Welcome to Medical Microbiology

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Welcome to Medical Microbiology

• Immunology
• Bacteriology
• Mycology
• Virology

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Welcome to Microbiology

• Agenda
• 1010am - Introductions
• 1015am - Course Syllabus
• 1025am - Course Structure and Website
• 1035am - Professionalism
• ? Using Med Micro to put your career on track
• 1045am - Learning Styles
• ? Tools for your long-term success
• 1110am - Why Immunology?
• ? An MD/PhDs view of infection immunity

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What do you want out of Med Micro?

• Cool topics for impressing others
• Gross conversation starters
• Bug-speak
• What will kill your patients
• Link between cancer and infection
• All of the above

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Department of Microbiology

• Contacts
• Julie Turner, PhD, Course Director
• Regina Seitz, PhD, Academic Coordinator
• Department location Jordan Hall, 7th floor

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The Department of Microbiology
http//www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/micr
obiology/
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Welcome to Microbiology

• Agenda
• 1010am - Introductions
• 1015am - Course Syllabus
• 1025am - Course Structure and Website
• 1035am - Professionalism
• ?Using Med Micro to put your career on track
• 1045am - Learning Styles
• ?Tools for your long-term success
• 1110am - Why Immunology?
• ?An MD/PhDs view of medicine and science

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Course Site Med Micro
http//www.med-ed.virginia.edu/courses/micro/
This website will have all up-to-date
information, complete content, and location
changes. Always check the website first!!

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Welcome to Microbiology

• Agenda
• 1010am - Introductions
• 1015am - Course Syllabus
• 1025am - Course Structure and Website
• 1035am - Professionalism
• ?Using Med Micro to put your career on track
• 1045am - Learning Styles
• ?Tools for your long-term success
• 1110am - Why Immunology?
• ?An MD/PhDs view of medicine and science

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Professionalism

• It will be on the exam.
• Go to Syllabus, page 3

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Welcome to Microbiology

• Agenda
• 1010am - Introductions
• 1015am - Course Syllabus
• 1025am - Course Structure and Website
• 1035am - Professionalism
• ? Using Med Micro to put your career on track
• 1045am - Learning Styles
• ? Tools for your long-term success
• 1010am - Why Immunology?
• ? An MD/PhDs view of infection immunity

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How do you best learn science?

• Listening
• Reading material over and over
• Drawing out my own charts/tables
• Lab or activity-based sessions
• I dont have a plan of how to study

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Learning in Med Micro

• Recommendations
• Read the textbook
• Come to class
• Communicate with others about the content
• Keep up weekly choices

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Learning Styles

• Find yours now!
• Options
• 1. Previous Learning Assessments
• 2. Student Affairs / Learning Center
• 3. Online resources
• VARK
• http//www.vark-learn.com/

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Transition 2009-10

• Contacts
• Overall course contact Regina Seitz, PhD
• IMM-1 through -6 Kodi Ravichandran,PhD
• IMM-6 through -12 Loren Erickson, PhD
• IMM-13 through -17 David Mullins, PhD

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Transition 2009-10

• Contacts
• Course contact Regina Seitz, PhD
• BACT-1 through -15 Amy Bouton, PhD
• BACT-16 through -25 Joanna Goldberg, PhD
• MYC Kevin Hazen, PhD
• VIR Jay Brown, PhD
• VIR J. Thomas Parsons, PhD

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Welcome to Microbiology

• QUESTIONS?

• Contact information
• CONTENT Med Micro
• medmicrocourse_at_virginia.edu
• WEBSITE Regina Seitz
• rmm5s_at_virginia.edu

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Welcome to Microbiology

• Agenda
• 1010am - Introductions
• 1015am - Course Syllabus
• 1025am - Course Structure and Website
• 1035am - Professionalism
• ? Using Med Micro to put your career on track
• 1045am - Learning Styles
• ? Tools for your long-term success
• 1110am - Why Immunology?
• ? An MD/PhDs view of infection immunity

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