IT Concentration: Medicine
(Science)
For those entering the program Fall 2009 semester & beyond
Contact Person: Michael H. Hanna
Description:
Modern physicians are caregivers, small business persons, and community leaders. They are bombarded with information from medical journals, pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies and HMOs to mention a few. They collect information from the mundane realms of scheduling and billing to precise documentation needed for patient records and outcome studies. They are well equipped to provide care but overwhelmed by the information flow.
The standard undergraduate curriculum for students applying to medical school has not changed in 30 years. Certainly, students need the basic science courses in order to perform well in medical school. The IT concentration in medicine will provide the premedical requirements and a fresh approach toward information management.
A physician trained in the IT curriculum will be able to lead the profession into the next century where information flow will dominate both in diagnostics and management. New technologies and new mechanisms of providing care drive the practice of medicine. The application of information technology to these expanding areas will be the next wave as medicine struggles to keep up. Without appropriate information guidance and flow, the next generation of physicians will be overwhelmed.
Required Courses:
| Semester I |
Semester II |
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ITEC-1100 Introduction to Information Technology
ITEC-1220 IT and Society
CSCI-1100 Computer Science I
MATH-1010 Calculus I
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CSCI-1200 Data Structures
(formerly known as Computer Science II)
MATH-1020 Calculus II (Math Elective)*
CHEM-1100 Chemistry I (Science Elective)
English Elective from LL&C (H&SS Elective)** |
| Semester III |
Semester IV |
|
ITEC-2961 Creativity and IT
One of:*
- ECSE-2610 Computer Components & Operations and ENGR-2350 Embedded Control
- CSCI-2500 Computer Organization
BIOL-1010 Intro to Biology
CHEM-1200 Chemistry II (Science Elective)
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ITEC-2110 Web Systems Development
ITEC-2210 Intro to Human Computer Interaction
One of:*
- ECSE-2660 Computer Arch, Networking & OS
- CSCI-2300 Introduction to Algorithms (formerly known as Data Structures & Algorithms)
BIOL-2120 Intro to Cell and Molecular Biology
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| Semester V |
Semester VI |
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ITEC-4310 Managing IT Resources
ITEC 4961 Web Science
CHEM-2210 Organic Chemistry I
PHYS-1100 Physics I
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IT Elective (one of):
- CSCI-4380 Database Systems
- MGMT-4170 Data Resource Management
CHEM-2260 Organic Chemistry II
PHYS-1200 Physics II
Elective from LL&C (H&SS Elective)**
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| Semester VII |
Semester VIII |
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ITEC-4100 IT Capstone Experience
BIOL-4290 Human Physiological Systems
Social Science Elective (H&SS Elective)**
Free Elective
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ITEC-4940 Capstone - Concentration
H&SS Elective**
Free Elective
Free Elective
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Students must satisfy an 8-credit communication requirement. See your advisor for details.
*Select either the three-course ECSE sequence or the two-course CSCI sequence. If the ECSE sequence is chosen, ENGR-2350 will replace one free elective slot. Move ITEC-2960 to Semester VII with a free elective. If the CSCI Sequence is chosen, your math elective in Semester II must be MATH-2800 Introduction to Discrete Structures. Please see your advisor regarding the math course required in Semester II.
**See H&SS requirements
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