CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY: PHENOTYPIC IDENTIFICATION OF COMMON ORGANISMS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: MED SC-M 810 , 811 , 812 , and 813 Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand different ways of collecting and transporting specimens Audience: Graduate 2. List common stains used for direct specimen examination Audience: Graduate 3. Recall different types of culture media and their uses Audience: Graduate 4. Explain the purpose of varying incubation conditions Audience: Graduate 5. Recognize common Gram-positive bacteria based on phenotypic characterisitcs Audience: Graduate 6. Recognize common fungi based on phenotypic characteristics Audience: Graduate 7. Recognize common parasites based on phenotypic characteristics Audience: Graduate 8. Recognize common Gram-negative bacteria based on phenotypic characteristics Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand different ways of collecting and transporting specimens Audience: Graduate 2. List common stains used for direct specimen examination Audience: Graduate 3. Recall different types of culture media and their uses Audience: Graduate 4. Explain the purpose of varying incubation conditions Audience: Graduate 5. Recognize common Gram-positive bacteria based on phenotypic characterisitcs Audience: Graduate 6. Recognize common fungi based on phenotypic characteristics Audience: Graduate 7. Recognize common parasites based on phenotypic characteristics Audience: Graduate 8. Recognize common Gram-negative bacteria based on phenotypic characteristics Audience: Graduate