Clinical Medicine: Principles and Practice offers classroom-based instruction that serves as a transition from basic to clinical sciences.  The goal is to help the student acquire the knowledge necessary to participate in patient care.  Didactic material reinforces the pathophysiology of important diseases and the differential diagnosis of cardinal symptoms, as well as common treatment modalities.  Selected principles are reinforced during concurrent small-group sessions in the Academic Colleges.  Students will become proficient in data gathering, clinical reasoning and judgment, and practical skills, as well as understanding and demonstrating ethical and professional behavior toward patients. 

Medical Microbiology introduces microorganisms of medical importance and infectious disease syndromes caused by those microorganisms.  There are two major sections.  The first section covers basic classification and biology of the viruses, bacteria, fungi and eukaryotic parasites and introduces basic principles and their mechanisms of pathogenesis.  The second section is organized by organ systems, in which microorganisms that cause organ-specific pathology are studied in the context of the major syndromes and diseases that these organisms cause.  Methods of instruction include lectures, laboratory exercises, and case-based teaching in both small-group and large-group formats.