An introduction to broad concepts related to four interprofessional core competencies for healthcare providers: understanding roles and responsibilities; interprofessional communication; interprofessional teams and teamwork; and values and ethics for interprofessional practice. A module on electronic health records is also included. Course is required for all new GSBS students matriculated in a degree-granting program.

Through rotations in different laboratories, students will be introduced to fundamental principles and techniques in basic biomedical research.

Specific areas in biomedical sciences or related research not normally included in other courses. May be repeated for credit.

This course will address the regulatory and ethical environment of today's biomedical research as well as such topics as authorship and data management. The class format is lectures and case discussions. Course is required for all GSBS students.

Teaches useful concepts in the scientific professionalism that might not be learned elsewhere: how science is conducted in the United States and at TTUHSC, the importance of oral communication in science and tips for teaching in a science classroom.

Students will attend and participate in seminars.

Tactics for effective writing and communication in the biomedical sciences. Instruction will focus on the process of writing and publishing scientific manuscripts and writing fellowship applications. Students will complete short writing and editing exercises that focus on tactics of effective, clear, and concise writing, and prepare a manuscript or application in their area of study.

Introduces the first-year graduate student to the fundamental principles and techniques in basic biomedical research.

This course will have two hours of didactic training and a three-hour "lab" each week with the students working with a nurse coordinator in the conduct of a clinical study. Students will be involved in all aspects of preparation for and execution of prospective human studies and retrospective chart reviews. The didactic training deals with the regulations and ethical considerations related to research in humans, the process of obtaining approval for a study and the requirements associated with conducting a study. Prerequisites include the required courses in the first-year GSBS curriculum and preferably at least one laboratory rotation.

Provide students explanation and application of classical test theory involving univariate statistics. The course will include discussion about classical test theory (p values, scales of measurement, assumptions of analyses, etc.) and application of this theory for various statistical analyses, such as tests, anova, correlation. There will be a small introduction to non-parametric analyses.

Hands-on experience focuses on learning advanced scientific and biomedical information seeking techniques based on current technology. Teaches the evaluation of sources, the management of data found and the primary ethics of presenting information in a paper or speech. Emphasis is to build life-long learning skills that can be applied to research and to patient care.

Prerequisite: Must be enrolled or accepted in a graduate program. Course varies each semester emphasizing information science topics and includes searching relevant scientific databases. (Writing Intensive.)

Introduces the first-year graduate student to the fundamental principles and techniques in basic science research. Following a lecture and/or a laboratory demonstration, students conduct a well-defined laboratory exercise and provide a written report on the result.

The structure/function relationships that underlie basic cellular processes, including translation, protein trafficking, cytoskeletal organization and motility, cell adhesion, and cell division. Required for first year students.

Teaches essential scientific concepts underlying the field of Molecular Biology and Molecular Genetics. Required for first year students.

Specific areas in biomedical sciences or related research not normally included in other courses. May be repeated for credit.

This course offers a broad coverage of biochemistry with an emphasis on structure and function of macromolecules, biosynthesis of small molecule precursors of macromolecules, and the pathways of intermediary metabolism. Required for first year students.