In addition to these four major roles, the course will also serve as an introduction to several other content areas which will be built upon in subsequent courses in the curriculum, such as the basic life support, history of medicine, occupational and environmental medicine, medical ethics, and personal health and fitness. Includes lectures, dissections, and clinical correlations. Origin and development of the fertilized egg, development of early tissues and organs, and transformation of the embryo into a fetus. Includes clinical correlations. Laboratory sessions center on using the compound light microscope to identify normal tissues.
Computerized instruction supports both aspects of the course.
Introduction to protein structure, enzymes, nucleic acids, cell biology, genetics, and metabolism of carbohydrates, nitrogen, and lipids. An interdisciplinary course emphasizing the biopsychosocial aspects of disease and health care delivery. In addition, basic skills of history taking and physical examination will be explored. A variety of learning modalities and formats will be utilized. Basic principles of human genetics, including modes of inheritance of monogenic and polygenic diseases, recurrence risks for use in genetic counseling, gene mapping, genetic diagnosis, and immunogenetics.