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This is the 39th edition of THE GUT.
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Please Note: PDF downloads of syllabus chapters and lecture slides are not available at this time. A new edition of the syllabus is currently being edited and prepared by our faculty for Spring Quarter 2009. Updated versions of PDF files, including the online version of the syllabus, will be available in February 2009. While online content will continue to remain available for reading, it should not be copied or used for the 2009 course. Please check back in February for the 40th edition of the syllabus!
In 1967, courses in the basic curriculum were challenged to teach according to organ-systems. The aspiration was to integrate biochemistry, pathology, and physiology into a core of knowledge which would prepare the student-physician for solving clinical problems. Dr. Cyrus E. Rubin, Professor Emeritus of the University of Washington deserves full credit for the organization, philosophy, and style of HuBio 551. He presented a book to his faculty: “Preparing Instructional Objectives” by Robert Mager. A syllabus was to be presented as a group of seminars over a month. Seminars were to be preceded by a visit from a patient whose ailment could serve as an introduction to the topic of the day’s seminar. The six seminar leaders were to have a skull-session before each seminar so that each group of students would receive the same basic information. Examinations would be based on writing essays rather than on choosing among options.
The initial band of pedagogues (Wade Volwiler, Cy Rubin, Chuck Pope, David Saunders, Stan Shimoda, Gary Leinbach) has been joined over the years by new colleagues. Teaching has been enriched by postdoctoral fellows and especially by clinical faculty. Curricular Deans (Tom Morgan, John Loeser, Dan Hunt, Dan Graney, Joe Chu, Susan Marshall) have been very supportive of the efforts of the HuBio course committee.
Dr. David Saunders assumed the Chair of HuBio 551 in 1974, and guided the course with enthusiasm, dedication, and humor for thirty-four years. This course is dedicated to his memory, which will inspire in all of us a lifelong passion for learning and for teaching.