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18. Principles of Medical Microbiology

This course is designed mainly to prepare students to understand the systemic microbiology. It
covers basic principles of bacteriology, virology, and mycology. Also it covers basic concepts
of specimen collection for the clinical microbiology laboratory. There will be an introduction
to the fascinating world of micro-organisms and prepares students for a lifetime of learning
microbiology in relation to medicine and infectious diseases.

19. Behavioral and Social Sciences I
The goal of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the role of psychosocial
factors in illness and its treatment. A focus of this course will be on behavioral development
and refinement of communication skills, particularly when interacting with patients whose
values, beliefs, and experiences differ from those of the student.

20. Principles of Pharmacology

The goal of this course is to facilitate student learning of principles that are fundamental to
understanding drug action and the development of new drug therapy. The overall Sub-
competency of is to introduce students to the principles of drug development,
pharmacogenomics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, drug metabolism, and factors that
influence drug response, and principles in the development/evaluation/control of various
therapeutic agents.

21. Research Methodology
The course lays the foundation for the Introduction to Evidence-Based Medicine. Evidence
comes usually from researches and research is conducted using different methodologies.
Medical research aims to discover the relationship between one or more events or
characteristics (exposure) and others (effect).
22. Medical Epidemiology

Epidemiology is highly dynamic. According to the currency of the disease status and
prevalence, the direction of epidemiologic research will vary. Epidemiology includes studying
health determinants, chronic diseases and more recently molecular or genetic predisposition.

23. Medical Professionalism II
By participating in classes and activities, students will have the opportunity to learn about and
develop in various areas of lifestyle management that contribute to becoming a successful
physician. These skills are mastered with an emphasis on patient-focused, compassionate and
professional behavior and are taught in the larger context of multicultural medicine, different
contexts, gender specific medicine and other related socioeconomic aspects. The student will
learn how to deal with others from colleagues or other health team to improve collaboration
and quality of care. The final Sub-competency is the development of effective and efficiently
functioning health care teams that are needed to deliver high quality care in an increasingly
complex healthcare environment.