Brendan P. Cormack, Ph.D.
- Director, Infectious Disease, Translational Science Intersessions
- Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics
Scientific Foundations of Medicine
Scientific Foundations of Medicine (SFM) runs from the end of the Foundations of Human Anatomy course through early January after winter break. The purpose of this course is to present the language and principles of biomedical science that students will be using throughout their study of human health and disease. Course methods include lecture, readings, journal clubs, virtual microscopy, small-group problem-solving sessions and clinical correlations.
Course Goals
After the course, students will:
- Know the fundamental principles governing the assembly and function of macromolecules.
- Know the fundamental principles underlying gene expression in eukaryotes.
- Know the fundamental principles of cell physiology and histology.
- Know the fundamental principles of human metabolism.
- Know the fundamental principles of genetics.
- Know the fundamental principles underlying pharmacology.
- Know the fundamental principles of pathobiology.
- Know the fundamental principles of neoplasia.
- Begin to make the connections between basic scientific information and clinical medicine.
Course Director
SFM Macromolecules
SFM Cell Physiology
Takanari Inoue, Ph.D.
- Professor of Cell Biology
- Professor of Biological Chemistry
- Professor of Biomedical Engineering
- Professor of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences
SFM Histology/Pathobiology
SFM Genetics
Jeremy Nathans, M.D., Ph.D.
- Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics
- Professor of Neuroscience
- Professor of Ophthalmology
SFM Metabolism
Michael J. Wolfgang, Ph.D.
- Professor of Physiology
- Joint Appointment in Medicine
- Professor of Biological Chemistry
SFM Pharmacology
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Craig W. Hendrix, M.D.
- Wellcome Professor and Director, Division of Clinical Pharmacology
- Director, Drug Development Unit
- Deputy Director, Translational Science Core, Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (CTSA)
- Professor of Medicine
- Professor of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences
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Ronald L. Schnaar, Ph.D.
- John Jacob Abel Professor of Pharmacology
- Professor of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences
- Professor of Neuroscience
SFM Neoplasia
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Matthias Holdhoff, M.D., Ph.D.
- Co-Director, Brain Cancer Disease Group, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Associate Professor of Oncology
- Associate Professor of Neurology
- Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
- Joint Appointment in Medicine
Contact
Kubweba Bugase, M.B.A
Medical Training Program Administrator
Email: [email protected]
Time Commitment and Course Length
Course meets for seven weeks from October to early January. Usual weekly schedule runs from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Friday. The course is broken into seven sections that reflect the learning goals above.
Typical weekly schedule of Scientific Foundations of Medicine:
| Week 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
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| TIME: Disparities and Inequities in Health and Health Care | Foundations of Human Anatomy | Scientific Foundations of Medicine | ||||||||||||||
| Clinical Foundations of Medicine | ||||||||||||||||
| Foundations of Public Health | ||||||||||||||||
