ME545 Clinical Medicine II

This course is the second in a series of four courses designed to introduce students to the broad scope of clinical medicine through an organ systems-based approach. The Clinical Medicine II course will specifically cover diseases found in the cardiovascular, pulmonary, and gastrointestinal systems. During this course, for each disease/disorder covered, the student will be given the opportunity to: 1) identify pathophysiological processes; 2) understand biological processes and genetics in relation to pathologic disease; 3) recognize common and atypical presentations of disease; 4) develop a high quality list of differential diagnoses; 5) design an appropriate diagnostic approach; 6) interpret common radiological and laboratory studies needed for evaluation; 7) construct an appropriate treatment plan; and 8) recognize the impact of consulting other healthcare professionals in a patient’s management as clinically indicated.