is an integrated course with several subjects including anatomy, biochemistry, genetics, immunology, microbiology, pathology and physiology. This course introduces students to the structure and function of the human body and provides the foundation of the basic science of medicine. A wide range of teaching methods are used including lectures, small group sessions, and laboratory sessions/demonstrations.

introduces students to the main elements of the medical interview and techniques of counselling. Students are then expected to acquire skill in examining normal individuals and eliciting symptoms and signs in patients and presenting the findings in a logical and comprehensive manner. Emphasis is placed on developing a sympathetic and understanding approach to the patient. The course also provides an integrated approach to clinical symptoms and signs as manifestations of disordered function or structure. Ethical and legal issues playing a significant role in assessment and management of clinical problems are also considered within the humanities, ethics, and law in medicine (HELM) component.

introduces several aspects of community health including health promotion, disease prevention, biostatistics, epidemiology, social and organizational factors in health, environmental and occupational health, community nutrition and behavioural sciences. Lectures and small group sessions are complemented with practical experience obtained through group research projects and field teaching in the community in both a rural and urban context. Aspects of medical ethics relative to community health are integrated throughout the course. Emphasis is placed on understanding the determinants of health and illness and the context in which they occur. The principles of research are introduced and students may initiate research opportunities that are carried through subsequent courses in the curriculum.

involves studying diseases of the major organs/body systems and includes integration with the pathophysiological basis of disease, pathology and pharmacology. The course also incorporates the relevant aspects of preventive medicine, clinical genetics, clinical epidemiology and occupational medicine.

is offered to medical students interested in enhancing their patient interviewing and clinical examination skills. Each student will be paired with an experienced family physician in the community (rural and urban opportunities) for two to four weeks during the summer months at the end of the first and/or second year. Students gain practical experience of working at the primary care level in a variety of settings that could include office-based practice, home visits, emergency departments, labour and delivery and both long-term care facilities and in-hospital ward experiences. (This varies depending on the family physician's practice profiles.) Students applying for this course must be currently registered as a first or second year medical student in a Canadian medical school.

is a continuation of Basic Science of Medicine I.

is a continuation of Clinical Skills I.

is a continuation of Community Health I.

is a continuation of Integrated Study of Disease I.

has the same course description as Medicine 5660.