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  General Pathology
This course emphasizes the mechanisms of human disease and their various morphological characteristics. Students are taught about the mechanisms of disease, which lead to the clinical signs and symptoms. General pathology includes the study of the principles of injury and the body's reaction - such as inflammation and repair. The course provides a good basis for the student to continue the study of pathology on a system by system basis.

  General & Systemic Pathology
This course examines each of the organ systems in terms of the disease process and the clinical manifestations of the various pathologies in different systems. The cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, renal, gastrointestinal, nervous and reproductive systems are all examined in considerable detail. Emphasis is placed on case histories, mechanisms of disease, causes and the morphological characteristics induced by the pathological entities.

  Genetics
Students are lectured on the structure of genetic material, its reproduction, and its role in health and disease. The hereditary basis of disease is also explored and students are encouraged and guided on discussions on the role of research in future treatment of the disease.

  Geriatric Medicine
Students are encouraged to consider the increasing importance of geriatric medicine and to appreciate that by 2004, one in five Americans will be geriatric. The processes of aging, accompanying physiological changes and behavioral changes are all considered through reading, class discussion and videos. Topics of discussion include the status of the geriatric in society as well as aspects of medical care in nursing homes for the elderly. Emphasis is also placed on students being alert to how the aging process may affect the body's reactions to various drug regimes.