Respiratory

Catalogue Description: This interdisciplinary course provides the student with an introduction to the pulmonary system, particularly the key aspects of normal and abnormal physiology, and disease, The course focuses on anatomy, histology, physiology, pathology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, infectious diseases, and public health relevant to pulmonary medicine. The course will include didactic lectures to provide key concepts while the case-based learning formats provide context and application. The emphasis for pulmonary medicine is on mechanisms of disease, global (non-linear) thinking, and application of knowledge to prepare students for their future clinical experiences.