Cellular Biochemistry is a course that focuses on the structure and function of cells and tissues, and how nutrition and key homeostatic hormones influence how organs metabolize carbohydrates and lipids. In addition to learning about the regulatory features of energy metabolism in healthy individuals, students also learn how dysregulation of energy metabolism underlies obesity, metabolic syndrome, and disturbances in glucose metabolism including diabetes. This course also provides an introduction to regional anatomy and the basic principles of pharmacology.

Molecular Genetics provides a background in metabolism of small molecules and the genetic contributors to disease. Cellular pathways governing macromolecular precursor synthesis and breakdown will be covered. Basic processes of DNA, genome, and chromosome metabolism are integrated with key principles of inherited and spontaneous genetic disorders. Gene expression, developmental genetics, population genetics, infectious agents, and molecular technologies are explained to provide a framework for understanding the DNA-based contributions to human disease.

Principles of Immunology provides a fundamental understanding of the immune system. The course integrates immunology with microbiology and includes relevant aspects of pharmacology and pathology. Specifically, students learn about the soluble mediators, cells, and organs of the immune system and how these elements work together to prevent infection; examine how immune system dysfunction causes autoimmune diseases and allergies; and acquire the necessary foundational knowledge of virology, mycology, parasitology, and bacteriology to understand how infectious microbes cause organ-specific and systemic diseases.

The anatomy and physiology course series will provide a fundamental understanding of each of the organ systems. This course will focus on normal physiology and anatomy using pathology to highlight disease states providing relevance to medicine. The course builds from the cellular level to organ systems level and begins to address the complexity seen in the human body. This course will be taught using a variety of teaching modalities including active learning sessions, laboratories, and didactic lectures.

The anatomy and physiology course series will provide a fundamental understanding of each of the organ systems. This course will focus on normal physiology and anatomy using pathology to highlight disease states providing relevance to medicine. The course builds from the cellular level to organ systems level and begins to address the complexity seen in the human body. This course will be taught using a variety of teaching modalities including active learning sessions, laboratories, and didactic lectures.

The anatomy and physiology course series will provide a fundamental understanding of each of the organ systems. This course will focus on normal physiology and anatomy using pathology to highlight disease states providing relevance to medicine. The course builds from the cellular level to organ systems level and begins to address the complexity seen in the human body. This course will be taught using a variety of teaching modalities including active learning sessions, laboratories, and didactic lectures.

The anatomy and physiology course series will provide a fundamental understanding of each of the organ systems. This course will focus on normal physiology and anatomy using pathology to highlight disease states providing relevance to medicine. The course builds from the cellular level to organ systems level and begins to address the complexity seen in the human body. This course will be taught using a variety of teaching modalities including active learning sessions, laboratories, and didactic lectures.

Advances and Perspectives in Medicine and Health provides students in the professional health-related sciences both exposure to and an opportunity for involvement in current topics that influence the practice, quality, and delivery of health care. The course consists of a series of events that includes seminars, workshops, plays, demonstrations, simulations, and conferences that are distributed throughout the academic year. Topics covered in the series of events include ethics, professionalism, communication, health policy, health disparities, delivery of care, biomedical/translational/clinical/community-based research, bioengineering, business and legal aspects of health care, health informatics, and global health. For some events, there are opportunities to participate in interprofessional discussion groups that include students from other health profession programs, as well as health care professionals. Students develop critical thinking skills and raise awareness to cross-disciplinary aspects and integration of health care teams, through attendance and reflection of the events in this course.

Advances and Perspectives in Medicine and Health provides students in the professional health-related sciences both exposure to and an opportunity for involvement in current topics that influence the practice, quality, and delivery of health care. The course consists of a series of events that includes seminars, workshops, plays, demonstrations, simulations, and conferences that are distributed throughout the academic year. Topics covered in the series of events include ethics, professionalism, communication, health policy, health disparities, delivery of care, biomedical/translational/clinical/community-based research, bioengineering, business and legal aspects of health care, health informatics, and global health. For some events, there are opportunities to participate in interprofessional discussion groups that include students from other health profession programs, as well as health care professionals. Students develop critical thinking skills and raise awareness to cross-disciplinary aspects and integration of health care teams, through attendance and reflection of the events in this course.

Scholarly Project 1 and 2 are taken by students in the Doctor of Medicine to Master's in Biomedical Sciences (MD to MBS pathway), to complete the requirements of the MBS degree. Students are expected to conduct an in-depth study on a topic and produce a written scholarly product and oral presentation to a thesis committee. The topic is expected to be based on the student interests and approved by the course director or designated thesis advisor.
Each scholarly project course is one semester long, starting at the beginning of a term. All students in the MD to MBS pathway will be enrolled in the Scholarly Project 1 course when they enter the pathway. Those that don't finish their thesis requirement by the end of term 1 will be enrolled in Scholarly Project 2 the following term.
At the conclusion of the course series, students will have demonstrated research skills, critical reasoning, excellent oral and written communication skills, and will have displayed the level of knowledge necessary for successfully graduating from the Master's program.

Scholarly Project 1 and 2 are taken by students in the Doctor of Medicine to Master's in Biomedical Sciences (MD to MBS pathway), to complete the requirements of the MBS degree. Students are expected to conduct an in-depth study on a topic and produce a written scholarly product and oral presentation to a thesis committee. The topic is expected to be based on the student interests and approved by the course director or designated thesis advisor.
Each scholarly project course is one semester long, starting at the beginning of a term. All students in the MD to MBS pathway will be enrolled in the Scholarly Project 1 course when they enter the pathway. Those that don't finish their thesis requirement by the end of term 1 will be enrolled in Scholarly Project 2 the following term.
At the conclusion of the course series, students will have demonstrated research skills, critical reasoning, excellent oral and written communication skills, and will have displayed the level of knowledge necessary for successfully graduating from the Master's program.