If you do well in this course, you will be able to:

• Delineate pathophysiologic mechanisms and manifestations of selected disease entities to include:
  • identification of relevant risk factors and epidemiology
  • pathophysiological descriptions
  • identification and explanation of the bases of clinical manifestations
  • identification and explanation of diagnostic and laboratory procedures
  • recognition of frequent complications
  • explanation of current treatments
• Participate in individual and group projects and presentations which promote learning of the course content.
• Complete written assignments which demonstrate an awareness of current trends in medical practice.