Department of Physiology

PHYY 301	302, 303 - Research in Physiology
Faculty:	Staff
Prerequisites:	Permission of Chairman of Department
Offered:	Fall, Spring and Summer semesters
Min. Enrollment:	1
Max. Enrollment:	5
Meeting Place:	To be arranged
Meeting Times:	To be arranged
Credit Hours:	3
Learning Activities:	Lab: 3 - 10 hours.
Date Updated:	2/7/2006

PHYY 401	Physiological & Pathophysiological Mechanisms Associated with Pain
Faculty:	Dr. Edward Perl
Prerequisites:	Completion of first year of medical school
Offered:	All elective periods except 3
Min. Enrollment:	1
Max. Enrollment:	2
Duration:	One elective period
Meeting Place:	To be arranged
Meeting Times:	To be arranged
Credit Hours:	6
Learning Objectives:	Combined experimental and discussion format with considerable flexibility in the details. Participants can participate in an ongoing research project utilizing experimental animals and man or collecting material available from patients on the wards. Handling of data would be combined with directed reading. Possible topics include the relations between stimuli evoking pain and other sensations; alterations in pain sensibility in patients with organic disease; and new approaches to control pain.
Learning Activities:	Conference: 9 hours, Reading: 9 hours, Laboratory: 18 hours
Date Updated:	2/7/2006

PHYY 402	Pathophysiology of Endocrine Disease
Faculty:	Richard E. Falvo, PhD.
Prerequisites:	Completion of all clinical clerkships
Offered:	Fall and Spring semester and in June
Duration:	one month
Meeting Place:	Contact Dr. Falvo, at rfalvo@med.unc.edu for meeting place and time
Credit Hours:	3
Learning Objectives:	As a result of this experience the student will be able to demonstrate the ability to: a. incorporate pre-clinical sciences with clinical problems b. expand their knowledge base by incorporating this new material learned c. demonstrate the ability to examine a problem and explain the fundamental mechanisms d. demonstrate the skills to be a life-long learner
Learning Activities:	The experience will consist of 8-10 two hour sessions with the faculty member. These sessions will be a discussion on all manuscripts/ reviews, etc. and specific study questions, provided by the faculty member [approximately 10 per session]. The student will be expected to: a. propose questions b. answer questions as requested by the faculty member c. provide mechanisms, flow diagrams, new knowledge learned, etc. per paper covered. The topics will be: Sexual Development and Determination Thyroid disease and cardiac function Parathyroid physiology, bone formation and osteoporosis Regulation of food intake Metabolism Adrenal physiology, ACE inhibitors and pathology Hormone replacement therapy Diabetes mellitus Type II
Evaluation:	The student will be expected to demonstrate knowledge of the covered material by: a. asking appropriate questions b. answering appropriate questions c. explaining novel or standard mechanisms d. describing how these reading expand, alter or discourage their incorporation into their already existing database
Date Updated:	3/10/2008