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The Department of Physiological Sciences
provides instruction in the basic principles and concepts of
biochemistry, pharmacology, and physiology to medical students matriculating years one and
two of the EVMS curriculum.
Methods of instruction include:
- didactic lectures
- clinical correlation conferences
- problem-based small-group sessions
- student and
demonstration laboratories
- computer-assisted laboratories
- individual conferences
Students are encouraged to apply critical thinking and develop problem-solving skills.
Faculty also provide a number of elective offerings to third- and fourth-year medical
students in renal, cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, reproductive, neural and skeleto-muscular systems.
The faculty train M.S. and Ph.D. graduate students in the
biomedical sciences programs through teaching graduate courses and mentoring research programs.
The department also offers medical students the
opportunity to perform basic research projects during the summer. Faculty are involved in
research programs funded by various external sources, including the National Institutes of
Health and the American Heart Association, as well as various private corporations. Both
in vivo and in vitro technologies are utilized in these research programs, which continue
to provide new information regarding the mechanisms underlying the ontogenesis, detection
and treatment of various diseases. Collaborative efforts of faculty with clinical
colleagues have enhanced the opportunities for translation of this basic/applied research
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