OCOM 610 - Medical Knowledge: Gastrointestinal

• to introduce students to the fundamental biomedical concepts needed for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of gastrointestinal disease and disorders. These concepts will be derived from the study of the disciplines of clinical medicine, anatomy, microanatomy, embryology, physiology, pharmacology, microbiology, immunology, biochemistry, nutrition, pathology, and public health/epidemiology as they relate to the gastrointestinal system.
• to engage students in the use of the fundamental biomedical concepts as a scientific basis for medical decision-making as they are exposed to a variety of gastrointestinal cases dealing with dysphagia, diarrhea and constipation, jaundice, gastrointestinal bleeding, and abdominal mass.