Henry Eric Fessler, MD
- Director of Education, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care
- Professor of Medicine
Genes to Society Course
The Genes to Society course is a 15-month course that extends from January of Year One to December of Year Two. This course presents an integrated understanding of human health and disease using the framework of physiologic systems. Several scientific disciplines, including biochemistry, cell biology, epidemiology, pathology and pharmacology are presented in each system. The course uses a combination of lecture, readings, small-group problem-solving, virtual microscopy, pathology laboratories and student-led workshops to achieve learning goals.
Course Goals
The two main course goals are to:
- Use the scientific foundations to understand the origins, manifestations, impact and treatment of disease or risk of disease; and
- Advance students’ professional identity by acquiring the language, problem-solving skills, inquisitiveness, leadership, compassion and teamwork needed in a physician.
Course Structure
The systems are organized into Scientific Foundations of Medicine Courses and Organ Systems Foundations of Medicine Courses.
Year One
- Foundations in Histology and Pathobiology, Immunology, Macromolecules, Cell Physiology, Genetics, Metabolism, Pharmacology and Immunology
- Nervous System and Special Senses, Brain, Mind and Behavior, Neoplasia, Dermatology, Infectious Disease and Microbiology, Hematology, Renal, and Pulmonary
Year Two
- Cardiovascular, GI/Liver, Endocrine, Reproductive, Musculoskeletal
The course directors for the Scientific Foundations of Medicine Courses are Brendan Cormack, Ph.D. and Organ Systems Foundations of Medicine Courses are Rakhi Naik, M.D., M.H.S. and Arun Venkatesan, M.D., Ph.D. Each section has a section leader who plans the pedagogy for that section.
Course Directors
Pulmonary
Henry Eric Fessler, MD
- Director of Education, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care
- Professor of Medicine
Renal
Jose Manuel Monroy Trujillo, MD
- Associate Program Director, Nephrology Fellowship
- Assistant Professor of Medicine
Cardiovascular
GI/Liver
Endocrine
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David W. Cooke, MD
- Director, Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Training Program
- Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
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Aniket Sidhaye, MD
- Program Director, Endocrinology and Metabolism Fellowship
- Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Musculoskeletal
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Allan Gelber, MD
- Deputy Director for Education and Faculty Development, Division of Rheumatology
- Professor of Medicine
Reproductive
Contact
Pamela McCann, M.S.
Sr. Medical Training Program Administrator
Email: pmccann3@jhmi.edu
Grace Bryant, M.Ed.
Medical Training Program Administrator
Email: gbryant7@jh.edu
Time Commitment and Course Length
The course runs for 22 weeks.
Typical schedule for Genes to Society Course: Year Two:
| Week 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genes to Society Pulmonary Renal | TIME: Substance Abuse | Genes to Society Cardiovascular GI / Liver GI / Liver Endocrine | ||||||||||||||
| Longitudinal Ambulatory Clerkship | Longitudinal Ambulatory Clerkship | |||||||||||||||
| Scholarly Concentrations | Scholarly Concentrations | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIME: Patient Safety | Genes to Society Reproductive Musculoskeletal | Transition to the Wards | |||||||||
| Scholarly Concentrations | |||||||||||
