Courses

• GMS MH 810: Psychopharmacology
  This course provides an overview of psychopharmacology for the non-medical clinical mental health counseling provider. There will be an overview of the neurobiology of mental health disorders and the medications commonly used in their treatment. 3 cr, Spring sem.
• GMS MH 812: Addictions
  The aim of this course is to provide the necessary knowledge base for understanding and treating addiction. This course places emphasis on acquiring clinically useful knowledge and skills for recognizing and treating substance use disorders. Topics covered in this course include: recognizing drug intoxication and withdrawal, assessment of substance use disorders, Community Reinforcement Approach, Family Systems Treatment Models, Motivational, Enhancement Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral/Skills Building approaches, 12-Step Recovery/Mutual Support Groups, and Addiction Medicine. 3 cr, Fall sem.
• GMS MH 814: Clinical Field Research Seminar
  This course is designed to provide students with knowledge and experience in the conduct of clinical trials. Students enrolled in this practicum will become part of a clinical research team investigating the efficacy of clinical and/or medication management of a discrete mental health and/or medical disorder. Topics of study are dependent on site of interest from a list of sites currently conducting trials and availability of staff to supervise students. Training will include readings, presentations, observation, web-based training, and direct experience working with research participants. Var cr, Fall & Spring sem.
• GMS MH 901: Orientation to Professional Counseling
  This course provides an orientation to the clinical mental health counseling profession, including the history and foundations of clinical mental health counseling, developing a professional identity, review of the settings and systems where clinical mental health counselors provide services, emergency preparedness, models of clinical supervision, professional organizations and licensure, clinical mental health counselor advocacy, preparations for practicum and internship training, and self-care strategies. This course will also provide an overview of the clinical training component of the MHCBM program. 3 cr, Fall sem.
• GMS MH 902: Practicum Supervision
  This course is a group supervision experience where the faculty supervisor provides the opportunity for students to present and discuss cases from their Practicum placement and to receive feedback from the faculty supervisor and peers. Course content and activities are designed to foster students' identities as clinical mental health counselors, to sharpen their diagnostic and intervention skills, and increase students' awareness of ethical and legal considerations. 3cr. Spring sem.
• GMS MH 921: Internship Supervision
  This course is a two-semester group supervision experience for students on their academic year-long Internship training. As part of this experience, faculty supervisors mentor students to develop more advanced assessment and counseling skills, as well as to develop their identifies as professional mental health counselors. 3cr. Fall and Spring sems.
• GMS MH 922: Internship Supervision
  This course is a two-semester group supervision experience for students on their academic year-long Internship training. As part of this experience, faculty supervisors mentor students to develop more advanced assessment and counseling skills, as well as to develop their identifies as professional mental health counselors. 3cr. Fall and Spring sems.
• GMS MH 971: Directed Studies in Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine
  Var cr, Fall and Spring sem
• GMS MH 972: Directed Studies in Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine
  Var cr, Fall & Spring sem.
• GMS MI 700: Concepts in Microbiology
  Prereq: consent of instructor. This course provides a fundamental understanding of the world of microbes and the concepts and mechanisms involved as microbes interact/adapt in changing environments. Lectures are taught in an interactive manner and are supplemented through discussions and analyses of the primary literature. Fisher. 4 cr, Fall sem.
• GMS MI 701: Concepts in Virology
  The goals of this course are to provide a fundamental understanding of virus molecular biology. The course will build on prior understanding of mammalian cellular and molecular biology and will follow the replication cycle of animal viruses, focusing in detail on the molecular mechanisms that they utilize to enter cells and generate their progeny. The course will examine key concepts in molecular virology, including virus structure, how viruses can attach and enter cells, express and replicate their genomes, take advantage of the host cell translation machinery, and package and release virus progeny. There will also be lectures on key events in the history of virology, antivirals and how viruses can be manipulated and used as tools. The course will be aimed towards first year Ph.D. students in the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences and taught by Microbiology Department faculty with expertise in virology. The content will include a combination of powerpoint presentations and discussion of primary research papers. Reading materials will include primary literature and suggested review articles. Students will be evaluated on their discussion of papers, written work, a presentation and a final examination designed to test the students' critical thinking and analytical skills. 2 cr, Spring sem.
• GMS MI 702: Concepts in Bacterial Evolution and Genetics
  This course is designed to provide a fundamental understanding of how bacteria evolve and the mechanisms they use to adapt to changing environments. Course is taught as a combination of traditional and interactive lectures as well as discussion of reading from the primary literature. The emphasis is on what we know and why. Topics to be covered include phenotypic ad phylogenetic classification of bacteria and their viruses, traditional and genomic approaches for analyzing gene expression, and mechanisms of gene transfer and regulation in bacteria. 2 cr, Spring sem.
• GMS MI 713: Comprehensive Immunology
  Comprehensive introduction to immunologic principles and applications. This course consists of both interactive lectures and discussion sessions. Emphasis is placed on analysis and interpretation of data from the primary literature. Prior coursework in genetics and biochemistry is strongly recommended. 4 cr, Fall sem.
• GMS MI 715: Immunological Basis of Disease
  Journal article-based survey of mechanisms underlying diseases caused by abnormal immune system function. Emphasis will be on normal vs. pathological immune system processes towards reinforcing how basic immunological concepts have immediate clinical significance. 2 cr, Spring sem. alternate years
• GMS MI 718: Virology
  
• GMS MI 720: Stat Biomed Sci
  
• GMS MI 811: Microbiology Seminar
  Presentation and discussion of problems of current interest. 2 cr, Fall sem.
• GMS MI 812: Microbiology Seminar
  Presentation and discussion of problems of current interest. 2 cr, Spring sem.
• GMS MI 823: Special Topics in Microbiology
  Var cr, Fall sem.
• GMS MI 911: Research Microbiology
  Var cr

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