MIT: Independent Activities Period: IAP 2014

IAP 2014 Subjects: Health Sciences & Technology


HST.021/HST.020
Musculoskeletal Pathophysiology
Dr. Mary Bouxsein, Dr. Margaret Seton
Mon, Wed, Fri, Jan 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 22, 24, 27, 29, 31, 09am-12:00pm, HMS MEC 250

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Prereq: Permission of Instructor
Level: H 6 units Standard A - F Grading   

Growth and development of normal bone and joints, the process of mineralization, the biophysics of bone and response to stress and fracture, calcium and phosphate homeostasis and regulation by parathyroid hormone and vitamin D, and the pathogenesis of metabolic bone diseases and disease of connective tissue, joints, and muscles, with consideration of possible mechanisms and underlying metabolic derangements. Only HST students may register under HST.020, graded P/D/F. Enrollment limited; restricted to medical and graduate students.
This class is held at the Harvard Medical School.
Contact: Joseph R Stein, E25-518, (617) 452-4091, jrstein@mit.edu

HST.147/HST.146
Human Biochemistry and Metabolic Diseases
David Cohen, Richard Mitchell
Tue, Thu, Jan 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30, 08:30am-12:30pm, HMS MEC 209

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Prereq: Permission of instructor
Level: H 6 units Standard A - F Grading   

First-year graduate level intensive subject in human biochemistry and physiological chemistry that focuses on intermediary metabolism, structures of key intermediates and enzymes important in human disease. Subject is divided into four areas: carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids and nucleic acids. The importance of these areas is underscored with examples from diseases and clinical correlations that are introduced by clinician-scientists. Only HST students may register under HST.146, graded P/D/F. Students must register for both Fall and IAP sections. Enrollment limited. Contact: Joseph Stein, E25-518, 452-4091, jrstein@mit.edu

HST.191/HST.190
Introduction to Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Rebecca Betensky, Miguel Hernan
Mon, Wed, Fri, Jan 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 22, 24, 27, 29, 31, 01-04:00pm, HMS MEC 209

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Prereq: GIR:CAL2
Level: H 6 units Standard A - F Grading   

Fundamentals of biostatistics and epidemiology. Trains students how to comprehend, critique and communicate findings from biomedical literature. How to assess the importance of chance in the interpretation of experimental data. Topics include probability theory, normal sampling, chi-squared and t-tests, analysis of variance, linear regression and survival analysis, as well has how to perform elementary calculations using the statistical package STATA. How to identify and prevent bias in observational studies. Causal inference, types of bias (confounding, selection and information bias), key study designs (randomized trials, cohort and case-control studies, and screening programs). Only HST students may register under HST.190, graded P/D/F. Enrollment limited; restricted to medical and graduate students.
This course meets at the Harvard Medical School.
Contact: Joseph Stein, E25-518, 452-4091, jrstein@mit.edu

HST.192/HST.193
Medical Decision Analysis and Diagnostic Test Interpretation
Brandon Westover, Matt Bianchi, Sydney Cash
Tue, Thu, Jan 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30, 02-05:00pm, HMS MEC 447

Prereq: Permission of Course Instructor; HST.191 recommended
Level: G 4 units Graded P/D/F   

Teaches the essentials of quantitative diagnostic reasoning and medical decision analysis. Guides participants through the process of choosing an appropriate contemporary medical problem in which risk-benefit tradeoffs play a prominent role, conducting a decision analysis, and ultimately publishing the results in a medical journal. Topics include decision trees, influence diagrams, Markov decision models and Monte Carlo simulation, methods for quantifying patient values, Bayesian inference, decision thresholds, and the cognitive science of medical decision making. Limited to 8; preference to HST students Contact: Joseph Stein, E25-518, x2-4091, jrstein@mit.edu

HST.211
Biomedical Inventions: Clinical Introduction
Cancelled
Dr. Rox Anderson, Dr. Warren Zapol
Tue, Thu, Jan 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30, 09am-05:00pm, MGH, Graduate Students Only

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Prereq: Permission of instructor
Level: H 6 units Standard A - F Grading   

Provides students with an understanding of modern biomedicine. Explores the clinical areas where medical practice and biomedical enterprise intersect. Hear and interact with academic physicians engaged in care and treatment of patients, in the wards, ICUs, ORs and outpatient areas, and develop the knowledge base needed to obtain elective clinical experiences. Learn to interact with patients and clinicians. Focus is on the various needs of medical specialties, both device, IT and pharma to better treat common medical diseases.
Only graduate students may enroll for this course.
Contact: Traci Anderson, E25-518, x3-7470, tanderso@mit.edu

HST.718
Anatomy of Speech and Hearing
Barbara C. Fullerton
Mon-Fri, Jan 6-10, 13-17, 21-24, 09:30am-01:00pm, HMS TBD

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Limited to 12 participants.
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Prereq: GIR:BIOL, permission of instructor
Level: H 6 units Standard A - F Grading   

Studies the anatomy of the human head and neck, focusing on structures involved in speech and hearing. Covers general organization of the nervous system and control of the peripheral structures. Involves dissection of a human cadaver, examination of brain specimens, and analysis of cross-sectional radiographic images. Limited to 12; undergraduates admitted based on seniority.
Required graduate course for Program in Speech & Hearing Bioscience and Technology. Enrollment is limited to 12 and by permission only. Contact: Jen Lynch, dms_courses@hms.harvard.edu
Contact: Joseph R Stein, E25-518, x2-4091, jrstein@mit.edu

HST.960
At the Limits of Medicine: Philosophy, Religion, Literature
Cancelled
Dr. Susanne Klingenstein
Tue, Fri, Jan 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28, 31, 04-05:30pm, HMS MEC 212

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Prereq: 
Level: G 4 units Graded P/D/F   

Critical examination of modern culture's view of human beings (and God) and what it reveals about its attitude toward death. Students explore two descriptions of modern deaths, two essays contemplating the egocentric nature of man, the radical secularization of the concept of man in the 19th century, and two alternative views that restitute human goodness without religion or sentimentality.
Subject meets at the Harvard Medical School
Contact: Joseph R. Stein, E25-518, (617) 452-4091, jrstein@mit.edu