Medical School Courses

First year

• SOM 610. Fundamentals of Biomedical Science.This course introduces medical students to the fundamental knowledge of biomedical sciences necessary for the practice of medicine, including the structure, function, and development of the human in healthy and diseased states.
• SOM 612. The Musculoskeletal and Integumentary Systems.This course is an integrated study of the musculoskeletal and integumentary systems with a review of relevant embryology and anatomy and an introduction to the pathophysiology of dermatologic and musculoskeletal disorders with a focus on diagnostic and therapeutic principles.
• SOM 613. The Cardiovascular System.This course is an integrated study of the cardiovascular system with a review of relevant embryology and anatomy and an introduction to the pathophysiology of cardiovascular disorders with a focus on diagnostic and therapeutic principles.
• SOM 614. The Hematologic, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems.This course is an integrated study of the hematologic, lymphatic, & immune systems with a review of relevant embryology and anatomy and an introduction to the pathophysiology of hematologic and immunologic disorders with a focus on diagnostic and therapeutic principles.
• SOM 615. The Renal and Genitourinary Systems.This course is an integrated study of the renal and genitourinary systems with a review of relevant embryology and anatomy and an introduction to the pathophysiology of nephrological and genitourinary disorders with a focus on diagnostic and therapeutic principles

Fourth year

• 651. Review of Human Anatomy. (E) (Permission of course director required.) Availability: March, April, June and July.
• 652. Review of Human Neurobiology. (E) (Permission of course director required.) Student number variable each block. Availability: July, August, September, October, November, and January. Contacts: Kim Simpson, Duane Haines and James Lynch.
• 653. Review of Histology with Clinical Correlations. (E) (Permission of course director required.) Microscopic review of tissues and organ systems emphasizing the integration of principles of histology and pathology with associated clinical cases. Availability: November, January, February, March and April. Contacts: William P. Daley and Dongmei Cui.
• 654. Research. (E) (Permission of course director required.) Limited to students who wish to participate in relatively advanced research programs. Availability: July, August, September, October, November, January, February and March.
• 657. Advanced Projects. (E) (Permission of course director required.) Non-research projects designed in relation to the student's interest and amount of available time. Availability: September, November and January.