Overview of Medical Practice

A comprehensive overview of the clinical practice of medicine, this course is designed for those who would like to enhance their knowledge of the medical field and the health care system in the U.S. The course bridges the gap between industry practice, academic medicine, advanced research degree programs, & other health care clinical initiatives.

Topics include complexities related to multiple health care providers and sites of delivery, available health information in the digital age, payment for health care, consumer-driven utilization of health care, and the basis for health care reform. Lessons include Medical Anatomy & Physiology; Hospital Anatomy; Health Care Economics; Patient Privacy; Medical Errors & Patient Safety; Evidence-Based Medicine; & Introduction to Medical Research.
 

Other Credits: Registered Nurses and Licensed Clinical Social Workers: 20 hours of relicensure credit. BRN Board does not award partial credits.

Note: Required course for Healthcare IT Certificate.

Course Number: FPM-40415
Credit: 2.00 unit(s)

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4/1/2019 - 6/15/2019

$350

Online

Closed

• SECTION ID:

  139011

• CLASS TYPE:

  Online, Web-based instruction

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Serio, Kenneth John, Voluntary assistant clinical professor of medicine at UC San Diego, co-director of the ICU at Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla

  Kenneth Serio is a voluntary assistant clinical professor of medicine at UC San Diego and co-director of the ICU at Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla. He has a background in basic science research and is actively involved in clinical research. He has spoken nationally and internationally on topics such of asthma and the sepsis syndrome. Serio received his M.D. at the University of Illinois at Chicago and performed his internal medicine residency at UCLA followed by a pulmonary and critical care fellowship at UC San Diego.  

• TEXTBOOKS:

  No textbook required.

• POLICIES:

  No refunds after: 4/8/2019.
  

• NOTE:

• DATE & LOCATION:

  4/1/2019 - 6/15/2019
  ucsdextension.blackboard.com
  You will have access to your course on the published start date.