Brain, Behavior, and Movement Module

Catalog description

This integrated module is divided into two important areas, neurology and psychiatry. It is designed to provide students with an understanding of the normal and abnormal structures and functions of the central nervous system to include the head, neck, and special senses and behavior/psychiatry. Patient cases will be utilized to help the students’ gain the knowledge skills needed to develop differential diagnoses, interpret screening and diagnostic studies, and determine therapeutic management plans. This case-based module will include relevant professional, cultural, and biomedical ethical issues, with a focus on evidence based medicine and value-based healthcare. This knowledge is foundational to primary care practice as well as other medical specialties. Lecture Hours: 6 Lab Hours: 6 Contact Hours: 6 Repeatability: May not be repeated for credit. Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, Audit College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia Schedule Type (Primary): Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic Click here for the Schedule of Classes.