MEDS 80032 Mechanisms of Health and Disease II
This seven-week course establishes foundations of human form and function along with understanding, integration, and application of the sciences of human endocrine, musculoskeletal and integumentary systems in clinical care. The course is designed to address normal and abnormal structure and function, and rationale for investigations, treatment, and other key clinical decisions pertaining to the disorders of the listed organ systems. The first two weeks are focused on the endocrine system (Section 1), followed by two weeks of hands-on experience in the anatomy lab (Section 2). The last three weeks are focused on the musculoskeletal and integumentary systems (Section 3).