Duke TIP Summer Studies Program 2016

Modern Medicine:Disease and Immunology

Trinity University, Term 2

Instructor: Brandon Baker

TA: Kalvin Leatch

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Course Description: Disease can change the course of a single life or the course of human history. Today’s medical professionals work in an age rich with options for alleviating suffering, but diseases continue to spread and have significant impact on individuals and societies. Examine the anatomy of cells, tissues, and organ systems to better understand how disease inhibits their functions. Engage in surveys of hematology, serology, immunity, and genetics. Simulate the work of a doctor by conducting research, employing hands-on investigation, and developing skills to write formal laboratory reports.

Course Objectives:

● Understand the structure, function, and components of a cell. ● Understand the role of cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems in normal human

anatomy and physiology. ● Recognize basic bacterial, viral, and parasitic pathogens and their role in disease. ● Appreciate how the body fights disease-causing agents, and what results when the

immune system fails to function properly. ● Understand how the immune system is utilized or manipulated in some common clinical

treatments. ● Investigate common pathologies of the major organ systems and the diagnostic tests

that assist in the identification of said pathologies. ● Develop clinical diagnostic skills for the major organ systems. ● Gain an understanding of the public health entities that exist locally, nationally, and

internationally.

Assignments and Evaluations:

Students in this course will be evaluated based on their participation in class discussion, lectures,

labs, dissections, and presentations. There will be no homework assigned in this class to do at

night, so everything will be evaluated based on their time in the classroom. There will be weekly

quizzes given to gauge how well the students are retaining information presented in class, as well

as to receive feedback on how we can adjust the class based on quiz performances.

Day by Day Itinerary:

Course Outline: Week One

Monday: Introduction

Morning: Class Rules and Procedures/ Icebreaker

The Scientific Method

Afternoon: Cell Review/Histology

Evening: Lab Rules

Tuesday: Histology/Integumentary

Morning: Mitosis/Meiosis (and other tissues) Lab

Afternoon: Genetics/Punnett Square Practice

Evening: Talk about T-Shirt designs

Wednesday: Muscle/Bones

Morning: Disorder Detectives Bones Anatomy and Disorders

Afternoon: Viral/Bacterial Infections/BioChem Science Collaborartons

Evening: DNA Modeling/ Talk about Presentations

Thursday: Research

Morning: Viral/Bacterial Infecctions Presentations

Afternoon: History of Infectious Disease/Ethics Debate/

Evening: DNA Extraction Lab

Friday: Dissections

Morning: Mock Patient Interviews/Ethics Discussion

Afternoon: Sheep’s Brain Dissection /Brain Games

Saturday: Quiz

Morning: Contagion

Course Outline: Week Two

Monday: Digestive System

Morning: Intro to Immunology/Pandemic

Afternoon: Macronutrients/Macronutrients/Metabolism (Digestive System)

Evening: Nutrition case studies

Tuesday: Respiratory System

Morning: Respiratory System/Disorders

Afternoon: Build a Lung Activity/Gram Staining Lab

Evening: Rat Dissection Part 1

Wednesday: Cardiovascular

Morning: Cardiac System/Ethics Debate/CPR

Afternoon: Heart Rate/Blood Pressure Activity. EKG sheets

Evening: Rat Dissection Part 2

Thursday: Diseases

Morning: Autoimmune Diseases

Afternoon: Ice Cream Collaborations with BioChem class

Evening: Rat Dissection Part 3

Friday: Dissection

Morning: Eye Dissection/Senses of the Body

Afternoon: Jobs in Healthcare/Review for Quiz

Saturday: Quiz

Morning: Fed Up

Course Outline: Week Three

Monday: Eye Dissections

Morning: Fetal Pig Dissection

Afternoon: Diabetes Discussion/Diabetes

Evening: Talk about presentations

Tuesday: Research

Morning: Muscular System/Jobs in Healthcare

Afternoon: Library for Med Room Lab

Evening: Muscle Review

Wednesday: Endocrine System

Morning: Kidney Discussion

Afternoon: Brain Games

Evening: Med Room Lab

Thursday: Ethics

Morning: Cancer Discussion/Transplants

Afternoon: Ethics Debates/ Jeopardy

Evening:

Friday: Human Body Exhibit

Morning: Review Course with Game

Afternoon: Brain Games

Saturday: Parent Conferences