Physiological Basis of Disease

Catalog description

BMSP 7770 is for first year PhD students in the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program. This course will provide PhD students with a basic knowledge of physiology organ systems (neuroscience, kidney, GI, cardiovascular, reproduction, endocrinology, respiration), highlighting the pathophysiology of disease mechanisms, and integrates pharmacology and sex differences into the curriculum. The course is team-taught, and faculty emphasize their particular research field. Student performance will be assessed with four examinations. All lectures have learning objectives, and exams will cover the material outlined in the learning objectives and covered in class. No textbook is required but some may be recommended.