PURPOSE
The purpose of this course is to prepare students for the USMLE Step 1 exam following a comprehensive overview of major subjects of Biomedical Basic Sciences with a system approach and emphasizing the clinical relationships. At the same time students are going to be trained in the computer based exams.
OBJECTIVES
By the end of the course students should be able to understand the basic principles that control the human body organization and function as well as the mechanisms of diseases production
PROGRAM
General principles |
80 hours |
Skin and connective tissue |
8 hours |
Musculoskeletal system |
40 hours |
Hematopoietic and Lymphoreticular system |
8 hours |
Respiratory system |
16 hours |
Cardiovascular system |
40 hours |
Gastrointestinal system |
16 hours |
Renal (urinary) system |
16 hours |
Endocrine system |
32 hours |
Reproductive system |
16 hours |
Central and peripheral nervous system |
48 hours |
FACULTIES
- Dr. Miguel Miyares Calás MD PhD
- Dr. Lina Díaz Galán MD PhD
- Dr. Dmitri Tonkopi MD PhD
ASSESSMENTS
At the beginning of the course students will take a USMLE Step 1 like exam Every week students will take a comprehensive exam about topics covered in the previous weeks.
At the end of the course students will take another USMLE Step 1 like exam.
General principles
· Biochemistry and molecular biology
· Biology of cells
· Human development and genetics
· Biology of tissue response to disease
· Multisystem processes
· Pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic processes
· Microbial biology and infection
· Immune responses
Musculoskeletal System (40 hours)
· Normal processes
· Abnormal processes
Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems (48 hours)
· Normal processes
· Abnormal processes
Hematopoietic and Lymphoreticular Systems (8 Hours)
· Normal processes
· Abnormal processes
Respiratory System (16 hours)
· Normal processes
· Abnormal processes
Cardiovascular System (32 hours)
· Normal processes
· Abnormal processes
Gastrointestinal System (32 hours)
· Normal processes
· Abnormal processes
Renal/urinary System (16 hours)
· Normal processes
· Abnormal processes
Endocrine System (24 hours)
· Normal processes
· Abnormal processes
Reproductive System (16 hours)
· Normal processes
· Abnormal processes
Skin and Related Connective Tissue (8 hours)
· Normal processes
· Abnormal processes
BOOKS
- High-Yield Lung
- High-Yield Brain and Behavior
- High-Yield Systems: Gastrointestinal Tract
- High-Yield Heart
- High-Yield Kidney
- High-Yield Endocrine Organs
- High-Yield Hematologic and Immune Systems
- High-Yield Comprehensive USMLE Step I review
- Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews Biochemistry
- Medical Genetics for the Modem Clinician
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