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Electives

Recognizing that the prescribed medical school curriculum does not always adequately address the needs and interests of some students, DMU has initiated a series of elective courses designed to give students more opportunities to individualize and enhance their education and training. Elective courses that have been offered recently include:

  • Center for the Learning Advancement of the Structural Sciences
  • The Geriatrics Experience
  • Mental Illness and the Cinema
  • The Cranial Nerves
  • Research Methods and Ethics
  • Medicine and the Humanities
  • Physician Leadership
  • Historical Approaches to Embryology
  • Global Health Issues
  • Chronic Care/C.O.P.E. Program
  • Exploring the Human Condition: Views from Literature, Sociology, Medicine & Public Health
  • An Introduction to Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  • Death and Dying: A Medical Elective on End-of-Life Care
  • Gross Anatomy Lecture/Laboratory
  • Pain Management
  • Flex Care Communication Training
  • Spiritual & Religious Issues in Patient Care
  • Advanced Physiology and Pharmacology