A survey course of lectures and discussions dealing with the mechanisms and patterns of inheritance, with emphasis on human genetic disorders. Students will be introduced to genetic diagnosis, risk calculation, management, and counseling of patients with genetic diseases. Students may also participate in the Memorial Hospital Regional Genetic Counseling Clinic. A multi-departmental 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. Emergency Medicine has now been added to the second year curriculum. Behavioral Science is continued through the first semester of second year. Faye L. Magneson, M.D., F.A.C.P., Robert Nelson, M.D. and Staff. Consideration of statistics and probability, population distribution, statistical inference, and test for significance will be covered.