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. Their relation to regression, clinical trials, and epidemiology will be discussed. The study of diseases that affect human tissues. Emphasis is placed on the principles of inflammation, necrosis, repair, growth disturbances, and hemodynamic and metabolic disorders.
Students participate in laboratory exercises, which are constructed for problem case analysis.
The study of disease and its relationship to structural and functional abnormalities of specific organ systems. Emphasis is placed on both pathologic anatomy and clinical manifestations of disease. A systematic study of the mechanism of action, disposition, and fate of drugs in living systems with emphasis on drugs of medical importance.