Fourth Year Curriculum and Student Progress Committee, the fourth-year student may choose approved electives offered by the various departments in the College of Medicine. The intent is to provide the student an opportunity to develop his fund of knowledge and clinical competence.

This course is for students who have previously completed the third year ophthalmology elective or the fourth year selective and wish to gain further experience in ophthalmology. Opportunities for collaborative research or special clinical experience can be arranged. Clinical, 40 hours minimum.

This course is for the senior medical student who desires exposure to the practice of ophthalmology in a community setting. An emphasis will be placed on gaining knowledge of common diseases affecting the visual system. In addition to learning more about diagnosis, treatment and management of patients with ophthalmic disease, the student will also be exposed to the lifestyle of a community practitioner and observe the nature of relationships with other physicans as well as other health care professionals.

This is the first course of two that covers general pathology, which will prepare the student dentist to concentrate on the specialized area of oral pathology. Emphasis is placed on cell damage, inflammation and repair, neoplasia and hemostasis, as well as the in-depth study of selected systemic diseases that may affect dental patient management.

This is a comprehensive lecture course on oral and paraoral diseases. The course deals with the clinical aspects of oral disease, with emphasis on clinical and/or radiographic appearance, etiology, management and prognosis.

This course teaches the dental student an effective approach to patients with oral lesions. It will stress the following: development of a reasonable differential diagnosis list, procedures to be used in obtaining a definitive diagnosis, management of the patient after a diagnosis has been made, and treatment if indicated. Lecture/seminar, 26 hours and 1 two-hour final exam. Prereq: OPT 830.

This is an advanced course in oral pathology in which various diseases and abnormal conditions of the head, neck, and oral cavity are presented. The pertinent information on several selected cases will be available online and posted in display case for a week. Subsequently, an associated seminar will concentrate on the development of a differential diagnosis, establishment of a definitive diagnosis, and discussion of treatment and prognosis. Seminar, 19 hours and 1-2 hour exam. Prereq: OPT 832.

Elective courses offered by the Department of Oral Pathology provide opportunities for further study of or experience in various aspects of oral pathology. Topics may include principles of clinical and histologic diagnosis, the management of patients with oral disease, and discussions of specific oral diseases. Hours variable, ranging from a minimum of 16 hours lecture/discussion to a maximum of 10 weeks clinical experience. May be repeated to a maximum of 10 credits.

This course is designed to teach dental health professionals basic photographic principles and an effective technique of intraoral photography. Topics of interest include photographic equipment, film, and lighting and exposure techniques. The effects of alterations in shutter speed, aperture and lens focal length will be stressed. A step-by-step procedure for dental clinical photography will be presented. Note: scheduling of this course will not interfere with regularly scheduled class/clinic time.

Basic and applied physiology for graduate students in dentistry. Class, two and one-half hours.