EPIDEMIOLOGY/BIOSTATISTICS
#1-6,8 (#1-3 submitted by Ian, #4-6 submitted by
CJ)
- Differences in the incidence of disease among various
ethnic groups
- Leading causes and types of cancers in men versus
women
- Prevalence of common psychiatric disorders
- Differences in mortality rates among ethnic and
racial groups
- Definitions of morbidity, mortality, and case
fatality rate.
- Epidemiology of cigarette smoking, including
prevalence and success rate for quitting.
- Modes of HIV transmission and different
populations
- Simple pedigree analysis for inheritance of genetic
diseases
- Different types of studies
- Definition and use of standard deviation, p value, r
value, mean, mode, and median
- Effects of changing a test's criteria on number of
false positives and number of false negatives
NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
#1,3-4 (Submitted by Sara P.)
- Physiologic changes in common neuropsychiatric
disorders
- Changes in Cerebrospinal fluid composition with
common psychiatric diseases
- Physiologic, physical, and psychologic changes
associated with aging
- Differences between anterior and posterior lobes of
the pituitary gland
PSYCHIATRY/PSYCHOLOGY
#1-6 (#1-3 submitted by Julie, #4-6 submitted by
Kiran)
- Indicators of prognosis in psychiatric disorders
- Genetic components of common psychiatric
disorders
- Diseases associated with different personality
types
- Clinical features and treatment of phobias
- Clinical features of child abuse
- Clinical features of common learning disorders
- Therapeutic application of learning theories
- Problems associated with the physician-patient
relationship
- Management of the suicidal patient
- Addiction: risk factors, family history, behavior,
factors contributing to relapse
- How physicians and medical students should help peers
with substance abuse problems
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