PAST 538 Human Development & Reproduction

Credits: 4
This course deals with basic and clinical science in human reproduction, reproductive health, urogynecology, pediatrics and geriatrics. While many didactic year courses focus on adult medicine, this course explores medicine across the lifespan beginning at preconception and pregnancy and extending through the end of life. The “well-child” visit and the approach to the “functional assessment” are presented, and health maintenance in the young and the aged is stressed. Each week the course focuses on key physiologic and pathophysiologic mechanisms of disease followed by an exploration of the patient assessment and management of associated disease states. The diagnostic and laboratory methods used in the care of patients are discussed, and relevant pharmacotherapeutic interventions are examined. At the end of this course students will have a broad understanding of reproductive, pediatric and geriatric disorders common to medical practice. Course content may be delivered in a variety of methods, and may include assigned reading material, virtual sessions, video recordings, and/or in-person lectures.

Graded: Pass/No pass
May be taken only once for credit