisite: current health science student or permission of instructor.

UCONJ 550 Healthcare in the Underserved Community (1) 

Gives graduate/professional students in health sciences an introduction to health-related issues faced by underserved populations. Credit/no-credit only.

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B H 510 The Humanities in Medicine (2)
The humanities offer important perspectives on the nature and practice of clinical medicine. Focuses on the intersection of multiple disciplines in the humanities and medicine. Examines medicine through different lenses. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: W.

BIME 526 Planning and Implementing Clinical and Translational Research (1)
Focuses on how to plan and implement translational research projects that were designed in BIME 525. Topics include: community engaged research; qualitative research; the ethical conduct of research, human subjects, and data management; and team science. Prerequisite: BIME 525; recommended: BIME 594. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: Sp.

FAMED 556 Spanish for Health Professionals (1)
Instruction in interviewing/history taking Spanish-speaking patient. Prerequisite: Spanish fluency at intermediate level; current graduate health science student; permission of course coordinator. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: Sp.

G H 558 Global Violence and Health (2-3)
Examines the socio-politico-cultural forces that give rise to violence and the impact of violence on population health. Discusses public health methods, policies, and interventions that can be used to decrease the occurrence and severity of violence in real world circumstances, including countries at all economic levels. Offered: Sp.

MED 503 Cardiac Ultrasound (1)
Instruction will be given in how to 1) acquire cardiac ultrasound images at three acoustic windows, 2) identify cardiac anatomy in standard views, and 3) recognize key pathologies: left and right ventricular dysfunction and dilatation and pericardial effusion. Following a course introduction, students will work self-paced, alone or in pairs, on a mannequin-based simulator. Prerequisite: MED C standing or Undergraduate premedicine students with Senior status. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: AWSpS.

MED 561 Tropical Medicine (1)
Intended for professional health science students interested in learning the pathophysiology, epidemiology, and clinical presentation of disease conditions that are more commonly seen in less-developed countries, resource-limited settings, or tropical climates, and how to diagnose, treat, and follow the resolution of these diseases with commonly limited resources. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: jointly with G H 561; Sp.

PEDS 513 Scientific Investigation in Pediatric Medicine (1)
Faculty Investigators in the Department of Pediatrics will lecture on the general biology of their research area and its relevance to understanding pediatric disease and developing therapies. Given the varied nature of research represented in the Department of Pediatrics, the course will be wide-ranging and include basic science and clinical/translational approaches. Each participating investigator will give one 1-hour presentation. Offered: AWSp.

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B H 510 The Humanities in Medicine (2)
The humanities offer important perspectives on the nature and practice of clinical medicine. Focuses on the intersection of multiple disciplines in the humanities and medicine. Examines medicine through different lenses. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: W.

BIME 526 Planning and Implementing Clinical and Translational Research (1)
Focuses on how to plan and implement translational research projects that were designed in BIME 525. Topics include: community engaged research; qualitative research; the ethical conduct of research, human subjects, and data management; and team science. Prerequisite: BIME 525; recommended: BIME 594. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: Sp.

G H 558 Global Violence and Health (2-3)
Examines the socio-politico-cultural forces that give rise to violence and the impact of violence on population health. Discusses public health methods, policies, and interventions that can be used to decrease the occurrence and severity of violence in real world circumstances, including countries at all economic levels. Offered: Sp.

HUBIO 598 B‐WWAMI Non‐Clinical Selectives ‐ Moscow (*, max. 30) IDAHO ONLY

Courses offered at WWAMI university site in Moscow, ID, designed to satisfy the non‐clinical selective graduation requirement for medical students. Offered: AWSp.

MED 561 Tropical Medicine (1)
Intended for professional health science students interested in learning the pathophysiology, epidemiology, and clinical presentation of disease conditions that are more commonly seen in less-developed countries, resource-limited settings, or tropical climates, and how to diagnose, treat, and follow the resolution of these diseases with commonly limited resources. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: jointly with G H 561; Sp.

MED EM 543 Point of Care Ultrasound (1) IDAHO ONLY
How to utilize point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to attain a better understanding of human anatomy and disease. Hands-on training with ultrasound to allow for integrated medical education. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: AWSpS.

PEDS 513 Scientific Investigation in Pediatric Medicine (1)
Faculty Investigators in the Department of Pediatrics will lecture on the general biology of their research area and its relevance to understanding pediatric disease and developing therapies. Given the varied nature of research represented in the Department of Pediatrics, the course will be wide-ranging and include basic science and clinical/translational approaches. Each participating investigator will give one 1-hour presentation. Offered: AWSp.

UCONJ 624 Health Equity and Community Organizing (1) MONTANA ONLY
Equips students with tools to organize themselves and others to address social and structural injustices that perpetuate health disparities. Didactic coursework complemented with opportunities to apply skills and gain confidence through hands-on collaboration with local leaders and engagement in community-driven listening and advocacy campaigns. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: AW.