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Internship Course Descriptions
(MeritCare Medical Center, Fargo)

495A — Clinical Chemistry, 2.0 credits.
Lecture and laboratory instruction in medically oriented biochemistry as applied to normal and abnormal physiology and analysis of body constituents. Also includes instruction in instrumentation.

495B — Immunohematology, 1.0 credit.
Lecture and laboratory instruction in theory and practice of immunohematology as applied to blood transfusions, component therapy, immunologic diagnostic procedure and blood bank administration.

495C — Clinical Hematology, 1.5 credit.
Lecture and laboratory instruction in the analysis of the cellular elements of the blood and bone marrow, both normal and abnormal.

495D — Clinical Microbiology, 2.0 credits.
Lecture and laboratory instruction in the isolation and identification of pathogenic organisms and of their susceptibility to therapeutic agents. Includes bacteriology, parasitology, mycology and virology.

495E — Clinical Immunology, 0.5 credit.
Lecture and laboratory instruction applying the principles of immunology to serologic diagnosis.

495F — Clinical Microscopy, 0.5 credit.
Lecture and laboratory instruction in anatomy and physiology of the kidney, methodology and clinical significance in examination of the physical and chemical composition of urine.

495G — Professional Topics, 0.5 credit.
Instruction in management and education topics.