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  Pediatrics
This class is conducted through a series of lectures, case presentations and visual aids. The topics covered will include child health supervision, injuries, poisoning, developmental disabilities, behavioral disorders, neo-natology, critical care, birth defects and genetic disorders. Cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, hematological, endocrine, metabolic and neurological diseases will all be discussed as they manifest themselves in pediatric patients.

  Pharmacology
Lectures and discussions are held on the principles of drug metabolism, toxicology, pharmokinetics and pharmocodynamics. The structure of drugs and how this is related to the activity of drugs is explained. Antibiotics, autonomic, renal and cardiac drugs are all taught in considerable detail as well as drugs used in chemotherapy and anesthesia. Mood altering drugs, medications for gastrointestinal disorders and drugs that may cross the placenta into the fetus are also considered. Emphasis is placed on helping the student understand the mechanism of action of each drug group, their side effects and drug resistance.

  Physiology
Physiology texts are brought to life by models, lectures, classroom discussions and exercises. Initially the studies will focus on the physiology of the separate systems with emphasis on how physiologic disorders may manifest themselves in the clinical setting. As the course progresses, students will learn to make the connections between the physiologies of the body's different systems and how they impact on each other.

  Radiology
The course is entirely practical with the student being guided through a series of examples and taught how to distinguish abnormal from normal findings on X-rays, CT scans and angiograms. The correlation between gross anatomy and radiological findings is explained and students are encouraged to interpret what they see in the light of the patient's clinical condition.

  Respiratory Medicine
The physiology, function, pathology and mechanical representations of the lungs are studied as an integrated whole to give the student an overall picture of lung dysfunction. Emphasis is placed on how to recognize clinical symptoms of various lung dysfunctions, their treatment and causes.