Foundations of Health and Disease
2024-2025 Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine Student Handbook and Academic Catalog
   

MEDE 600 - Foundations of Health and Disease


Course Description: The Foundations of Health & Disease course is an intensive trans-disciplinary course which incorporates foundational aspects of cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, embryology, gross anatomy and histology.  The course is presented using lecture, interactive case-based clinical correlation, clinical scenario, and assigned self-directed study.  The main objective of the course is to promote student learning of the biochemical, molecular, and cellular mechanisms underlying normal structure and function at the cellular and sub-cellular level, as well as providing a foundation for understanding functional defects and disease processes.  The course is structured based levels of cell and tissue organization, and on cellular and molecular events that can cause dysfunction. Credits: 10