M1 Sequence Overview
Infectious Disease / Microbiology
Sequence Directors
Carol Kauffman, M.D.
Professor of Internal Medicine
838A Infectious Disease, VAMC, Box 2399
Phone: 761-1415
Fax: 769-7039
Email: ckauff@umich.edu

Donna Shewach, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology
4713 Upjohn Center
Email: dshewach@umich.edu
Phone: 763-5810

Michele Swanson, Ph.D.
Deparment of Microbiology and Immunology
6733 Med Sci II
Email: mswanson@umich.edu
Phone: 763-3531
Sequence Dates
4/6/09-5/8/09
Sequence Mission Statement & Intended Learning Outcomes

The Microbiology/Infectious Diseases Sequence is a five week block of lectures, small group exercises, and individual assignments that comes near the end of the first year of medical school. It is a combined effort of faculty from the Divisions of Infectious Diseases in the Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, and the Department of Pharmacology. The Sequence will introduce students to medical microbiology, infectious diseases, and antimicrobial therapy, and will focus on pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of various infectious diseases.

SEQUENCE GOALS

1. To gain an understanding of the roles the normal flora play in maintaining homeostasis and pathogenic microorganisms play in causing disease.

2. To gain knowledge about the various types of microorganisms and how they are differentiated one from the other.

3. To understand the pathogenesis of the most important infectious diseases in humans.

4. To gain an understanding of the symptoms and signs which are commonly seen in infections of various organ systems.

5. To learn basic concepts regarding the approach to the diagnosis of infectious diseases.

6. To learn the approach to establishing the cause of an outbreak

7. To understand the basis for the actions of the antimicrobial agents that are used to treat infections and measures that can be used to prevent infections.

Resources
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