Anatomic and Clinical Pathology presents the etiology, pathogenesis and pathophysiology of general disease processes and of specific diseases of organ systems, as well as the clinical consequences of disease.  Students acquire information from several sources, including a limited number of lectures, course syllabus, textbook readings, online materials, glass-slide laboratory sessions, and demonstrations of gross tissue specimens by pathology faculty.  Students prepare for small-group case discussions by viewing online case materials during designated independent study time.  There is also an opportunity to view an autopsy at the Medical Examiner's office.

Medical Pharmacology is first approached as a basic biomedical science and later focuses on therapeutics and clinical pharmacology.  After a thorough introduction to the general principles of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, the pharmacological and toxicological properties of the major classes of drugs are covered.  Emphasis is placed on understanding mechanisms of drug-induced modifications of physiological functions.  Lectures are supplemented with clinical correlations that explore the rational use of drugs in the management of disease.