ANATOMICAL PATHOLOGY IN SURGICAL EXPERIMENTATION

REFERENCE NUMBER: APE-002       
DEGREE: MASTER / DOCTORATE
CREDITS: 2.0                                
CREDIT HOURS: 30 hours.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Application of novel research methods using microscopic analysis on cellular biology. Introduction of new concepts on data gathering, storage, processing and analysis. Current methods of classifying tissue regeneration and applications of research on tissue engineering. Preparation and conditioning of tissues for study in scanning microscopy and electron microscopy.

THESIS DEFENSE AND PRESENTATION I

REFERENCE NUMBER: ACT-007       
DEGREE: MASTER / DOCTORATE
CREDITS: 2.0                                
CREDIT HOURS: 30 hours.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Thesis Defense and Presentation I offers the candidate the opportunity to learn the requirements for presenting his or her dissertation before a committee.  The course offers important information on dress code, standard manners on how to approach the committee, presentation setup and timing. The candidate will be exposed to several dissertation samples, which will provide a means for improvements prior to the thesis defense.

THESIS DEFENSE AND PRESENTATION II

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  The candidate must attend five thesis defenses and write a summary report on each defense.  The mentor will review each report with his or her mentee.  The mentor will submit an evaluation on the previous discussion with the mentee to the Course Administrator prior to granting the course credits.

BIOMARKERS OF TISSUE REGENERATION AND TUMORS I

REFERENCE NUMBER: BMI-001        
DEGREE: MASTER / DOCTORATE
CREDITS: 2.0                                  
CREDIT HOURS: 30 hours.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  The course covers basic concepts on cellular and molecular biology and introduces novel research on tumor behavior and cellular interaction. Biomarkers on tumor diagnosis and aggressiveness will be reviewed and current concepts on tumor progression will be discussed, including growth, differentiation and apoptosis.  By the end of this course, the candidate will be able to understand the applications of optical and electronic microscopy and use the computerized image analysis system (SAMBA) and IMUNNO software.

BIOMARKERS OF TISSUE REGENERATION AND TUMORS II

REFERENCE NUMBER: BMI-002        
DEGREE: MASTER / DOCTORATE
CREDITS: 3.0                                  
CREDIT HOURS: 45 hours.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The course is exclusively available for candidates whose dissertations investigate molecular biology and tumor progression in surgical conditions. 

BIOSTATISTICS I

REFERENCE NUMBER: BMI-004        
DEGREE: MASTER / DOCTORATE
CREDITS: 2.0                                  
CREDIT HOURS: 30 hours.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Biostatistics I provides a basic introduction to probability and statistics with applications.  The emphasis is on the application of statistical methods to analyze data information and interpretation.  Among the specific topics include tools for testing statistical hypothesis and its application to group comparisons; choosing the appropriate statistical test to the scientific research; power and sample size in study design; describing central tendency and variability in data.

BIOSTATISTICS II

REFERENCE NUMBER: BMI-005         DEGREE: MASTER / DOCTORATE
CREDITS: 4.0                                  CREDIT HOURS: 60 hours.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  Biostatistics II is an advanced course on statistical analysis. After the completion of the course, the candidate should be able to analyze, graph and present scientific data using a statistical software package.

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT IN RESEARCH

REFERENCE NUMBER: BAE-001      
DEGREE: MASTER / DOCTORATE
CREDITS: 2.0                                
CREDIT HOURS: 30 hours.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  The course introduces the requirements based on the Norwegian regulation on animal experimentation.  The course will cover the following topics: legislation, ethics, animal welfare, choosing the animal model, genetic and environmental factors influencing animal experiments, health hazards, anesthesia, analgesia, microbiological quality.  The candidate will learn management of experimental animals, including transportation, housing, environmental conditions, nutrition and veterinary care. Research Ethics Committees and COBEA. The vivarium and its characteristics depending on the animal species.

RESEARCH BIOETHICS

REFERENCE NUMBER: BNP-038      
DEGREE: MASTER / DOCTORATE
CREDITS: 2.0                                
CREDIT HOURS: 30 hours.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  The course introduces the ethical and regulatory aspects in medical research.  Among the important topics in research bioethics include research misconduct, authorship, plagiarism and responsibility in scientific publications. Ethical issues in stem cell, genetics, and organ transplantation will be discussed. The course covers patient´s rights and responsibilities as well as all the responsibilities of all the participants involved in the scientific research, such as principal investigators, fellows, research technicians and professors.

METHODS OF RESEARCH AND THESIS WRITING

REFERENCE NUMBER: CE-025         
DEGREE: MASTER / DOCTORATE
CREDITS: 2.0                                
CREDIT HOURS: 30 hours.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  The course is intended to assist candidates develop writing skills to edit and format their theses and dissertations. The course presents writing guidelines and provides suggestions on how to choose appropriate words, transition and formal vocabulary.   The candidate will learn how to present a concise, objective and scientific thesis.

OBESITY AND GASTROENTEROLOGY

REFERENCE NUMBER: OFTC-002    
DEGREE: MASTER / DOCTORATE
CREDITS: 2.0                                
CREDIT HOURS: 30 hours.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  The course offers opportunity to investigate the effects of central and peripheral caloric balance in obese patients and associated conditions including hormonal, genetic and metabolic disturbances.  The effects of obesity on different organ systems and its impact on human health will be reviewed.

TEACHING STRATEGIES IN HEALTHCARE

REFERENCE NUMBER: DAS-009      
DEGREE: MASTER / DOCTORATE
CREDITS: 2.0                                
CREDIT HOURS: 30 hours.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The course provides a means to improve education in healthcare using strategies that goes beyond traditional didactic teaching. The candidates will learn the principles of effective teaching and learning, compare and contrast teaching strategies, learn techniques to maximize the effectiveness of didactic teaching.  The course provides a framework for thinking and teaching methods thus facilitating the communication between teachers and healthcare students. 

CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

REFERENCE NUMBER: EPI-011         
DEGREE: MASTER / DOCTORATE
CREDITS: 2.0                                  
CREDIT HOURS: 30 hours.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: To introduce the concepts of epidemiology as a quantitative method to study disease in populations and the distribution and determinants of health-related states and events in populations, and the application of this study to control health problems.  The course offers tools to put into practice the epidemiologic principles into the clinical environment, focusing on patients, discussing clinical trials, diagnostic methods, and integrating clinical observation and interpretation methods. 

FORMATTING SCIENTIFIC DISSERTATIONS

REFERENCE NUMBER: ETP-012       
DEGREE: MASTER / DOCTORATE
CREDITS: 2.0                                
CREDIT HOURS: 30 hours.

COURSE DESCRITION:  The course offers candidates methods and strategies for writing thesis proposals. Format and proofreading tools are provided to assist candidates on how to elaborate the dissertations, including randomized and prospective studies and clinical trials.

RESEARCH AND SCIENCE INTERNSHIP

REFERENCE NUMBER: EP-001         
LEVEL: DOCTORATE
CREDITS: 15.0                              
CREDIT HOURS: 225 hours.

COURSE DESCRITION: The course offers candidates the opportunity to work as interns in the laboratory and learn the daily routine on different research studies. The candidates will spend time in the lab as researchers, learning the resources, techniques and tools to conduct a scientific project.

PHOTOGRAPHY IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

REFERENCE NUMBER: FNP-049       
DEGREE: MASTER / DOCTORATE
CREDITS: 2.0                                
CREDIT HOURS: 30 hours.

COURSE DESCRITION: The importance of photography in collecting scientific data. Photography applied to medicine and research studies, including clinical and experimental research. Principles of visual communication applied to science.  Basic principles of photography (films, artificial lighting, cameras). The relevance of photography and scientific research. Photomicrographs and digital photography. 

ETHICS AND LEGAL ISSUES IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

REFERENCE NUMBER: EP-002         
DEGREE: MASTER / DOCTORATE
CREDITS: 2.0                                
CREDIT HOURS: 30 hours.

COURSE DESCRITION: The course reviews the ethical and legal issues regarding to conducting scientific research, taking into consideration the principles of autonomy, beneficence, justice, dignity and truthfulness in medicine.

PRACTICAL APPLICATION IN IMMUNOISTOCHEMISTRY

REFERENCE NUMBER: IAP-001        
DEGREE: MASTER / DOCTORATE
CREDITS: 2.0                                
CREDIT HOURS: 30 hours.

COURSE DESCRITION: Principles of immunohistochemistry. Tumor and inflammatory markers. The clinical value of pathological immunohistochemical data. Interpretation and correlation of immunoistochemical data and tumor and inflammatory biology. Experimental and clinical applicability of immunohistochemistry.

INFLAMMATORY MARKERS AND OXIDATIVE STRESS

REFERENCE NUMBER: MIE-001        
DEGREE: MASTER / DOCTORATE
CREDITS: 2.0                                  
CREDIT HOURS: 30 hours.

COURSE DESCRITION: The management of complications stress related to surgery can substantially affect postoperative recovery. This course explores the metabolic stages of stress related to surgery, hormonal and electrolytic disorders as result of postoperative imbalance.

SURGICAL MODELS FOR OBESITY CONTROL

REFERENCE NUMBER: AMTO-002   
DEGREE: MASTER / DOCTORATE
CREDITS: 2.0                                
CREDIT HOURS: 30 hours.

COURSE DESCRITION: To study the effects of surgical and clinical approaches in the metabolism of obese patients presenting with different comorbidities, including diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.  The importance of a multidisciplinary approach to obesity management and treatment.

PUBLIC SPEAKING

REFERENCE NUMBER: MCO-023      
DEGREE: MASTER / DOCTORATE
CREDITS: 2.0                                
CREDIT HOURS: 30 hours.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The relevance of audience-centered approach to public speaking in meetings, round table, lectures, seminars, symposiums, posters presentations and workshop. Alternative strategies to develop personal, interpersonal and social communication skills.

PEDAGOGICAL STRATEGIES IN HEALTHCARE

REFERENCE NUMBER: PAS-029       
DEGREE: MASTER / DOCTORATE
CREDITS: 2.0                                
CREDIT HOURS: 30 hours.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Medical education: historical issues and perspectives in pedagogy and medical pedagogy. Educational paradigms and practice in medical teaching: the modern and the postmodern paradigms. The university and professional training in healthcare. The curriculum guidelines in medical courses. The role of the medical professor.

RESEARCH IN TISSUE REGENERATION

REFERENCE NUMBER: PRT-001      
DEGREE: MASTER / DOCTORATE
CREDITS: 2.0                                
CREDIT HOURS: 30 hours.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The study of the extracellular matrix involved in tissue regeneration. Histological techniques applied to quantify cellular elements involved in tissue regeneration. Topics on cell culture and complications affecting the regeneration process.

PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES IN HEALTHCARE

REFERENCE NUMBER: PP-001         
DEGREE: MASTER / DOCTORATE
CREDITS: 5.0                                
CREDIT HOURS: 75 hours.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Practical course and teaching methods for healthcare professionals. Teaching assessments. Learning evaluations. Application of curricular evidence.

COMPUTER AND TECHNOLOGY APPLIED TO TEACHING

REFERENCE NUMBER: UID-001        
EGREE: MASTER / DOCTORATE
CREDITS: 2.0                                            
CREDIT HOURS: 30 hours.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Application of technology and computer skills in data collection, formatting dissertations and teaching healthcare professionals. Basic and advanced learning techniques using computer software. Creating the lates curriculum