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Behavioral Health
Behavioral Health

Behavioral Health

by Thad Wilson, PhD, Pravin Shukle, MD, Tarry Ahuja, MD u.a.
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The 15 lectures included in the course “Behavioral Sciences” address both psychological disorders as well as learning and behavior modification. Our experienced medical educators Prof. Dr. Thad Wilson and Dr. Tarry Ahuja will guide you through the following topics while preparing you for your USMLE Step 1:

  • Classification and types of psychological disorders
  • Biological bases of nervous system disorders
  • Classical and operant conditioning
  • Theories of attitude and behavior change

Further content regarding the field of “Behavioral Health” will be added soon.

Course Details

  • Videos 83
  • Duration 7:20 h
  • Quiz questions 247
  • Articles 35
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Your Educators of course Behavioral Health

Thad Wilson, PhD

Thad Wilson, PhD

Thad Wilson is a Professor of Physiology and has been teaching medical students for more than a dozen years at Colleges of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA (Drexel University); Athens, OH (Ohio University), and Indianapolis, IN (Marian University). He has worked extensively developing and improving medical curriculums, as well as serving in leadership roles as a Medical Physiology course director and Organ System team leader. Professor Thad Wilson has been awarded multiple medical school teaching awards and previously was involved in both question writing and question reviewing for national board exams in the health sciences. He currently helps students prepare for medical board exams, in addition to his teaching and scientific pursuits. Professor Thad Wilson has coauthored over 75 peer-reviewed scientific articles as well as a physiology textbook, Lippincott’s Illustrated Reviews: Physiology, which has been translated into four languages and a number of electronic formats.
Pravin Shukle, MD

Pravin Shukle, MD

Dr. Shukle is a board certified specialist in internal medicine. He runs one of the largest specialty practices in Ontario, Canada. His area of interest is the stroke and heart attack reduction in high risk patients.

He owns and runs a full functioning cardiac and diabetes suite that includes diagnostics, diet counseling, exercise counseling, and lifestyle support for patients with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and arrhythmia. He is one of Canada’s most popular speakers. He performs over 150 special lectures across the nation each year with various audiences ranging from the general public, to nurses, to physicians, to medical specialists. His lectures are engaging, funny, and informative. In 2016, Dr. Shukle will be conducting a TED talk on using DNA as a memory storage medium.

Tarry Ahuja, MD

Tarry Ahuja, MD

Dr. Tarry Ahuja is currently a senior medical real-world evidence scientist for a major pharmaceutical company for Europe and Canada and is a lecturer at Carleton University teaching “Biological Foundations of Addictions” and “Health Psychology”.

He graduated with a PhD in Neuroscience with a specialty in electrophysiology and pharmacology from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.

He has worked for over 10 years in the hospital setting in sleep disorders clinic working with patients and trying to better understand sleep patterns and sleep disorders. Additional, he has done over 10 years of clinical research in the areas of Alzheimer’s, stroke and ischemia with the National Research Council of Canada.

Brian Alverson, MD

Brian Alverson, MD

Brian Alverson, MD is the Director for the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at Hasbro Children's Hospital and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Brown University in Providence, RI. He has been active in pediatric education and research for 15 years.He has won over 25 teaching awards at two Ivy League Medical Schools. He is an author of the book "Step Up to Pediatrics" and over 40 peer reviewed articles. Dr. Alverson has extensive experience in preparing students for the USMLE exams and has test writing experience as well.

Lynae Brayboy, MD

Lynae Brayboy, MD

Lynae Brayboy from Brown University has been teaching OB/GYN for a decade. She is double-board certified in OB/GYN as well as Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. She teaches undergraduates, medical students, residents and fellows and has also won mutliple teaching awards.

Sharon Bord, MD

Sharon Bord, MD

As an assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Sharon Bord, M.D. knows how to teach important skills to students. She is a member of the Committee of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors and Clerkship Directors in Emergency Medicine and on the editorial board for a board review question book.
Helen Farrell, MD

Helen Farrell, MD

Dr. Farrell is a Harvard Medical School faculty member and board certified psychiatrist with a private practice in Boston. She has experience in patient care, teaching and in treating psychological disorders in various settings, including the Emergency Department, inpatient units and outpatient settings. She has translated difficult concepts in various psychology genres to educational videos via TED-Ed. Dr. Farrell is also well published in the field of forensic psychology and has appeared as an expert witness in court multiple times.

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nicely explained
By Caroleen N. on 12. September 2018 for Personality Disorders

very well explained presentation. examples and differentiations are very clear

 
SLEEP
By DR GULAM M. on 17. August 2018 for Stages of Sleep – Consciousness (PSY)

CLEAR AND CONCISE, WELL EXPLAINED.GOOD DIAGRAMS. VERY INTERESTING LECTURE.

 
Clearly presented.
By Itayi T. on 14. August 2018 for Desire, Arousal and Orgasm

Dr. Lynae definitely knows how to teach in a way that a student can understand. I would recommend this lecture to anyone.

 
Best of the best.
By Neuer N. on 06. June 2018 for Personality Disorders

I choose this rating because the course have the best way to mastering the most important themes of personality disorders.

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