Is the curriculum problem based?
No. The curriculum is organ based, but problem laden. That is, the organization of most pre-clinical courses is to teach various aspects of a single system together, for example the heart. In the first year you learn the heart’s normal anatomy, physiology, and histology, in the second year its pathology, pharmacology, and microbiology, repeating this pattern for all of the organ systems. We do draw on cases (problems) heavily to show how the basic science explains the rationale for the diagnosis and management of a patient. One course, Pathophysiology, is centered on cases. You are given the clinical case and must explain your diagnosis and management plan using the basic science you have learned.
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