This course exposes students to current research published in major scientific journals. Students will learn how to read and interpret methodologies and results published by other scientists. This course will provide the student with a thorough understanding of the strengths and limitations of scientific writing. This course is the first of a two-course sequence and introduces the student to basic organization of scientific papers and how to identify the questions being addressed based on the scientific method.

Credit hours: 1          Class meets: Mon., 12 - 1 p.m.           Semester: Spring

The goal of the course is to provide a critical understanding of the relationship between structure and function of biological macromolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids. The Lab component of this course will give the students hands-on experience in using molecular modeling programs to learn how to manipulate protein structures, performing docking simulations, and graphically display proteins and nucleic acids structures.

 Credit Hours: 2         Class Meets: Mondays, 1:30 - 5:30 p.m.     Format: Hybrid, labs are f2f or virtual

Lab Component. The primary objective of this course is for the student to gain an understanding of the metabolic processes in bacteria, plants and animal cells and how metabolism is affected by enzymes, substrates, other metabolites and by bio-production of commercial products.

Credit Hours: 2          Class meets: Tue 1:30 - 5:30 p.m.          Semester: Spring

Format: Hybrid, labs are f2f or virtual

May be repeated. Research hours spent under the supervision of a research advisor. Students focus on their research project. Each hour of course credit translates into three hours of lab work per week.

Format: Face to face

This course examines the structure and functioning of the finance components of the public health system. Public health organizations will be discussed within the context of the financial environment that includes financial management, managerial accounting, revenue cycle management and funding and financial management of grants/contracts. The course also examines key financial tools and analyses for financially related decision making within the principles of strategic management applied to public health organizations amid a dynamic changing environment. 

Credit Hours: 3          Class Meets: Tues., 6-9 p.m.         Semester: Spring 2021

Format: Fully Online (First week face-to-face or synchronous online; Second week asynchronous online. May require two face-to-face class sessions. Thursday delivery in Richardson from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. This class alternates with HPEM 6320.

This course examines operational issues in healthcare management. Topics include systems analysis, continuous quality improvement and re-engineering, demand forecasting, facility location and design models, decision analysis techniques, linear programming, queuing and waiting models, inventory control models and statistical quality control. The goal is to instill an understanding of the language applications and limitations of quantitative models regarding decision-making and problem-solving in healthcare organizations. 

Class Day: Monday, 6 - 9 p.m.                 Format: Fully Online (First Week Face to Face or Synchronous Online; Second Week Asynchronous Online) May require two Face to Face class sessions. 

Delivering care to meet the needs of the community, a health organization service requires a strategic approach and an organizational culture that attends to those healthcare needs. This course is designed to familiarize students with the current applications of social and behavioral sciences. It is an overview of health care and public health management and administration, managerial decision making, and the practical knowledge, tools, processes and strategies required to operate successfully with a population health focus by the healthcare organization.  

Class Meets: Wed., 6 - 9 p.m.

Format: First week synchronous online, second week asynchronous online, etc., Will coordinate meetings with OEHS 6324, HPEM 6350 and PBHL 5330. 

This course introduces the methods for analyzing biomedical and health-related data using ANOVA methods. The course will involve one-way and two-way ANOVA with fixed and/or random effects and sample size/power calculation. And Logistic and Poisson regression models will also be addressed. The students will learn how to apply SAS procedures PROC POWER, PROC GLM, PROC MIXED, PROC GENMOD, PROC LOGISTIC and PROC GLIMMIX and interpret the results of the analysis. Emphasis will also be placed on the development of critical thinking skills. 

Class Meets: Tuesday, 6 - 9 p.m.

Format: First week asynchronous online, second week synchronous online, etc. Will coordinate meetings with HPEM 6310 and HPEM 6320.

The course provides a comprehensive introduction and overview to health policy, administration and management with specific emphasis on public health and healthcare organizations that deliver care. An additional focus is on rural communities within the context of health administration. The course context is based on managerial decision making and the practical knowledge, tools, processes and strategies required by organizational management. This course overviews the basics of administration, including public health law, human resources management, budgeting and financing, health information management, performance measurement and improvement, ethics, leadership, communication, media relations, and legislative relations. Emerging areas of public health policy and management are also discussed as contexts to apply practical knowledge, tools, and strategies.

Credit Hours: 3               Class Meets: Wed., 6 - 9 p.m.               Semester: Spring 2021

Format: Fully online with first week asynchronous online; second week face-to-face or synchronous online. May require two face-to-face class sessions. This class alternates with HPEM 6350.

This course is an introductory graduate course that focuses on the impact of chemicals in the environment on global health, including global climate change, energy issues, and the impact on special populations including children, those living in border communities and underserved populations. The impact of global environmental changes on human health will be the focus. 

Semester: Spring 2021                                              Class Meets: Thurs., 6 - 9 p.m.

Format: Online with one face-to-face meeting for presentations. 

Educational Curriculum for the Family Medicine rotations