First-Year Courses

• MSCI–X 600 Introduction to Clinical Medicine I (3 cr.) A multi-departmental course designed to introduce students to the patient-doctor relationship. Students learn to survive medical school while maintaining peak performance, to establish rapport with patients through service learning, to take and record a proper medical history, to relate empathetically with individuals in different stages of life and cultural or socioeconomic groups. Students also learn to deal with selected ethical issues in the patient-physician relationship. Designed for Competency I “Effective Communication,” Competency II “Basic Clinical Skills,” Competency VI “Social and Community Contexts of Health Care,” Competency VII “Moral Reasoning and Ethical Judgment,” and Competency IX “Professionalism and Role Recognition,” Level 1.

• LCME 501 Human Gross Anatomy and Embryology (8 cr.) A systematic study and dissection of the body using a regional approach. Conferences and discussions with members of staff and practicing physicians. Series of lectures on developmental and clinical anatomy. Designed for Competency I “Effective Communication” and Competency III “Using Science to Guide Diagnosis, Management, Therapeutics, and Prevention,” Level 1.

• LCME 502 Human Histology and Cell Biology (5 cr.) A study of cell structure and function, basic tissues, and their arrangement into organs and organ systems. Lectures, small group laboratories, conferences, and discussions with members and staff and practicing physicians. Designed for Competency III “Using Science to Guide Diagnosis, Management, Therapeutics, and Prevention,” IV “Lifelong Learning,” and VIII “Problem Solving,” Level 1.

• LCME 503A Medical Physiology (6 cr.) A study of human/mammalian physiology from a biomedical perspective, concentrating on the following systems: pulmonary, gastrointestinal, endocrine, renal, and cardiovascular. Designed to develop proficiency for Competency III “Using Science to Guide Diagnosis, Management, Therapeutics, and Prevention,” and Competency VIII “Problem Solving,” Level 1.

• LCME 504 Molecular Biology of the Cell (3 cr.) A lecture course that will introduce the cell with emphasis on molecular mechanisms and the relationship between structure and function. Topics include the properties and interactions of the macromolecules that comprise the cell; DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis and processing, regulation of transcription and translation; protein sorting and organelle traffic; cell motility; signal transduction; and the cell cycle. Designed to develop proficiency for Competency III “Using Science to Guide Diagnosis, Management, Therapeutics, and Prevention,” and Competency IV “Lifelong Learning,” Level 1.

• LCME 505 Medical Biochemistry (3 cr.) Carbohydrate and energy metabolism; metabolic pathways of small molecules; molecular endocrinology. Special emphasis on biochemical aspects of human medicine. Designed for Competency III “Using Science to Guide Diagnosis, Management, Therapeutics, and Prevention,” Level 1.

• LCME 506 Medical Microbiology (3 cr.) Properties of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and animal parasites of medical importance and their relation to infectious diseases. Designed to develop proficiency for Competency I “Effective Communication,” Competency III “Using Science to Guide Diagnosis, Management, Therapeutics, and Prevention,” Level 1.

• LCME 507 Human Neuroscience (5 cr.) Introduction to neuroscience as it relates to modern medicine. Basic principles of neurophysiology, neuroanatomy, and the nomenclature will be taught. Understanding of molecular and systemic basis of specific neurological diseases will be emphasized. Systematic integration of structure/function relationships and neurology will be practiced in laboratories and case presentations. Designed to develop proficiency for Competency III “Using Science to Guide Diagnosis, Management, Therapeutics, and Prevention” and Competency VIII “Problem Solving,” Level 1.

• LCME 541 Principles of Human Immunology (2 cr.) Limited to medical students only. An overview of the fundamental concepts of human immunology. Focuses on the interactions between the host and microbial pathogens and on mechanisms that underlie hypersensitivity reactions, autoimmune diseases, and immune deficiencies. Discusses the principles of vaccination and serological testing. Designed to develop proficiency for Competency III “Using Science to Guide Diagnosis, Management, Therapeutics, and Prevention,” and Competency IV “Lifelong Learning,” Level 1.

• MSCI–PBL 620 Concepts of Health and Disease I (2 cr.) A course for first year medical students incorporating small group, problem based learning. Students work in small groups facilitated by faculty tutors to discuss clinical cases. Designed to develop Competency I “Effective Communication,” Competency III “Using Science to Guide Diagnosis, Management, Therapeutics, and Prevention,” Competency IV “Lifelong Learning,” Competency V “Self-awareness, Self-care and Personal Growth,” and Competency VIII “Problem Solving,” Level 1.

Second-Year Courses

• MSCI–X 631 Introduction to Clinical Medicine II (18 cr.) A multidepartmental course designed to introduce clinical medicine. Includes medical history taking and physical examination skills learned at the bedside with direct patient contact. Clinical medicine is surveyed concurrently with emphasis on pathophysiology and diagnosis. Problem solving skills are stressed, including synthesis and interpretation of medical data. Designed for Competency I “Effective Communication,” Competency II “Basic Clinical Skills,” Competency VI “Social and Community Contexts of Health Care,” and Competency IX “Professionalism and Role Recognition,” Level 1.

• MSCI–X 632 Evidence-Based Medicine (1 cr.) Application of principles of Biostatistics and Epidemiology to clinical and diagnostic decision making. Course includes lectures, discussions and active learning exercises. Designed to develop proficiency for Competency III “Using Science to Guide Diagnosis, Management, Therapeutics, and Prevention,” Competency IV “Lifelong Learning,” and Competency VIII “Problem Solving,” Level 1.

• LCME 510 Basic Principles of Pharmacology (3 cr.) Basic principles and clinical aspects of modern pharmacology and toxicology. Physicochemical characteristics of drugs, structure-activity relationships, toxicities, side effect. Drugs that affect the cardiovascular, renal, endocrine, and peripheral nervous systems. Designed to develop proficiency for Competency III “Using Science to Guide Diagnosis, Management, Therapeutics, and Prevention,” IV “Lifelong Learning,” and VII “Moral Reasoning and Ethical Judgment,” Level 1.

• LCME 511 Basic Principles of Pharmacology (3 cr.) Continuation of LCME 510. Drugs that affect the central nervous system, gastrointestinal and hematopoietic systems, chemotherapeutic agents, and introductory toxicology. Designed to develop proficiency for Competency III “Using Science to Guide Diagnosis, Management, Therapeutics, and Prevention,” IV “Lifelong Learning,” and VII “Moral Reasoning and Ethical Judgment,” Level 1.

• LCME 512 Human Pathology I (6 cr.) Introduction to the study of mechanisms of disease, including definitions, etiology, gross and microscopic lesions, and pathogenesis by means of lectures, laboratory demonstrations and conferences; emphasis on the basic concepts and principles of disease processes. Designed to develop proficiency for Competency I “Effective Communication,” Competency II “Basic Clinical Skills,” Competency III “Using Science to Guide Diagnosis, Management, Therapeutics, and Prevention,” and Competency VIII “Problem Solving,” Level 1.

• LCME 513 Human Pathology II (5 cr.) Continuation of LCME 512. Introduction to the study of mechanisms of disease, including definitions, etiology, gross and microscopic lesions, and pathogenesis by means of lectures, laboratory demonstrations and conferences; emphasis on the basic concepts and principles of disease processes. Designed to develop proficiency for Competency I “Effective Communication”, Competency II “Basic Clinical Skills,” Competency III “Using Science to Guide Diagnosis, Management, Therapeutics, and Prevention,” and Competency VIII “Problem Solving,” Level 1.

• MGEN 603 Medical Genetics (2 cr.) A comprehensive course in human genetics emphasizing the principles of genetics and their application to clinical medicine through the family history, clinical findings, and laboratory studies. Examples of specific problems, their evaluation, and genetic counseling will be used to supplement didactic material. Designed to develop proficiency for Competency III “Using Science to Guide Diagnosis, Management, Therapeutics, and Prevention,” Competency VIII “Problem Solving,” Level 1.

• MSCI–PBL 640 Concepts of Health and Disease II (2 cr.) A course for second year students incorporating small-group, problem-based learning. Students work in small groups facilitated by faculty tutors to discuss clinical cases. Designed to develop proficiency for Competency I “Effective Communication,” Competency III “Using Science to Guide Diagnosis, Management, Therapeutics, and Prevention,” IV “Lifelong Learning,” V “Self-Awareness, Self-Care, and Personal Growth,” VII “Moral Reasoning and Ethical Judgment,” and Competency VIII “Problem Solving,” Level 1.