Medical Endocrinology.

Catalog description

This lecture/lab course presents the fundamentals and current topics in human endocrinology from a medical and clinical perspective. Lectures cover normal endocrine physiology, endocrine diseases, diagnostic rubrics for patient assessment/disease evaluation, and current treatment recommendations. Lab is divided into two units: (1) histology of healthy endocrine glands and histopathology of diseased endocrine glands; and (2) developing patient assessment/diagnosis skills using computer "virtual patients." Prerequisites: Graduate Standing.