Preparing for the MCAT and Medical Sciences.

Catalog description

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: BIOL 152 , CHEM 102 , PHYS 202 or PHYS 208 . This course introduces physics majors to areas of medical practice where physical sciences play a key role. These include but are not limited to radiology and radiation oncology, orthopedics, pulmonology, and electrophysiology. Students will also review key topics in physics and life sciences that are tested on the Medical College Admissions Test. Broadly, these include chemical and physical foundations of biological systems as well as biological and biochemical foundations of living systems.