First-Year Courses

• ANAT–D 506 Gross Anatomy (7 cr.) The study of anatomy of the adult human body by dissection, demonstrations through instructor prosections and teaching models and skeletons. Topics of radiographic anatomy will also be presented. Clinical applications will be emphasized through films, clinical correlation conferences, and case studies. Vilensky

• ANAT–D 507 Histology and Embryology (5 cr.) Examination of structures of normal human cells, tissues, and organs at the light and electron microscopic level. Relationships of structures to function are emphasized. Topics of embryology will also be covered. Clinical correlation conferences are presented. Hoversland

• ANAT–D 508 Neurosciences (5 cr.) Interdisciplinary investigation of the physiology and the gross and microscopic structure of the brain, spinal cord, and nervous system of humans. Aspects of brain energy metabolism, neurotransmitter synthesis and degradation, and psychopharmacology are presented. Laboratory activities include dissection of brain and spinal cord, examination of histologic sections, and clinical correlation conferences. Sweazey

• BIOC–B 509 Medical Biochemistry (6 cr.) Introduction to biochemical terminology, methods, and concepts in a framework relevant to the practice of medicine. Principal topics include structures and reactions of the major classes of biological molecules, protein structure and function, enzymology, metabolism of biological molecules, biosynthesis of macromolecules, regulation of cellular activities, and introductory hematology. Demonstrations, case studies, and clinical correlation conferences are presented during laboratory sessions. Redman
  

• MICR–J 525 Medical Microbiology and Immunology (6 cr.) Study of biological properties of bacteria, viruses, rickettsiae, fungi, and human parasites. Microbial physiology, genetics, and the action of antimicrobial agents are covered. Dynamics of host-parasite relationship relative to immunologic phenomena are presented. Diagnostic microbiology and immunology, research methodology, and clinical correlation conferences are presented in the laboratory. Merkel

• PHSL–F 515 Human Physiology (7 cr.) Physiological function and regulation of the respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and excretory systems. Muscle structure and function; general properties of nerves, acid/base, electrolyte, and fluid homeostasis are also presented. Pathophysiologic function is introduced in clinical correlation conferences. Laboratory exercises serve to amplify concepts from lectures. Bell

• X 600 Introduction to Clinical Medicine I: The Patient-Doctor Relationship (3 cr.) A multidepartmental, interdisciplinary course designed to introduce students to the patient-doctor relationship through interactions in a variety of settings. In small groups facilitated by primary care and behavioral science faculty, students direct their learning toward the complexity of the context from which a patient seeks medical care. To achieve this, students examine normal human behavior and development throughout the life cycle. Issues addressed include preventive health care, sexuality, cultural diversity, minority health issues, religion and spirituality, family dynamics, the economics of health care, and death and dying. Blusys and Staff

Second-Year Courses

• MGEN–Q 682 Medical Genetics (2 cr.) This lecture course covers probability, population genetics, inheritance, metabolic diseases, hemoglobinopathies, genetic diagnosis, and counseling. Redman and Staff

• MSCI–X 683 Biostatistics (1 cr.) This brief online course will introduce descriptive statistics, common distributions, comparison of two parameters, regression analysis, analysis of variance, experimental design, and epidemiologic statistics. Sweazey

• MSCI–X 681 Introduction to Clinical Medicine II (20 cr.) This multidisciplinary course is designed to introduce clinical medicine to sophomore medical students, using a lecture format and problem solving through taking patient medical histories, physical diagnosis and specialty physical diagnosis, and radiology conferences. These skills will be learned via direct patient contact. An organ systems approach will be used. Weber and Vilensky

• PHAR–F 684 Pharmacology (6 cr.) This lecture/lab conference course covers pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, biotransformation, drug interactions, and mechanism of action of major drug classes. Sweazey and Bell

• PATH–C 683 General Pathology (6 cr.) Students will be introduced to pathologic terminology and disease processes by lectures, laboratory exercises, case studies, autopsies, and medicine/pathology conferences. Merkel and Staff

• PATH–C 684 Systemic Pathology (6 cr.) Pathology of the organ systems will be presented by lectures, laboratory exercises, case studies, and pathology/medicine conferences. Etiologies, morphologic, physiologic changes will be noted; course coverage will be correlated with the Introduction to Clinical Medicine course as much as possible. Hoversland and Staff