PHA - 514 Clinical Medicine I

This is the first in a three-part course series that provide an intensive study of the principles essential to the practice of primary care medicine. Lectures will discuss the etiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and the management principles of various diseases in the following topic categories: introduction to pharmacology, genetics, nutrition, general pediatrics, infectious diseases, psychiatry, neurology, hematology, and immunology. Lectures, readings, case study analysis and discussion of specific disorders in each category will provide an understanding of the key clinical concepts relevant to disease diagnosis and patient care. Prerequisites: Successful completion, with a grade of C or higher, of prerequisite undergraduate courses in human anatomy and human physiology. Also requires concurrent enrollment in PHA 510 and PHA 512. Retake Counts for Credit: No. Pass/No Pass Grading Allowed: No. Credit(s): 4