| Overall Year 2 Curricular Objectives |
Teaching Objectives
The faculty will provide the experiences and opportunities necessary to increase students’ knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of:
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Student Learning Indicators/ Competencies Related to Objectives
To determine if objectives have been met, the faculty will evaluate the students ability to:
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| Provide an integrated core curriculum that builds upon the students’ basic science knowledge base by broadening it to include the understanding of how certain alterations in bodily processes may manifest as disease. |
- The fundamental principles of drug action and disposition.
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- Identify major drug classes* and prototype drug(s) for each class.
- Discriminate among major drug classes* by their mechanism(s) of action at the molecular, cellular and organism levels.
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| Provide an integrated core curriculum that contains the fundamental knowledge about the processes underlying human diseases, thereby providing the scientific foundation for developing clinical skills. |
- The potential adverse effects of drug actions, drug-drug interactions, and contraindications in the context of drug classes.
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- Recognize the potential for drug-induced significant adverse effects and toxicities.
- Link drug-drug interactions with specific observable and major adverse effects.
- Identify and correlate significant contraindications with specific drugs and or drug classes.
- Describe the basis for drug action on specific cells and organs as a basis for decisions regarding applications in human disease therapy.
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| Create opportunities for students to be exposed early-on in their training to humanistic, compassionate, and ethical role-models and mentors working in “real-life” settings. |
- The behaviors and attitudes that are necessary for working as a team member including having the ability to communicate, respect and value others’ opinions and being flexible.
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- Listen to and respect others’ opinions
- Show personal development, including the ability to foster the learning of others in the group.
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| Provide a variety of learning opportunities that foster active student participation in the learning process, and emphasize critical thinking and effective communication. |
- The importance of becoming a life-long learning and critical thinker.
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- Demonstrate the use of the personal computer in clinical medicine for data storage as well as accessing the medical literature, the Internet and other sources of information.
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