The laboratory sessions conclude with a review of the histopathology of the spectrum of neurologic disease. Topics studied include thyroid disease, parathyroid disease, diabetes and growth hormone disorders. Lectures are complemented by extensive small-group sessions with endocrinology faculty in which case studies are discussed. Histopathology laboratories complete the curriculum. Students study normal reproduction, building upon the foundation presented in the first-year Embryology course.
Infertility is discussed in addition to various gynecologic diseases.
Histopathology is presented in the laboratory sessions. Topics presented include rheumatologic disease, degenerative myopathies, and cancer of the musculature and skeleton. Histopathology is covered in the laboratory sessions. Students learn a detailed rheumatologic exam in afternoon sessions tutored by trained patients with rheumatologic disease. The program, which has received national recognition, is rated very highly by the students.