PHA - 514 Clinical Medicine I

This is the first in a three-part course series designed to provide students with 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 management principles of various diseases in the following topic categories: basics of pharmacology, dermatology, EENT, orthopedics, rheumatology, genetics, hematology, immunology, infectious diseases and corresponding pediatric topics. 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. Offered: summer. Retake Counts for Credit: No. Credit(s): 5