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CHRONIC AND PREVENTIVE CARE

MEDSC-M 811
Course Description

Identify the roles of physicians, interdisciplinary providers, health care systems, and communities in screening, treating, and preventing common, chronic conditions. Activities are centered on health promotion, outpatient-based chronic disease management, and community health. Clinical experiences will occur in primary care, behavioral health, and other ambulatory and community-based settings that focus on chronic disease management.

Prerequisties

Declared in Medicine program

Satisfies

FAMMED 941 , FAMMED 790 , DERM 955 , MEDICINE 880 , FAMMED 909 , OBS&GYN 909 , PATH 921 , MEDICINE 920 , MEDICINE 924 , FAMMED 924 , NEUROL 913 , CRB 860 , FAMMED 935 , SURGERY 983 , MEDHIST 745 , PATH 970 , MEDICINE 914 , ANESTHES 911 , PATH 915 , OBS&GYN 917 , OBS&GYN 916 , MM&I 902 , RADIOL 912 , SURGERY 938 , MEDICINE 911 , PEDIAT 909 , SURGERY 973 , PSYCHIAT 934 , FAMMED 930 , PSYCHIAT 931 , OBS&GYN 938 , RADIOL 911 , SURGERY 976 , MM&I 911 , MEDHIST 746 , RADIOL 920 , PATH 913 , SURGERY 913 , EMERMED 920 , PEDIAT 938 , PATH 916 , MEDHIST 750 , FAMMED 938 , MEDICINE 938 , FAMMED 933 , MEDICINE 913 , PATH 923 , BMI 901 , EMERMED 940 , MDGENET 911 , UROLOGY 910 , SURGERY 975 , PATH 922 , FAMMED 919 , MEDHIST 740 , NEUROL 914 , PATH 914 , EMERMED 909 , FAMMED 926 , MEDSC-M 914 , MEDSC-M 942 , SURGERY 909 , DERM 904 , FAMMED 927 , MEDSC-M 912 , HONCOL 911 , CRB 850 , MEDHIST 744 , EMERMED 914 , SURGERY 912 , FAMMED 940 , OBS&GYN 935 , FAMMED 920 , MEDHIST 742 , FAMMED 931 , MEDSC-M 913 , OPHTHALM 911 , FAMMED 937 , PATH 962 , UROLOGY 938 , PSYCHIAT 922 , MEDHIST/SURGERY 984 , HONCOL 912 , MEDICINE 905 , MEDICINE 972 , MEDSC-M 909 , MEDHIST 741 , POPHLTH 918 , PEDIAT 921 , MEDICINE 932 , FAMMED 911 , MEDICINE 928 , PATH 924 , SURGERY 980 , FAMMED 943 , MEDICINE 923 , PATH 960 , CRB 810 , POPHLTH 917 , RADIOL 914 , MEDSC-M 722 , FAMMED 910 , NEURODPT 747 , SURGERY 974 , SURGERY 982 , SURGERY 911 , and MEDICINE 927

Credits

12

Offered

Fall, Spring, Summer

Grade Point Average
Not Reported

No change from Historical

Completion Rate
90.91%

-1.32% from Historical

A Rate
Not Reported

No change from Historical

Class Size
88

45.05% from Historical

2025 Fall Grade Distribution

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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