MSI Schedule

MLC I: Case Studies for Integration of Basic and Clinical Science (Spring 2013, Units 6-10)

Class meets on Thursdays from 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. in 1159 Weiskotten and on select Tuesdays from 10:30 - Noon in 1159 Weiskotten (shaded in Yellow).

Quiz Schedule:

The first quiz on a given case or pathology reading (paper or textbook)
"Closed book" quiz assessing general understanding of the facts of the case or reading; no typed or handwritten material allowed

Follow-up quizzes on a given case or pathology reading (paper or textbook)
“Open paper, open notes” quiz assessing deeper, mechanistic understanding of the events of the case or reading; both the published paper and any handwritten notes are allowed along with your pathophysiologic hypothesis; no other typed/Xeroxed/textbook material is permitted
* Format Will Generally Proceed as Follows Unless Otherwise Specified

Hypothesis Schedule:

Hypothesis due by 8 a.m. on Thursday in Blackboard

Case wrap-up session on Thursday afternoon

Peer grading due by 8 a.m. on the Monday following class

Unit 6	Jan	10	Read: Looking at the Whole Picture
		17	Read: Case 40-2009
		24	Assignment: Hypothesis on Case 40-2009 due; case wrap-up and peer grading
		31	No class this week due to Unit VI examination
Unit 7	Feb	7	Read: Clear as Mud
		14	Read: Case 22-2012
		21	Read: Multiple tubular dysfunction induced by mixed Chinese herbal medicines containing cadmium Assignment: Hypotheses on Clear as Mud & Case 22-2012 due; case wrap-ups and peer grading
		28	No class this week due to Unit VII examination
	Mar	7	No class this week due to Spring Break
Unit 8		14	Read: Back to Basics
		19	General Pathology Principles: Bone & Mineral Metabolism and Aging Assignment: Mini-cases Optional background reading refer to: Lange From Symptom To Diagnosis: Chapter 19: Hypercalcemia Rubin's Pathology Chapter 1: Cell Adaptation, Injury & Death (pages 40-46)
		21	Read: Case 33-2006
		28	Read: General Pathology Principles: Progeria: Translational insights from cell biology Assignment: Hypothesis on Selected Topic of Aging & peer grading See Blackboard for Assigned Group #
	Apr	4	No class this week due to Unit VIII examination
Unit 9		11	Read: A Startling Decline
		16	Read: Spread of Neurodegenerative Disease Assignment: Group Wiki Page on Selected Topic of Aging Assignment: Group Quiz Question on Selected Topic of Aging
		18	Assignment: Review Group Wiki Pages on Selected Topics of Aging
		25	No class this week due to Unit IX examination
Unit 10	May	2	Read: Case 6-2012
		7	Assignment: Hypothesis due; case wrap-up and peer grading
		9	Final Examination: General Pathology Principles This will be a web-based examination. More details to follow.

Normal lab values at MGH [NEJM 351(15):1548, 2004]
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