PGY 520 - MECHANISMS OF DISEASE

College of Medicine

Credits: 3

Mechanisms of Disease is a 3 credit-hour course for students in the health sciences and others interested in understanding basic disease mechanisms and their impact on normal function. The course will start with the basic pathophysiologic processes that underlie human disease: inflammation, cell injury, cell death, repair, immunity and neoplasia. It will then continue with specific disease mechanisms or processes in the cardiovascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, neurologic, endocrine, and genitourinary/renal systems. Topics will be presented through lectures and reading assignments. Exams will be computer-based and proctored with a free online proctoring service.

Prerequisite(s):
Prereq: One upper-level human physiology course (e.g., PGY 412G, or PGY 502), or consent of instructor.
Approved for Distance Learning.
Crosslisted with: BCH 520