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Maryland University of School of Medicine Course Catalog - 2005 2007 Digitized by the Internet Archive 2013 in http://archive.org/details/nnedcatalog05unse TheOathofHippocrates IdosolemnlyswearbythatwhichIholdmostsacredthatIwillbeloyaltotheprofessionof medicineandjustandgeneroustoitsmembers. ThatIwillleadmylifeandpracticemyartin uprightnessandhonor. ThatintowhatsoeverhouseIshallenteritshallbeforthegoodofthe sicktotheutmostofmypower. Iholdmyselfalooffromwrong,fromcorruption,fromthe temptingofotherstovice. ThatIwillexercisemyartsolelyforthecureofmypatients,andwill givenodrug,performnooperationforacriminalpurposeevenifsolicited,farlesssuggestit. ThatwhatsoeverIshallseeorhearofthelivesofmen,whicharenotfittingtobespoken, Iwill keepinviolablysecret. ThesethingsIdopromiseandinproportionasIamfaithfultothismy oath,mayhappinessandgoodreputebeevermine;theoppositeifIshallbeforsworn. UniversityofMarylandSchoolofMedicine UniversityofMarylandBaltimore 655 WestBaltimoreStreet Baltimore,Maryland 21201-1559 AdmissionsOffice(410)706-7478 TheUniversityofMarylandBaltimoreisanequalopportunityinstitutionwithrespecttoboth educationandemployment. TheUniversity'spolicies,programsandactivitiesconformto pertinentfederalandstatelawsandregulationsonnondiscriminationregardingrace,color, religion,age,nationalorigin, sexandhandicap. TheSchoolofMedicinehastheobjectiveofsecuringabroadracial,sexualandethnicbalancein itsenrollment. Toachievethisobjectiveitgiveseveryconsiderationtominoritystudent applications. TheUniversityofMarylandBaltimoreisaccreditedbytheMiddleStatesAssociationof CollegesandSchools. TheSchoolofMedicineisaccreditedbytheLiaisonCommitteeof MedicalEducation,theaccreditingbodyfortheAssociationofAmericanMedicalCollegesand theAmericanMedicalAssociation. Welcome From the Dean I am delighted to share withyou the information inthis catalog, which provides an overview ofthe University ofMaryland School ofMedicine and its educational programs. We are very proud ofour students - a wonderfully diverse group from all overthe world. The University of Maryland School ofMedicine has aproud tradition ofexcellence beginning with our founding in 1807. Our dedicated and outstanding faculty, staff, and students continue this tradition today. I am please thatyou are interested in the School ofMedicine and I invite you to learn all thatyou can about our school. Ifyou still have questions, please call ourAdmissions Office at (410) 706-7478 or check our website at http://medschool.umarvland.edu . DonaldE. Wilson,MD,MACP VicePresidentforMedicalAffairs& Dean,SchoolofMedicine TableofContents MedicalAlumniAssociation 44 PROFILE Affiliations 44 TheUniversityofMarylandBaltimore 2 TheUniversityofMaryland 45 MEidluecsattoinoens 42 VAMarylMaenddicHaeallCtehnCtaerre(SUyMstMeCm) 48 (VAMHCS) Research 5 CommunityService 7 AreaHealthEducationCenterProgram(AHEC) 48 TheCampusandBeyond S STUDENTLIFE ADMISSIONSINFORMATION OfficeofStudentAffairs 49 Application 9 Electives 49 EarlyDecisionProgram 9 ResidencyPlanning 49 AApdpmliiscsainotnsSetloectthieonFiCrsrti-tYereiaarClass 1110 TWhhietOeffCiocaetoCfeSrteumdoennty&FacultyDevelopment 5500 PolicyonAdvancedStanding 13 StudentGovernment 51 StudentOrganizations 51 FINANCIALINFORMATION StudentHealthServices 60 DeterminationofIn-StateStatus 14 CounselingCenter 61 TuitionandFees 14 Housing 61 Fees 15 AthleticCenter 62 RWeigtihsdtrraatwiaoln 1167 PSaturdkeinntgC&enTtrearnsportation 6632 AcademicStanding 17 SCHOOLOFMEDICINEDEPARTMENTS RLeefauvnedosfAbsence 1187 Anatomy&Neurobiology 63 RFienqaunicrieadlEAsqsuiisptmaenncet 1189 ABnieoscthheemsiisotlroyg&y MolecularBiology 6646 UniversityLScaohnaodnlaMFreusdnhidicpsaslSchoolFunds 221109 DDEipeairgdmneaomtsiotolilocogRgyayd&iolPorgevye&ntiNvueclMeeadricMiendeicine 667790 OutsideSources 21 FMeadmiiclaylMReedsiecairnceh&Technology 7736 ACAMEMICINFORMATION Medicine 78 AGGcercnarederedasiltaaRntudiloePnsromotion 222333 CEGanasdrtodrcioroeilnnotogelyrooglyo,gDyi&abeHteepsat&olNougtyrition 888124 EqualOpportunity 24 GeneralInternalMedicine 85 UnethicalConduct 24 GeographicMedicine 86 GSarlaadruyatainodnERmaptleoymentInformation 2254 GHeermoanttoollooggyy&Oncology 8886 PrizesandAwards 25 Hypertension 89 GraduationwithHonors 27 InfectiousDiseases 90 ProfessionalisminMedicine 28 NPeuplhmroonlaorgyy&CriticalCareMedicine 9912 PROGRAMOFSTUDY Rheumatology 93 Curriculum 29 Microbiology&Immunology 94 CurriculumataGlance 30 Neurology 95 TFihrisrtd&&SFeocuorntdhYYeeaarrss 3320 NObesutreotsriucrsg,erGyynecology&Reproductive 9976 COfofmibcienoefdStMuDd/enPthRDesPeraorgcrham 3324 OphthalmoSlcoigeync&esVisualSciences 98 MGeraddiucaatleSPtrudoegnrtamRsesearchDay 3366 OOtrotrhionpoeldaircysngology-Head&NeckSurgery 91900 Residencies&Fellowships 38 Pathology 101 ContinuingMedicalEducation 40 PPehdairamtraiccoslogy&ExperimentalTherapeutics 110047 RESOURCES PhysicalTherapy&RehabilitationScience 108 OfficeofMedicalEducation(OME) 41 Physiology 110 HealthSciences&HumanServiceLibrary 43 Psychiatry 111 IV RadiationOncology 113 DepartmentofNeurology 153 Surgery 114 DepartmentofNeurosurgery 154 EmergencyMedicine 115 DepartmentofObstetrics,Gynecology& 154 GeneralSurgery 116 ReproductiveSciences PediatricSurgery 117 DepartmentofOphthalmology- 155 Plastic&ReconstructiveSurgery 117 DepartmentofOrthopaedics 155 Thoracic&CardiovascularSurgery 118 DepartmentofPathology 155 Transplantation 119 DepartmentofPediatrics 156 Urology 119 DepartmentofPharmacology& 158 VascularSurgery 120 ExperimentalTherapeutics DepartmentofPhysicalTherapy& 159 PROGRAMS RehabilitationScience PrograminComparativeMedicine 121 DepartmentofPhysiology 159 PrograminComplementaryMedicine 122 DepartmentofPsychiatry 160 PrograminHumanGenetics 123 DepartmentofRadiationOncology 162 PrograminNeuroscience 123 DepartmentofSurgery 163 PrograminOncology 125 PrograminTrauma 126 UNFVERSITYPOLICYSTATEMENTS Rights&ResponsibilitiesforAcademic 166 ORGANIZEDRESEARCHCENTERS Integrity CenterforIntegrativeMedicine 127 FacultyRights&Responsibilities 166 CenterforResearchonAging 128 StudentRights&Responsibilities 166 CenterforHealthPolicy/HealthServices 129 InstitutionalResponsibility 167 Research Disclaimer 167 MucosalBiologyResearchCenter 130 EligibilitytoRegister 167 CenterforVaccineDevelopment 132 HumanRelationsCodeSummary 167 ServicetothosewithInfectiousDiseases 168 ENDOWMENTSANDGIFTS Confidentiality&DisclosureofStudent 168 Chairs 133 Records Professorships 134 SchedulingofAcademicAssignmentson 168 VisitingProfessorships 134 DatesofReligiousObservance Lectureships 134 ReviewofAllegedArbitrary&Capricious 169 Fellowships 135 Grading Awards 136 PositiononActsofViolence&Extremism 169 ResearchFunds 136 thatareRacially,Ethnically,Religiously Unrestricted&OtherFunds 138 orPoliticallyMotivated TheJohnBealeDavidgeAlliance 139 StudentRighttoKnow&CampusSecurity 169 ActRequest ADMINISTRATION&FACULTY UniversitySystemofMaryland 139 Administration 139 BoardofRegents 139 UniversityofMarylandBaltimore 139 Administration 139 AcademicDeans 140 SchoolofMedicine 140 Administration 140 BoardofVisitors 141 DepartmentofAnatomy&Neurobiology 141 DepartmentofAnesthesiology 142 DepartmentofBiochemistry& 143 MolecularBiology DepartmentofDermatology 144 DepartmentofDiagnosticRadiology 144 &NuclearMedicine DepartmentofEpidemiology&Preventive 145 Medicine DepartmentofFamilyMedicine 147 DepartmentofMedical&Research 147 Technology DepartmentofMedicine 148 DepartmentofMicrobiology&Immunology 152 PROFILE Establishedin 1807,theUniversityofMarylandSchoolofMedicineisthefiftholdest-andfirst public-medicalschoolintheUnitedStates. Itisalsothefirsttobuilditsownteachinghospital andthefirsttoinstitutearesidency-trainingprogram. TheSchoolofMedicineisthefounding schooloftheUniversityofMaryland,andtodayitisanintegralpartofthe 13-campusUniversity SystemofMaryland. OntheUniversityofMarylandBaltimorecampus,theSchoolofMedicine servesasthefoundationforalargeacademichealthcenterthatcombinesmedicaleducation, biomedicalresearch,patientcareandcommunityservice. Whileitstraditionalexcellence remainsconstant,theSchoolofMedicineanditsnationalreputationcontinuetogrow. TheSchoolofMedicineboaststheoldestbuildingintheWesternhemispherein continuoususeformedicaleducation,themeticulouslyrestoredDavidgeHall,builtin 1812. Twomajorclassroomandlaboratorybuildings,thefourteen-floorBresslerResearchBuilding andthenine-floorMedicalSchoolTeachingFacility,werecompletedinthemid-1970s. The mid-riseBiomedicalResearchFacilitywascompletedinlate 1992. HealthSciencesFacilityI (HSFI),aninterdisciplinaryresearchandteachingfacility,wascompletedin 1995. HSFI providesclinicalandbasicsciencedepartmentsandanimalcarefacilitieswithapproximately 80,000additionalnetsquarefeet. HSFIalsoprovidesamuch-neededconnectionfromthe MedicalSchoolTeachingFacilitytoHowardHallandtheBresslerResearchBuilding. Health SciencesFacilityII(HSFII),a 101,000squarefootstate-of-the-artbiomedicalresearchfacility, openedin2003. Thissix-storyresearchbuildinghouseslaboratories,researchofficesand conferencerooms. Allbutonemajormedicalschoolresearchbuildingisphysicallylinkedtothe UniversityofMarylandMedicalCenterandtheBaltimoreVeteransAffairsMedicalCenter. TheUniversityofMarylandcampusinBaltimorecontinuestoexpandaswell.The 137- bedBaltimoreVeteransAffairsMedicalCenter,immediatelyadjacentandconnectedbybridge totheUniversityofMarylandMedicalCenter,joinedthecampusin 1993. GudelskyTower,the newhigh-techUniversityHospitalpatienttoweropenedin 1994,andwasfollowedin 1995by completerestructuringandenhancementofthetwo-blockhospitalfacadeandmainlobby. In 2002themedicalcenteropenedtheHarryandJeanetteWeinbergBuilding. Thespacious 380,000squarefootbuildingincludesthenewsurgicalfacilitywith 19state-of-the-artoperating rooms,calledthe"ORoftheFuture,"adultandpediatricemergencydepartments,anexpanded diagnosticimagingdepartment,acafeteriaandfoodcourt,achapel,apatientresourcecenterto accesshealthinformationandcommunityresources,andanemployeelearningcenter. Completedinlate 1995,theUniversityofMarylandBiotechnologyInstitute'sMedical BiotechnologyCenteroccupiesa 196,000squarefootfacility. Thecenterfocusesonmedical biotechnologyresearchandtrainingandservesasacatalystforeconomicdevelopmentinhealth relatedaspectsofmolecularbiologyandmedicalbiotechnologyatthebasic,appliedandclinical levels. TheHealthandHumanServicesLibraryopenedin 1998; itprovidescutting-edgeservice andamenitiestoitsusersandalsoservesasaRegionalMedicalLibraryoftheNationalLibrary ofMedicine. TheUniversityofMarylandBaltimore TheUniversityofMarylandBaltimore(UMB),isthefoundingcampusofMaryland'spublic universitysystem. Itisathrivingcenterforeducat—ion,patientcare,researchandcommunity service. Sevengraduateandprofessionalschools theGraduate—School,theDentalSchooland SchoolsofLaw,Medicine,Nursing,Pharmacy,andSocialWork togetherwiththeUniversity ofMarylandMedicalSystem,RAdamsCowleyShockTraumaCenter,theBaltimoreVeterans AffairsMedicalCenter—andtheUniversityofMarylandBiotechnologyInstitute'sMedical BiotechnologyCenter educatephysicians,researchscientistsandmanyoftheregion'shealth care,lawandsocialworkpractitioners. With$324millioninsponsoredprogramsupportinFY03,UMBisoneofthefastest growingbiomedicalresearchcentersinthecountry. TheUniversityofMarylandBaltimoreis ideallyconfiguredtomaximizecollaborativeopportunitieswithgovernmentagenciesintackling complexhealthcare,publicpoli—cyandsocietalissues. ItslocationwithintheBaltimore- Washington-Aimapolistriangle atthehubofoneofthegreatestconcentrationsofhealthcare institu—tions,researchfacilities,governmentagenciesandprofessionalassociationsinthe nation offersauniquecombinationofstrengthstocomprehensivelyaddressregionalproblems withtheresultingconclusionshavingthepotentialforglobalimplications. Areasof multidisciplinaryresearch,scholarshipandcommunityactionincludeAIDS,aging,vaccine development,multiplesclerosis,schizophrenia,hypertension,leadpoisoning,cancer,childabuse andhomelessness,offeringstudentsawideselectionoffieldexperiences. PartnershipsamonguniversitycomponentsandwiththeUniversityofMarylandMedical CenterandtheBaltimoreVeteransAffairsMedicalCentercontinuallystrengthen interdisciplinaryresearch,educationandserviceendeavors. Milestones ThefoundationoftheSchoolofMedicinedatesbackto 1789withtheorganizationofthe MedicalSocietyofBaltimoreandBaltimorephysicians' awarenessthattheirnumberswere decreasingfollowingtheRevolutionaryWar. Foreseeingapotentialopportunityforcharlatans to"practice"theartofmedicine,foundersofthemedicalsocietybegantotrainprospective physiciansintheirownhomes,offeringinstructioninanatomy,surgeryandchemistry. Soon facedwithstrongcitizenprotestofanatomicaldissection,thephysician-teacherspetitionedthe MarylandStateLegislaturetoestablishacollegeofmedicineonafirmbasisandunderthe protectionofthelaw. AcharterincorporatingtheCollegeofMedicineofMarylandwas approvedbytheMarylandGeneralAssemblyonDecember 18, 1807. ThefledglingColleg—eofMedicineofMaryla—ndwasinurgentneedofaproperbuilding, andalotterywasauthorized nottoexceed$40,000 tobenefitthemedicalcollege'sbuilding fund. Overthenext 15 years,sevenmorelotterieswereauthorizedtobenefittheschool. Dr.JohnBealeDavidge,anativeMarylandertrainedinScotland,becamethefirstdean andtookthechairinsurgery. HisfoundingfacultywereDr.JamesCocke(anatomyand physiology),Mr.JamesShaw(chemistry)andDr.NathanielPotter(theoryandpracticeof