PAST 545 Clinical Medicine I

Credits: 6
This is the first in a series of courses designed to provide a comprehensive study of diseases and disorders across the human lifespan including prenatal, infant, children, adolescents, adults, and elderly, applied to the principles of clinical medicine. Emphasis will be on disease processes common to preventative, emergent, acute, chronic, and rehabilitative patient encounters, serving as an introduction to evaluation, diagnosis, and management. This is a 12-week course that is predominantly lecture and case-based. This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of clinical medicine in the areas of Infectious Disease, Hematology/Oncology, Neurology, Psychiatry, Dermatology, and EENT. Pediatric, Geriatric, Oncologic, and Infectious Disease topics not specifically addressed in this course will be discussed in future courses.

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