Foundations of Clinical Medicine

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Foundations of Clinical Medicine is an integrated course that provides students with a solid foundation in multiple disciplines within the basic sciences, including Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Embryology, Immunology, Genetics, Microbiology, Pathology, Pharmacology/Toxicology, and Physiology. A firm understanding of the basic science material presented in this course is essential to success in subsequent system-based courses. The course will introduce the practice of using clinical presentations (CPs) and Clinical Cases (CCs) to provide a conceptual framework for integrating the basic and clinical sciences. The CPs will include clinical algorithms and will focus on common situations and presentations that a primary care physician will experience. Clinical faculty will walk the students through the clinical algorithm(s) emphasizing critical decision points while also teaching the students the art of developing a differential diagnosis. To facilitate the logical integration of diverse…