Integrated Cardiovascular System

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

Overarching Course Goals for Integrated Cardiovascular System

• Expand and reinforce the knowledge of normal cardiac anatomy and physiology
  
  
• Understand the major concepts of fluid dynamics and how the cardiovascular system interacts with the rest of the body regarding normal and abnormal alterations in blood flow and blood pressure
  
  
• Understand major concepts of coronary and peripheral vascular abnormalities as relates to atherosclerosis, changes in blood flow, and ischemia
  
  
• Understand the major concepts of the cardiac electrical system regarding normal and abnormal response to disease and the clinical impact and therapies
  
  
• Understand the major concepts of the heart as a pump, including the normal function and pathology of the myocardium, pericardium and the valvular structures
  
  
• Recognize how these cardiac abnormalities manifest clinically as disease processes
  
  
• Understand the general principles and specific therapies for the management of cardiovascular disease