Clinical Neuroscience

Catalog description

The Clinical Neuroscience System builds on the concepts and topics from Basic Neuroscience and uses a combination of basic science faculty and clinicians. This system uses lectures, laboratories, independent study, and case studies to cover topics in Neurology, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Pathology, Ophthalmology, and select topics in Ear, Nose and Throat practice. This system covers headaches, tumors, infections, peripheral nerve injuries, sleep/coma, demyelinating diseases, epilepsy, trauma, neurodegenerative diseases, stroke, developmental disorders, hearing loss and associated concepts in Pathology and Pharmacology. SYS 1006 – Digestive System – 7. 5 Credit Hours The Digestive System consists of both basic and clinical science components. The digestive system presents and familiarizes the student with the basic vocabulary, principles and techniques that are the focus of the study and treatment of digestive system medicine. The skills learned during this system will be of value to the future Osteopathic Physician regardless of specialty interest or future practice setting. This course instructs the student on normal structure and function as well as diagnosis and treatment of common digestive disorders and pathology. Teaching modalities include lectures, case studies, directed study and interactive case-based labs which provide interactive and case-based learning and application of knowledge to patient care.