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  Anesthesiology
Students will learn and observe the procedure of how to give an anesthetic and be introduced to anesthetic equipment. They will be trained to monitor patients both during and immediately after anesthesia. In the classroom, emphasis will be placed on contraindications to anesthetics, the choice of anesthetic agent, and the decision as to which type of anesthetic should be given in which situations.

  Biochemistry
What for many is a dry subject is here brought to life. Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of biochemical activities within the body with special emphasis on metabolic cycles. They will learn to grasp how a small and seemingly academic disruption of biochemical function can lead to a variety of diseases. Issues of biochemistry, molecular biology and cellular structure are considered together so as to give the student a good understanding of how genetic information is transferred and how cell proliferation and differentiation is controlled.

  Biostatistics
Students are given lectures and exercises in biostatistics and taught how to apply these statistical methods in epidemiology and in public health. Applications of these statistics in the financing and delivery of medical care are also discussed. Frequency distributions, measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, probability, probability distributions, sampling concepts, estimating means and percentages, testing hypotheses, decisions based on one sample procedures, two sample procedures as well as analysis of variance, chi square, index numbers, time series, simple linear regression and correlation are all taught through a series of exercises.

  Cardiology
Students are trained to evaluate, diagnose and treat common cardiovascular complications. The course is practical in orientation with emphasis being placed on teaching students how to evaluate an ECG and how to interpret blood tests for cardiac enzymes. Much practice is also given in auscultation and how to recognize and interpret the various heart sounds. In the classroom, congenital and acquired conditions, myopathies, angina, infarction, primary and secondary arrythmias will all be explored. Both surgical and medical treatment options will be discussed.