Foundations of Medicine 4

The year-two MD Program curriculum at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison includes a course called Foundations of Medicine 4.

Overarching Course Goals for Foundations of Medicine 4

• Describe the mechanisms and pathologic features of various forms of chemical and physical injury
  
  
• Recognize the toxicological effects of some common poisons and determine the appropriate pharmacological treatments
  
  
• Explain the spectrum of pathologic processes that can alter normal human embryonic, fetal and early childhood development
  
  
• List factors affecting drug metabolism including genetics, age, disease and drug interactions
  
  
• Describe the major types of drug interactions
  
  
• Compare and contrast clinical laboratory services with respect to therapeutic drug monitoring and drugs of abuse testing
  
  
• Explain the pharmacology and potential medical uses of plant materials