Integrated Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Systems

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

Overarching Course Goals for Integrated Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Systems

• Recall and extend the anatomical and physiologic concepts already learned to create an effective foundation for clinical GI/Hepatic pathophysiology
  
  
• Develop a working knowledge of the pathophysiology and epidemiology of the liver, biliary tree, pancreas and lumen
  
  
• Show how the fundamental concepts of GI/Hepatic pathophysiology are the basis of understanding clinical digestive tract diseases
  
  
• Assess the impact of lifestyle, nutrition environment, and culture on the development of digestive tract disorders
  
  
• Be able to apply the first principles of medical pharmacological and surgical management of GI and liver disease
  
  
• Exhibit a working knowledge of the nutritional aspects of GI/Hepatic disease
  
  
• Combine pathophysiologic concepts, core clinical principles, medical ethics and social/cultural knowledge in the context of discussion groups, patient encounters, clinic exposures and case based essays