Week

Day

Date

Category

Facilitator

Topic (Starting page in textbook)

Style

Laboratories

Place

1

Wed

Jan 7

Cell

Waite

Introduction
Homeostasis, Cell membranes (4) Membrane transport (5)

Introduction
Lecture

HH

Th

Jan 8

Cell

Waite

Osmosis (12), Diffusion potential (15), Resting membrane potential (17)

Lecture
TBL 1

HH

Fr

Jan 9

Cell

Waite

AP (18), AP propagation (22), synaptic transmission (24)

Lecture
TBL 2

HH

Fr

Cell/Neuro lab

Waite

Lab 1: Nerve conduction velocity (Biopac) Osmolality

HH

2

Wed

Jan 14

Cell/Neuro

Waite

Neuromuscular transmission (25)
Motor Systems (97)

Lecture
Case Presentation

HH

Th

Jan 15

Cell

Waite

Skeletal muscle (32)

Lecture
TBL 3

HH

Fr

Jan 16

Cell

Waite

Smooth muscle (38)

Lecture
TBL 4

HH

Fr

Muscle/ Neuro lab

Waite

Lab 2: Motor re-cruitment
Neuromusc. trans-mission (Biopac)

HH

3

Wed

Jan 21

Endo

Waite

Overview of Hormones (377)

Cell mechanisms and second messengers (381)

Lecture
Case presentation

HH

Th

Jan 22

Endo

Waite

Hypothalamus/ Pituitary (387)

Lecture
TBL 5

HH

Fr

Jan 23

Endo

Waite

Pancreas and Diabetes (420)

Lecture
TBL 6

HH

Fr

Endo lab

Waite

Lab 3: Diabetic coma and insulin shock (METI)

LB

4

Wed

Jan 28

Endo

Waite

Thyroid Gland (400)

Lecture
TBl 7

HH

Th

Jan 29

Endo

Waite

Adrenal Gland (408)

Lecture
TBL 8

HH

Fr

Jan 30

Endo

Waite

Calcium (428)

Lecture
TBL 9

HH

Fr

Review

Waite

Review and Study Time

HH

Mo

Feb 2

TEST 1

Micro, Neuro, Physio
(each 50 questions)

5

Wed

Feb 4

CV

Waite

Circuitry (111), Hemodynamics (113)

Lecture
TBL 10

HH

Th

Feb 5

CV

Waite

Electrophysiology (125)

Lecture
TBL 11

HH

Fr

Feb 6

CV

Waite

ECG and Cardiac Arrhythmias (handout)

Lecture

HH

Fr

CV

Waite

Lab 4: ECG, (METI, Burdick)

LB

Wed

Feb 11

CV

Waite

Cardiac Muscle Contraction (137)

Lecture

HH

Th

Feb 12

CV

Waite

Cardiac Cycle (148)

Lecture
TBL 12

HH

Fr

Feb 13

CV

Waite

Regulation of Arterial Pressure (156)

Lecture
TBL 13

HH

Fr

CV

Waite

Lab 5: Shock CV case (METI)

LB

Wed

CV

Waite

Microcirculation (163), Lymph (165)

Lecture
TBL 14

HH

Th

CV

Waite

Lecture
TBL 15

HH

Fr

CV

Waite

Integrative Functions of the CV systems (171)

Lecture
Review

HH

Fr

CV

Waite/ Bennett

Lab 5: Debriefing of shock cases

LB

Mo

Feb 23

TEST 2

Micro, Neuro, Physio
(each 50 questions)

8

Wed

Feb 25

GI

Waite

GI structure (327), innervations (328), peptides (330)

Lecture
TBL 16

Sigm. 2-4pm

Th

Feb 26

GI

Waite

Motility (335)

Lecture
TBL 17

Sigm. 2-4pm

HH

Fr

Feb 27

GI

Waite

Saliva (342), Gastric (346) and Pancreatic (353) Secretion

Lecture
TBL 18

HH

Fr

GI

Waite

Lab 6: Sigmoidoscopy

HH

9

Wed

March 4

GI

Waite

Digestion (359)

Lecture
TBL 19

HH

Th

March 5

GI

Waite

Bile (356), Fluids and Electrolytes (370)Diarrhea (371)

Lecture
TBL 20

HH

Fr

March 6

GI

Waite

Review GI,
Nutrition

Lecture

HH

Fr

GI

Waite/ Reed

Lab 7: Nutrition

HH

10

March 9 - 13 Spring Break

11

Wed

ANS

Autonomic Nervous System (45)

Lecture
TBL 21

HH

Th

Integrative

Integrative Physiology

HH

Mo

TEST 3

Micro, Neuro, Physio
(each 50 questions)

12

Wed

Renal

Tanner

Functional Anatomy

Renal Function Assessment

Questions p. 9,16
Lecture

HH

Th

Renal

Tanner

Blood flow (247), GFR (251)

Reabsorption & Secretion (257)

Questions p. 25,34
Lecture

HH

Fr

Renal

Tanner

Water Balance

Urine concentration

Questions p. 43,52
Lecture

HH

Fr

Renal

Tanner

Sodium Balance (264)

K (276), PO₄, Ca, Mg (282)

Questions p.62,71
Lecture

HH

13

Wed

April 1

Acid/ Base

Tanner

Acid-Base Balance (299)

Acid-Base Regulation

Questions p.78,88
Lecture

Th

April 2

Resp

Kennedy

Structure (183), Lung volumes (185), Mechanics of Breathing (191)

Lecture
TBL 22

HH

Fr

April 3

Kennedy

Gas Exchange (202), Oxygen Transport (209), CO₂ Transport (215)

Lecture
TBL 23

HH

Fr

Lab 8: Respiratory Case (METI)

LB

14

Wed

Kennedy

Gas Transport (204), Ventilation/Perfusion Relationship (217)

Lecture
TBL 24

 HH

Th

Kennedy

Control of Breathing (223), Integrated Responses (226)

Lecture
TBL 25

HH

Kennedy

Review (optional)

HH

Fr

Hughes J

Sexual differentiation (441), Puberty (443)

Lecture

15

Wed

April 15

Repro-ductive

Hughes J

Male reproduction (446)

Lecture

HH

Th

April 16

Repro-ductive

Hughes J

Female reproduction (450)

Lecture

HH

Fr

April 17

Review (optional)

Polycom

Fr

Mo

April 20

TEST 4

Micro, Neuro, Physio
(each 50 questions)

16

Wed

April 22

Waite/ Hughes

CPR class (half class)
Intubation practice (half class)

LB
HH

Th

April 23

Waite/ Hughes

CPR class (half class)
Intubation practice (half class)

LB
HH

Fr

April 24

Lab 9: Clinical Emergency Skills

LB

Fr

April 24

Waite

Review and NBME Preparation

Polycom

Th

April 30

Micro Final

Mo

May 4

Neuro Final

Fr

 May 8

Physio NBME Final (2.5 hours)