Readings in Pharmacology I

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Pre-requisite: FARM 7135. The First Professional Year elective course, will direct students in the analysis and evaluation of scientific papers in the field of Pharmacology. All students will be exposed to principles involved in analyzing and critically evaluating scientific literature under the direction of the professor. Subsequently each student will select a topic of interest from a list (containing a short bibliography for each topic) provided by the professor. Each student will make an oral presentation to the class, demonstra ting his/her mastery of analytic and evaluative skills, of at least one item of primary literature related to the selected topic. A final written report, taking into consideration feedback from the presentation, will be submitted before the end of the cour se. Educational experiences will be developed through the use of active learning methodologies.