Units: 8
Hours: Lecture, 50 hours per quarter; discussion, 14 hours per quarter; laboratory, 37 hours per quarter; clinical 15 hours per quarter
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Description: Prerequisite (s): first year standing in medical school. Covers the musculoskeletal system, biology & pathology of the peripheral nervous system & physical diagnosis. Utilizes lectures & case studies to accomplish course objectives. Promotes discovery of learning by small group discussions, laboratories & conferences. Also covers aspects of anatomy, doctoring, patient examination & the longitudinal ambulatory clinical experience. Includes PBL. Graded In Progress (IP) until MDCL 231, MDCL 232, MDCL 233, MDCL 234 and MDCL 235 are completed, at which time a final grade is assigned.