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Apr 19, 2024
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OCOM 669U - Medical Knowledge: Musculoskeletal
The objective of the musculoskeletal course is to provide students with a strong foundation in the anatomical and physiological sciences relating to skeletal muscle and bone tissue, as competency in these areas is directly applicable to many medical disciplines, particularly orthopedics, radiology, rheumatology and rehabilitation medicine. Because the musculoskeletal course serves as one of the first academic blocks for first-year medical students, an additional course goal is to provide a minimal level of competency in several basic science disciplines that are the underpinning of medical education. At the end of This course, students will be able to:
- understand basic concepts in the biochemistry of proteins, enzymes and nucleic acids, metabolic pathways, genetic patterns of inheritance, embryological development, cell histology, pharmacology, social aspects of medicine, and well-patient encounters;
- discuss acute injury in terms of basic bone and cartilage histology, pathology of bone including acute inflammation and cell death, membrane transport and action potential generation of excitable tissues, and radiological imaging of the limbs and back;
- discuss how back pain is related to bone histology and anatomy and physiological principles of pain and muscle reflexes;
- discuss joint pain with respect to limb muscle anatomy and histology, muscle physiology and biomechanics, and chronic inflammation and the immune system; and
- discuss muscle pain and weakness with respect to applied muscle physiology, muscle pathology, and preventive medicine.
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