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UAMS Preventive Nutrition Project

Curriculum

Listed below is a summary of the curriculum for UAMS medical students for 2004 - 2005.

 

 

YEAR

COURSE

MODULE

DATES

Freshman year Introduction to Clinical Medicine (ICM) 1

1.  Nutrition & the  Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease - Paired Nutrition Assessment

 

2.  Supermarket Tour*

February 16, 2005

  • 1-2:15 pm lecture
  • 2:15-2:30 pm faculty training
  • 3:00-5:00 pm small group sessions with standardized patients and dietetic interns

October 13, 2004

1-3 pm

  Cell Biology

Biochemistry & Preventive Nutrition:

 

Sophomore year

ICM 2

Obesity Epidemic

Lifestyle Counseling to Prevent CHD - Standardized patient nutrition counseling

Nutrition Assessment & Counseling: OSCE case

November 16, 2004

1-4 pm

 

November 23, 2004

  • 1-2 pm Lecture  

  • 2 - 4 pm Small groups with role plays

Junior year

FP clerkship

1.  Clinical Integration of Nutrition Assessment and Counseling

 

2.   Nutrition in Medicine (NIM) CD:  Diet, obesity and CVD

Booklet

Assessment Forms

Nutrition Assessment Reminder

     Card

Faculty Guide

 

 

CD-ROM

Evaluation

 

Pediatric clerkship

1.   Pediatric nutrition skills

2.   Adolescent obesity & diabetes prevention mini-PBL

 

PBL piloted and available for use

Senior year Block 10

1.  Supermarket Tour*

2.  Updates on Nutrition, Cancer and CVD

March 28, 2005 - April 22, 2005

 

For more more information, contact the project coordinator.

*For information on the Supermarket Tour, please contact the project coordinator.