The course also covers the fundamentals of using ionizing radiation for therapeutic treatment of cancer. The course covers anatomy, physiology, and pathology of aquatic organisms, focusing primarily on freshwater and marine fish. Students study both naturally-occurring diseases and those related to a captive environment. The course includes demonstrations of disease processes and disease groups. Offered spring semester, even years.
Students receive basic instruction in the function of the autopsy service and the hospital morgue.
Specimen photography is also presented. Students learn basic concepts of the medicolegal investigation of death by a rotation at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Maryland. Grade is dependent upon attendance and fulfillment of a written examination. Provides a forum for the exchange of information through a series of lectures by recognized experts in diverse areas of cancer-related research. Discussion periods allow for interaction between the students and speaker.