Course Descriptions
QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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[5 Courses/15 Weeks/17 Credits]
​SEMESTER 1 (MD1)
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MANT 1141: GROSS ANATOMY AND EMBRYOLOGY I (Integrated Lab) (4 Credits)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Gross anatomy is the regional exploration of the structure of the human body. Gross Anatomy and Embryology I and II integrate gross human anatomy and embryology in promoting understanding of the relationship of embryologic development to gross structure and the causes of congenital abnormalities. The course is taught through class meetings, discussions, and labs with regional dissections of plasticated cadavers and evaluation of radiographs, including CT and MRI. Students learn basic knowledge of the normal gross structure, functional, and clinical anatomy of organs and systems of the adult human body, including brain and spinal cord. Embryologic development of each organ and system from gametogenesis to birth is covered. Clinical correlations include medically relevant normal and abnormal findings. Common congenital malformations are used to demonstrate mechanisms of teratogenesis. Computer-based and digital anatomy platforms and structured reviews may supplement lectures and labs. This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and studying of the most current fundamental sources in Anatomy and Embryology. Lectures, Lab, and Class Discussion Focus on Topics from the Foundational eSource Chapter Readings, QUCOM-Licensed Kaplan Medical Institutional eSource Chapter Readings, and Supplemental eFiles in Canvas to complete readings and enhance Research and Resources Skills. This course contains a lab. © QUCOM-Licensed Digital Course Catalogue. All rights reserved.
COURSE CURRICULUM eRESOURCES
This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and study of the most current sources in Gross Anatomy and Embryology and focuses on topics from Foundational Source Readings and Kaplan Medical Content.
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MPHY 1131: PHYSIOLOGY I (4 Credits)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Physiology I and II course series explores the physiological function and regulation of major organ systems and their components in the human body, emphasizes mechanistic and integrative functions of normal physiology, examines abnormal function that occurs in many human diseases, and introduces basic concepts and principles of physiology and clinical implications in relevant diseases. Students are required to integrate physiology with other basic sciences such as anatomy, biochemistry, pathology, and pathophysiology. The major goal of the course is to promote an understanding of the mechanisms that sustain life and integrated study of how control systems maintain homeostasis. Included in the study are the principles of transportation of ions, intracellular signaling, osmosis, membranes, and their electrical properties. Muscle and nerve, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal, endocrine, and reproductive systems are covered and integrated into total body function. Temperature regulation and integrated physiological responses to exercise and adverse environments are also covered. This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and study of the most current sources in Physiology. © QUCOM-Licensed Digital Course Catalogue. All rights reserved.
COURSE CURRICULUM eRESOURCES
This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and study of the most current sources in Physiology and focuses on topics from Foundational Source Readings and Kaplan Medical Content.
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MBIO 1121: BIOCHEMISTRY AND GENETICS I (4 Credits)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Biochemistry courses introduce the fundamentals of modern molecular biology and biochemistry as applied to medicine. The medical genetics introduces the basic principles of human genetics and their application to clinical medicine. Biochemistry and Genetics I and II integrate biochemistry with genetics. The course provides students with understanding of the concepts and principles of biochemistry, with emphasis on the role in clinical practice. The basic components of biochemistry, amino acids, proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and nucleotides are covered. The genetics portion of this course covers the function of major organs, tissues, and systems such as blood, liver, gastrointestinal tract, and endocrines. Topics include: Chromosome abnormalities, Genetic patterns of inheritance, Inborn errors of metabolism, Multifactorial inheritance, Population genetics, Gene mapping and identification, Genetic screening, Cancer genetics, Pharmacogenetics, Gene therapy, Genetic counseling, Ethical issues and decision-making in medical genetics. Students learn the fundamentals of nutrition. All stages the clinical relevance of biochemistry will be emphasized. The course covers the human genome including DNA, gene and chromosome structure, gene expression, and forms of inheritance. Students should learn the molecular mechanisms of how genetic mutations lead to the single and complex gene disorders. Discussions focus on topics such as gene identification, prenatal diagnosis, gene mapping treatments of genetic disease, cancer genetics, and pharmacogenetics. This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and study of the most current sources in Biochemistry and Genetics. © QUCOM-Licensed Digital Course Catalogue. All rights reserved.
COURSE CURRICULUM eRESOURCES
This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and study of the most current sources in Biochemistry and Genetics and focuses on topics from Foundational Source Readings and Kaplan Medical Content.
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MANT 1111: HISTOLOGY AND CELL BIOLOGY
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Histology and Cell Biology course consists of both lecture and laboratory and examines the microanatomy of cells, tissues, and organs. Lectures cover the digitized microstructure of the major tissues and organs as related to function. In the lab, digitized microscopic images are used to study these components. The lab portion of the class presents the molecular biology and histology of normal cells, tissues, and organ systems at various developmental stages. Individual cell functions are described, as well as their interactions and how such interactions are accomplished from tissue to organ levels. Also covered are the molecular and control systems. The course provides an understanding of the normal system and pathological conditions in addition to how molecular building blocks are used for growth and differentiation, tissue repair, defense mechanisms, and transfer of hereditary characters. The histology portion of this course involves the study of individual cells and the organization in tissues and organ systems. Emphasis is on the correlation of structure and function at all levels of such organization. Cell biology is concerned primarily with eukaryotic cells. By its completion, students should have a comprehensive understanding of the architecture and function of living cells. Emphasis is placed on experimental approaches taken to elucidate various biologic principles. This course contains a lab. © QUCOM-Licensed Digital Course Catalogue. All rights reserved.
COURSE CURRICULUM eRESOURCES
This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and study of the most current sources in Histology and Cell Biology and focuses on topics from Foundational Source Readings and Kaplan Medical Content.
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MICM 1151: INTRODUCTION TO CLINCIAL MEDICINE I (1 Credit)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Introduction to Clinical Medicine and Patient Skills series is an educational and assessment resource designed to support the learning objectives and curriculum of Queen’s University College of Medicine. Principles and practice in Clinical Medicine offers classroom-based and supervised patient instruction that serves as a transition from basic to clinical sciences. The goal is to help each student acquire the knowledge necessary to participate in patient care. Didactic material reinforces the pathophysiology of important diseases and the differential diagnosis of cardinal symptoms, as well as common treatment modalities. Students will become proficient in data gathering, clinical reasoning and judgment, practical skills, and understanding/demonstrating ethical and professional behavior toward patients. The mission of the Clinical Skills sequence is to promote and facilitate educational clinical experiences in an immersive learning environment, with the ultimate goal of developing interviewing skills, physical exam techniques, preparation for Objective Structured Clinical Encounter “OSCE,” diagnostic reasoning, and professionalism needed for the practice of medicine. This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and studying of the most current sources in Clinical Medicine. © QUCOM-Licensed Digital Course Catalogue. All rights reserved.
COURSE CURRICULUM eRESOURCES
This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and study of the most current sources in Clinical Medicine and focuses on topics from Foundational Source Readings and Kaplan Medical Content.
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[5 Courses/15 Weeks/17 Credits]
SEMESTER 2 (MD2)
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MANT 1242: GROSS ANATOMY AND EMBRYOLOGY II (Integrated Lab) (4 Credits)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Gross anatomy is the regional exploration of the structure of the human body. Gross Anatomy and Embryology I and II integrate gross human anatomy and embryology in promoting understanding of the relationship of embryologic development to gross structure and the causes of congenital abnormalities. The course is taught through class meetings, discussions, and labs with regional dissections of plasticated cadavers and evaluation of radiographs, including CT and MRI. Students learn basic knowledge of the normal gross structure, functional, and clinical anatomy of organs and systems of the adult human body, including brain and spinal cord. Embryologic development of each organ and system from gametogenesis to birth is covered. Clinical correlations include medically relevant normal and abnormal findings. Common congenital malformations are used to demonstrate mechanisms of teratogenesis. Computer-based and digital anatomy platforms and structured reviews may supplement lectures and labs. This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and studying of the most current fundamental sources in Anatomy and Embryology. Lectures, Lab, and Class Discussion Focus on Topics from the Foundational eSource Chapter Readings, QUCOM-Licensed Kaplan Medical Institutional eSource Chapter Readings, and Supplemental eFiles in Canvas to complete readings and enhance Research and Resources Skills. This course contains a lab.
© QUCOM-Licensed Digital Course Catalogue. All rights reserved.
COURSE CURRICULUM eRESOURCES
This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and study of the most current sources in Gross Anatomy and Embryology and focuses on topics from Foundational Source Readings and Kaplan Medical Content.
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MPHY 1232: PHYSIOLOGY II (4 Credits)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Physiology I and II course series explores the physiological function and regulation of major organ systems and their components in the human body, emphasizes mechanistic and integrative functions of normal physiology, examines abnormal function that occurs in many human diseases, and introduces basic concepts and principles of physiology and clinical implications in relevant diseases. Students are required to integrate physiology with other basic sciences such as anatomy, biochemistry, pathology, and pathophysiology. The major goal of the course is to promote an understanding of the mechanisms that sustain life and integrated study of how control systems maintain homeostasis. Included in the study are the principles of transportation of ions, intracellular signaling, osmosis, membranes, and their electrical properties. Muscle and nerve, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal, endocrine, and reproductive systems are covered and integrated into total body function. Temperature regulation and integrated physiological responses to exercise and adverse environments are also covered. This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and study of the most current sources in Physiology. © QUCOM-Licensed Digital Course Catalogue. All rights reserved.
COURSE CURRICULUM eRESOURCES
This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and study of the most current sources in Physiology and focuses on topics from Foundational Source Readings and Kaplan Medical Content.
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MBIO 1222: BIOCHEMISTRY AND GENETICS II (4 Credits)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The biochemistry course introduces the fundamentals of modern molecular biology and biochemistry as applied to medicine. The medical genetics introduces the basic principles of human genetics and their application to clinical medicine. Biochemistry and Genetics I and II integrate biochemistry with genetics. The course provides students with understanding of the concepts and principles of biochemistry, with emphasis on the role in clinical practice. The basic components of biochemistry, amino acids, proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and nucleotides are covered. The genetics portion of this course covers the function of major organs, tissues, and systems such as blood, liver, gastrointestinal tract, and endocrines. Topics include: Chromosome abnormalities, Genetic patterns of inheritance, Inborn errors of metabolism, Multifactorial inheritance, Population genetics, Gene mapping and identification, Genetic screening, Cancer genetics, Pharmacogenetics, Gene therapy, Genetic counseling, Ethical issues and decision-making in medical genetics. Students learn the fundamentals of nutrition. All stages the clinical relevance of biochemistry will be emphasized. The course covers the human genome including DNA, gene and chromosome structure, gene expression, and forms of inheritance. Students should learn the molecular mechanisms of how genetic mutations lead to the single and complex gene disorders. Discussions focus on topics such as gene identification, prenatal diagnosis, gene mapping treatments of genetic disease, cancer genetics, and pharmacogenetics. This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and study of the most current sources in Biochemistry and Genetics. © QUCOM-Licensed Digital Course Catalogue. All rights reserved.
COURSE CURRICULUM eRESOURCES
This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and study of the most current sources in Biochemistry and Genetics and focuses on topics from Foundational Source Readings and Kaplan Medical Content.
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MNSC 1262: NEUROSCIENCE (4 Credits)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The neuroscience course emphasizes the study of the human nervous system as it applies to clinical medicine. Neuroscience is an integrated multidisciplinary study of the structure and functional relationships of the central and peripheral nervous systems and relies on basic knowledge of the anatomy of head and cranial nerves. Neurobiology and neurophysiology, brain metabolism, and the effects of damage and disease on cells of the central nervous system are covered in depth during the initial part of the course. The Neuroscience course covers the structure and function of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system. The overarching theme of the course is that nervous system disorders can be understood in terms of neuroanatomical and physiological mechanisms; contrasts between function and dysfunction are consistently shown. Individual topics include organization, function, and dysfunction (e.g., lesion effects) of the spinal cord, brainstem, cerebral cortex and subcortical regions. Additional topics covered include the cranial nerves, mental status, motor/sensory systems, and neuro-ophthalmological exams. Information on current neuroradiology testing is considered to be vital to the student, including angiography, CT, MRI and PET scans. The course aims to promote the clinically relevant understanding of functional and dysfunctional nervous systems. The principles that underlie the anatomical structure of each system of the brain are correlated with physiology, pharmacology, pathology, and biochemistry. Students are introduced to techniques of neuroimaging and introductory clinical assessment. Each aspect of the central nervous system is discussed with regard to normal structures and processes, integrated with pertinent clinical correlations. This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and study of the most current sources in Neuroscience and Neuroanatomy. Lectures and Class Discussion Focus on Topics from the Foundational Source Chapter Readings and Kaplan Medical Content. This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and studying of the most current sources in Neuroscience. © QUCOM-Licensed Digital Course Catalogue. All rights reserved.
COURSE CURRICULUM eRESOURCES
This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and study of the most current sources in Neuroscience and focuses on topics from Foundational Source Readings and Kaplan Medical Content.
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MICM 1252: INTRODUCTION TO CLINCIAL MEDICINE II (1 Credit)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Introduction to Clinical Medicine and Patient Skills series is an educational and assessment resource designed to support the learning objectives and curriculum of Queen’s University College of Medicine. Principles and practice in Clinical Medicine offers classroom-based and supervised patient instruction that serves as a transition from basic to clinical sciences. The goal is to help each student acquire the knowledge necessary to participate in patient care. Didactic material reinforces the pathophysiology of important diseases and the differential diagnosis of cardinal symptoms, as well as common treatment modalities. Students will become proficient in data gathering, clinical reasoning and judgment, practical skills, and understanding/demonstrating ethical and professional behavior toward patients. The mission of the Clinical Skills sequence is to promote and facilitate educational clinical experiences in an immersive learning environment, with the ultimate goal of developing interviewing skills, physical exam techniques, preparation for Objective Structured Clinical Encounter “OSCE,” diagnostic reasoning, and professionalism needed for the practice of medicine. This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and studying of the most current sources in Clinical Medicine. © QUCOM-Licensed Digital Course Catalogue. All rights reserved.
COURSE CURRICULUM eRESOURCES
This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and study of the most current sources in Clinical Medicine and focuses on topics from Foundational Source Readings and Kaplan Medical Content.
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[5 Courses/15 Weeks/17 Credits]
SEMESTER 3 (MD3)
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MMIC 2311: CLINICAL MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY I (3 Credits)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Clinical Medical Microbiology and Immunology I and II introduces the fundamentals of infectious disease and present the concepts and applications of immunity, microbial ultrastructure, physiology, genetics, general infectious cycles of bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and helminths; and the public health methods that underlie the host-parasite relationships, diagnostic methods, and therapeutic and preventive modalities required for the infectious diseases as seen in the primary health care clinic. The goals of the course are for students to gain a basic knowledge and understanding of the following: Microbial diagnosis; Etiology; Epidemiology; Pathogenesis; Symptoms; Prevention; Treatment; and Complications. The course covers infectious diseases using the integrated organ systems approach. Within each system block the microbiology material will start with the normal flora within the different body niches of the system, the infectious diseases damaging that system of the body, and the agents causing the infection. Essential information for each infection will include major symptoms and the basics of the infectious agent, the epidemiology including demographics, pathogenesis, basic laboratory diagnosis and treatment. This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and studying of the most current sources in Clinical Medical Microbiology and Immunology and use of the Microbiology Laboratory. © QUCOM-Licensed Digital Course Catalogue. All rights reserved.
COURSE CURRICULUM eRESOURCES
This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and study of the most current sources in Clinical Medicine and focuses on topics from Foundational Source Readings and Kaplan Medical Content.
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MPHM 2341: CLINICAL MEDICAL PHARMACOLOGY I (4 Credits)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The main aim of the Clinical Medical Pharmacology I and II courses is to gain comprehensive knowledge of pharmacology and to prepare students for the clinical study of therapeutics by providing knowledge of the manner in which drugs modify biological function. This course is an integration of anatomy, histology, physiology, biochemistry, microbiology, and pathology in the understanding of complex actions of drugs on the living organism. The main goal of this course is to provide future doctors with a basic understanding of the functions of drugs in the treatment of patients. Basic principles of pharmacology including absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, drug toxicity, and drug-drug interactions will be presented together with the principles of drug-receptor interactions. After basic concepts are covered, the pharmacology of all major organ systems will be explored, including the autonomic and central nervous systems and the cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and blood systems. Anti-microbial and cancer chemotherapeutic agents and basic principles of toxicology will also be reviewed. This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and study of the most current sources in Pharmacology. © QUCOM-Licensed Digital Course Catalogue. All rights reserved.
COURSE CURRICULUM eRESOURCES
This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and study of the most current sources in Clinical Medical Pharmacology and focuses on topics from Foundational Source Readings and Kaplan Medical Content.
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MPAT 2321: CLINICAL MEDICAL PATHOLOGY I (5 Credits)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Pathology is the study of disease. Physicians who specialize in Pathology assist attending physicians in the care of their patients by interpreting biopsies of various organs and mass lesions, examining cytology samples obtained by smears or fine needle aspiration. Pathologists also generally supervise clinical laboratories (e.g., hematology, chemistry, microbiology, blood bank, serology, immunology, genomics) to maintain quality control and accuracy. Pathologists perform autopsies to establish the cause of death in cases which have defied clinical discovery. Forensic pathology is the subspecialty devoted to determining the cause of death in cases, which fall under the jurisdiction of a coroner or medical examiner. The study of pathology is the foundation for understanding the biology of disease, necessary for competent patient care and the health and safety of the general population. Pathology I and II are devoted to the understanding of basic mechanisms of disease and systemic pathology affecting the various organ systems. Cell injury results from a myriad of causes, including ischemia (deficient oxygen perfusion due to thrombosis, sickle cell anemia, shock), microbiologic agents (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, rickettsia), chemicals (Hg, CCl4, O2), physical agents (heat, cold and radiation), and genetic flaws. Various forms of necrosis (death of cells), including programmed cell apoptosis) will be emphasized. Students will understand the key steps in the body’s response to cell injury, which represents the inflammatory reaction. We will investigate the mechanisms of action of the various inflammatory effector cells (neutrophils, lymphocytes, macrophages) as well as the synchronization of the many cytokines they release, enabling repair and regeneration in the restoration of health when the injury is limited. Blood coagulation disorders resulting in either hemorrhage (hemophilic disorders) or thrombotic events (thrombophilia) will then be reviewed. Embolization of other agents (air, fat, amniotic fluid, bacterial colonies, etc) also will be presented. Various infectious diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa and helminths will be arranged in an organ-based approach: pneumonia, meningitis, infectious colitis, etc. The topics of the various immunopathology disorders will coordinated with the information you will have learned in the microbiology-immunology course. Additionally, we will contemplate the likely infectious diseases which might eventuate with impaired immunology protection resulting from deficiencies or defects in the inflammation effector agents. Considerable time may be spent studying mechanisms of aberrant cell proliferation or impaired cell apoptosis and the development of neoplasia. Cell cycle kinetics and tumor doubling time will be emphasized with consideration of the value of early detection and the realization that “cancer” is a large group of individual diseases, each reflective of mechanisms of cell signaling, proliferation, progression and dissemination. This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and study of the most current sources in Clinical Medical Pathology. © QUCOM-Licensed Digital Course Catalogue. All rights reserved.
COURSE CURRICULUM eRESOURCES
This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and study of the most current sources in Clinical Medical Pathology and focuses on topics from Foundational Source Readings and Kaplan Medical Content.
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MBEH: BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE (4 Credits)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This clinically oriented course will cover foundational topics in behavioral science, and will introduce clinically relevant social issues such as human development across the lifespan, major psychiatric disorders. Course objectives include helping medical professionals fulfill the public mandate, personal obligations, and societal trust, and ensuring that instructors and students not only profess but ground their values to the community and the moral ideals of society. Topics include biological mediators of behavior, and individual-environment interactions; human development through the life cycle; social and cultural competence and psychosocial determinants of health and illness; special topics such as domestic violence, poverty, suicide, geriatric health and aging, minority issues, and clinical issues related to sexual health; and psychopathology and major mental illnesses: mood, anxiety, psychosis, eating disorders, addictions, and personality disorders. This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and study of the most current sources in Behavioral Science. © QUCOM-Licensed Digital Course Catalogue. All rights reserved.
COURSE CURRICULUM eRESOURCES
This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and study of the most current sources in Behavioral Science and focuses on topics from Foundational Source Readings and Kaplan Medical Content.
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MICM 2351: INTRODUCTION TO CLINCIAL MEDICINE III (1 Credit)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Introduction to Clinical Medicine and Patient Skills series is an educational and assessment resource designed to support the learning objectives and curriculum of Queen’s University College of Medicine. Principles and practice in Clinical Medicine offers classroom-based and supervised patient instruction that serves as a transition from basic to clinical sciences. The goal is to help each student acquire the knowledge necessary to participate in patient care. Didactic material reinforces the pathophysiology of important diseases and the differential diagnosis of cardinal symptoms, as well as common treatment modalities. Students will become proficient in data gathering, clinical reasoning and judgment, practical skills, and understanding/demonstrating ethical and professional behavior toward patients. The mission of the Clinical Skills sequence is to promote and facilitate educational clinical experiences in an immersive learning environment, with the ultimate goal of developing interviewing skills, physical exam techniques, preparation for Objective Structured Clinical Encounter “OSCE,” diagnostic reasoning, and professionalism needed for the practice of medicine. This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and studying of the most current sources in Clinical Medicine. © QUCOM-Licensed Digital Course Catalogue. All rights reserved.
COURSE CURRICULUM eRESOURCES
This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and study of the most current sources in Clinical Medicine and focuses on topics from Foundational Source Readings and Kaplan Medical Content.
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[6 Courses/15 Weeks/17 Credits]
SEMESTER 4 (MD4)
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MMIC 2311: CLINICAL MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY II (3 Credits)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Clinical Medical Microbiology and Immunology I and II introduces the fundamentals of infectious disease and present the concepts and applications of immunity, microbial ultrastructure, physiology, genetics, general infectious cycles of bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and helminths; and the public health methods that underlie the host-parasite relationships, diagnostic methods, and therapeutic and preventive modalities required for the infectious diseases as seen in the primary health care clinic. The goals of the course are for students to gain a basic knowledge and understanding of the following: Microbial diagnosis; Etiology; Epidemiology; Pathogenesis; Symptoms; Prevention; Treatment; and Complications. The course covers infectious diseases using the integrated organ systems approach. Within each system block the microbiology material will start with the normal flora within the different body niches of the system, the infectious diseases damaging that system of the body, and the agents causing the infection. Essential information for each infection will include major symptoms and the basics of the infectious agent, the epidemiology including demographics, pathogenesis, basic laboratory diagnosis and treatment. This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and studying of the most current sources in Clinical Medical Microbiology and Immunology and use of the Microbiology Laboratory. © QUCOM-Licensed Digital Course Catalogue. All rights reserved.
COURSE CURRICULUM eRESOURCES
This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and study of the most current sources in Clinical Medicine and focuses on topics from Foundational Source Readings and Kaplan Medical Content.
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MPHM 2441: CLINICAL MEDICAL PHARMACOLOGY II (4 Credits)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The main aim of the Clinical Medical Pharmacology I and II courses is to gain comprehensive knowledge of pharmacology and to prepare students for the clinical study of therapeutics by providing knowledge of the manner in which drugs modify biological function. This course is an integration of anatomy, histology, physiology, biochemistry, microbiology, and pathology in the understanding of complex actions of drugs on the living organism. The main goal of this course is to provide future doctors with a basic understanding of the functions of drugs in the treatment of patients. Basic principles of pharmacology including absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, drug toxicity, and drug-drug interactions will be presented together with the principles of drug-receptor interactions. After basic concepts are covered, the pharmacology of all major organ systems will be explored, including the autonomic and central nervous systems and the cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and blood systems. Anti-microbial and cancer chemotherapeutic agents and basic principles of toxicology will also be reviewed. This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and study of the most current sources in Pharmacology. © QUCOM-Licensed Digital Course Catalogue. All rights reserved.
COURSE CURRICULUM eRESOURCES
This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and study of the most current sources in Clinical Medical Pharmacology and focuses on topics from Foundational Source Readings and Kaplan Medical Content.
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MPAT 2421: CLINICAL MEDICAL PATHOLOGY II (5 Credits)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Pathology is the study of disease. Physicians who specialize in Pathology assist attending physicians in the care of their patients by interpreting biopsies of various organs and mass lesions, examining cytology samples obtained by smears or fine needle aspiration. Pathologists also generally supervise clinical laboratories (e.g., hematology, chemistry, microbiology, blood bank, serology, immunology, genomics) to maintain quality control and accuracy. Pathologists perform autopsies to establish the cause of death in cases which have defied clinical discovery. Forensic pathology is the subspecialty devoted to determining the cause of death in cases, which fall under the jurisdiction of a coroner or medical examiner. The study of pathology is the foundation for understanding the biology of disease, necessary for competent patient care and the health and safety of the general population. Pathology I and II are devoted to the understanding of basic mechanisms of disease and systemic pathology affecting the various organ systems. Cell injury results from a myriad of causes, including ischemia (deficient oxygen perfusion due to thrombosis, sickle cell anemia, shock), microbiologic agents (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, rickettsia), chemicals (Hg, CCl4, O2), physical agents (heat, cold and radiation), and genetic flaws. Various forms of necrosis (death of cells), including programmed cell apoptosis) will be emphasized. Students will understand the key steps in the body’s response to cell injury, which represents the inflammatory reaction. We will investigate the mechanisms of action of the various inflammatory effector cells (neutrophils, lymphocytes, macrophages) as well as the synchronization of the many cytokines they release, enabling repair and regeneration in the restoration of health when the injury is limited. Blood coagulation disorders resulting in either hemorrhage (hemophilic disorders) or thrombotic events (thrombophilia) will then be reviewed. Embolization of other agents (air, fat, amniotic fluid, bacterial colonies, etc) also will be presented. Various infectious diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa and helminths will be arranged in an organ-based approach: pneumonia, meningitis, infectious colitis, etc. The topics of the various immunopathology disorders will coordinated with the information you will have learned in the microbiology-immunology course. Additionally, we will contemplate the likely infectious diseases which might eventuate with impaired immunology protection resulting from deficiencies or defects in the inflammation effector agents. Considerable time may be spent studying mechanisms of aberrant cell proliferation or impaired cell apoptosis and the development of neoplasia. Cell cycle kinetics and tumor doubling time will be emphasized with consideration of the value of early detection and the realization that “cancer” is a large group of individual diseases, each reflective of mechanisms of cell signaling, proliferation, progression and dissemination. This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and study of the most current sources in Clinical Medical Pathology. © QUCOM-Licensed Digital Course Catalogue. All rights reserved.
COURSE CURRICULUM eRESOURCES
This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and study of the most current sources in Clinical Medical Pathology and focuses on topics from Foundational Source Readings and Kaplan Medical Content.
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MEPIBIOSTAT: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS (2 Credits)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The main aim of this course is to provide a comprehensive knowledge of medical terminology and basic concepts in biostatistics. Epidemiology/Medical terminology is the study of the principles of medical word building to help students develop the extensive medical vocabulary used in medicine and health care occupations. Epidemiology is the cornerstone of population health, and informs policy decisions and evidence-based medicine by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for treatment and prevention. The medical terminology section focuses on the basic components of medical language needed to enable productive communication in a future professional environment. Students learn how to analyze medical terms pertaining to the human body, its major systems and instruments, used in day-to-day medical practice. Students receive a thorough grounding in basic medical terminology through a study of root words, prefixes, and suffixes. The study focuses on correct pronunciation, spelling, and use of medical terms. Utilizing a systems-approach, students will define, interpret, and pronounce medical terms relating to structure and function, pathology, diagnosis, clinical procedures, oncology, and pharmacology. In addition to medical terms, common abbreviations applicable to each system will be interpreted. The biostatistics portion of the class focuses on the application of standard statistical methods to the study of a variety of medical parameters in health and disease. Students learn descriptive and inferential statistics to access the strength of medical data, evaluate data, generalize conclusions, make predictions and comparisons to the whole population (sample vs. population) in epidemiological studies. The Biostatistics aspect of the course explores basic concepts of the subject required by the USMLE Step 1. At the end of the course, students will be able to apply the statistical concepts to the medical context of summarizing and exploring data, calculating discrete and continuous probability distributions, and sampling distributions and statistical inference. Applying relevant mathematical formulas, students will be able to calculate sample median, mean, standard deviation, z-score, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, regression, medical test sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive and negative predictive values. treatment odds and likelihood ratios, and create decision trees and apply probability theory to prediction of medical treatment. © QUCOM-Licensed Digital Course Catalogue. All rights reserved.
COURSE CURRICULUM eRESOURCES
This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and study of the most current sources in Epidemiology and Biostatistics and focuses on topics from Foundational Source Readings and Kaplan Medical Content.
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BIOETH: BIOETHICS (2 Credits)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Bioethics course will focus on the application of ethics, religion, jurisprudence, and the social sciences to the analysis of health care issues, clinical decision-making, and research procedures, and to familiarize students with basic legal medicine concepts in the clinical setting in the United States. Learning outcomes: Critically assess social policies, institutional decisions, and individual actions relating to health care policy; Analyze several contemporary ethical issues that arise in the practice of medicine from multiple perspectives, including that of medical professionals, patients, and society in general; and, develop and articulate opinions regarding ethical issues that arise in the practice of medicine. The course will introduce key principles and values in clinical ethics by way of case-based teaching and will cover topics such as capacity, informed consent, surrogate decision making, virtues/values/principles of medical ethics, end-of-life decision making, distributive justice in healthcare. © QUCOM-Licensed Digital Course Catalogue. All rights reserved.
COURSE CURRICULUM eRESOURCES
This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and study of the most current sources in Epidemiology and Biostatistics and focuses on topics from Foundational Source Readings and Kaplan Medical Content.
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MICM 2451: INTRODUCTION TO CLINCIAL MEDICINE IV (1 Credit)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Introduction to Clinical Medicine and Patient Skills series is an educational and assessment resource designed to support the learning objectives and curriculum of Queen’s University College of Medicine. Principles and practice in Clinical Medicine offers classroom-based and supervised patient instruction that serves as a transition from basic to clinical sciences. The goal is to help each student acquire the knowledge necessary to participate in patient care. Didactic material reinforces the pathophysiology of important diseases and the differential diagnosis of cardinal symptoms, as well as common treatment modalities. Students will become proficient in data gathering, clinical reasoning and judgment, practical skills, and understanding/demonstrating ethical and professional behavior toward patients. The mission of the Clinical Skills sequence is to promote and facilitate educational clinical experiences in an immersive learning environment, with the ultimate goal of developing interviewing skills, physical exam techniques, preparation for Objective Structured Clinical Encounter “OSCE,” diagnostic reasoning, and professionalism needed for the practice of medicine. This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and studying of the most current sources in Clinical Medicine. © QUCOM-Licensed Digital Course Catalogue. All rights reserved.
COURSE CURRICULUM eRESOURCES
This course places special emphasis on comprehensive reading and study of the most current sources in Clinical Medicine and focuses on topics from Foundational Source Readings and Kaplan Medical Content.
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