Medical Pharmacology Course Schedule

Day

Date

Time

Topic

Instructor

Basic Principles of Drug Action

Thursday

Nov. 4

9:00-10:00

Introduction to Pharmacology

Howland

Friday

Nov. 5

9:00-10:00

Mechanisms of Drug Action

Howland

 

 

 

 

 

Monday

Nov. 8

9:00-10:00

Dose-Response Relationships

Howland

Tuesday

Nov. 9

9:00-10:00

Drug Safety Evaluation

Howland

 

 

2:00-5:00

Dose-Response Laboratory (half class)

Staff

Wednesday

Nov. 10

9:00-10:00

Pharmacokinetic Principles 1

Flynn

 

 

2:00-5:00

Dose-Response Laboratory (half class)

Staff

Thursday

Nov. 11

9:00-10:00

Pharmacokinetic Principles 2

Flynn

 

 

 

 

 

Monday

Nov. 15

9:00-11:00

PATHOLOGY EXAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drugs Affecting the Autonomic Nervous System

Tuesday

Nov. 16

2:00-3:00

Case History Conference 1 (half class)

Staff

Wednesday

Nov. 17

9:00-10:00

Review of Pharmacokinetic Principles

Flynn

 

 

10:00-11:00

Introduction to Autonomic Pharmacology

Sultatos

 

 

2:00-3:00

Case History Conference 1 (half class)

Staff

Thursday

Nov. 18

9:00-10:00

Pharmacokinetic Problem Solving

Flynn

 

 

10:00-11:00

Adrenergic Drugs 1

Sultatos

Friday

Nov. 19

9:00-10:00

Adrenergic Drugs 2

Sultatos

 

 

10:00-11:00

Cholinergic Agonists

Sultatos

 

 

 

 

 

Monday

Nov. 22

9:00-10:00

Cholinergic Antagonists

Sultatos

Tuesday

Nov. 23

9:00-01:00

Autonomic Pharmacology Demonstration

Howland

 

 

 

 

 

Drugs Affecting Respiratory Function

Wednesday

Nov. 24

9:00-10:00

Drugs in the treatment of Asthma

Routh

Thursday

Nov. 25

 

HOLIDAY : THANKSGIVING

 

Friday

Nov. 26

 

HOLIDAY : THANKSGIVING

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmacology of Drugs that Affect the Cardiovascular System

Monday

Nov. 29

9:00-10:00

Cardiac Physiology & Treatment of CHF

McArdle

 

 

10:00-11:00

Drugs for Chronic & Acute CHF

McArdle

 

 

11:00-12:00

Antianginal Drugs

Sapru

Tuesday

Nov. 30

9:00-10:00

Anti-Arrhythmic Drugs I

Sapru

Wednesday

Dec. 1

9:00-10:00

Anti-Arrhythmic Drugs II

Sapru

Thursday

Dec. 2

9:00-10:00

Antihypertensive Drugs I

Brezenoff

Friday

Dec. 3

9:00-10:00

Antihypertensive Drugs II

Brezenoff

 

 

 

 

 

Monday

Dec. 6

9:00-10:00

Diuretics

Brezenoff

 

 

1:00-2:00

Case History 2 (half class)

Staff

Tuesday

Dec. 7

9:00-10:00

Drugs Affecting Hemostasis

Sultatos

 

 

2:00-3:00

Case History 2 (half class)

Staff

Wednesday

Dec. 8

9:00-10:00

Antihyperlipidemic Drugs

Howland

Thursday

Dec. 9

9:00-10:30

Pharmacology Review

Staff

 

 

 

 

 

Monday

Dec. 13

9:00-12:00

Pharmacology Examination 1

 

 

 

 

(General Principles, Autonomic, Respiratory & Cardiovascular)

 

Friday

Dec. 17

5:00pm

WINTER BREAK BEGINS

 

Pharmacological Intervention In Pain

Monday

Jan. 3

9:00-10:00

Pharmacological Intervention in Pain

Nowycky

Tuesday

Jan. 4

9:00-10:00

Centrally Acting Analgesics

Nowycky

Wednesday

Jan. 5

9:00-10:00

Peripherally Acting Analgesics

Nowycky

Thursday

Jan. 6

9:00-10:00

Non-Steroidal Antiinflammatory Agents

Nowycky

Friday

Jan. 7

9:00-10:00

Local Anesthetics

McArdle

 

 

 

 

 

Monday

Jan. 10

9:00-10:00

General Anesthetics 1

McArdle

Tuesday

Jan. 11

9:00-10:00

General Anesthetics 2

McArdle

 

 

 

 

 

Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System

Wednesday

Jan. 12

9:00-10:00

Antipsychotics I

Flynn

Thursday

Jan. 13

9:00-10:00

Antipsychotics II

Flynn

Friday

Jan. 14

9:00-10:00

Antidepressants

Howland

 

 

 

 

 

M onday

Jan. 17

HOLIDAY

MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday

Jan. 18

9:00-10:00

Stimulants

Routh

 

 

2:00-5:00

Anesthesia Cases (1/2 class)

Staff

Wednesday

Jan. 19

9:00-10:00

Drugs of Abuse

Flynn

Thursday

Jan. 20

9:00-10:00

Anticonvulsants

Howland

 

 

2:00-5:00

Anesthesia Cases (1/2 class)

Staff

Friday

Jan. 21

9:00-10:00

Treatment of Sleep Disorders

Brezenoff

 

 

 

 

 

Monday

Jan. 24

9:00-10:00

Antianxiety Drugs

Brezenoff

Tuesday

Jan. 25

9:00-10:00

Drugs Affecting the Basal Ganglia

Brezenoff

Wednesday

Jan. 26

9:00-10:00

Histamine/Antihistamines

Howland

Thursday

Jan. 27

9:00-10:30

Pharmacology Review

Staff

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday

Feb. 1

9:00-11:00

PHARMACOLOGY EXAMINATION 2

 

 

 

 

(Analgesic, anesthetic and CNS drugs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affecting the Gastrointestinal Tract

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday

Feb. 14

9:00-10:00

Drugs Affecting the Gastrointestinal Tract

Flynn

Tuesday

Feb. 15

9:00-10:00

Emetics and Antiemetics

Howland

 

 

 

 

 

Principles and Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Agents

Wednesday

Feb. 16

9:00-10:00

Introduction to Chemotherapy

Howland

Friday

Feb. 18

9:00-10:00

Sulfonamides

Howland

 

 

 

 

 

Monday

Feb. 21

9:00-10:00

Beta-lactam Antibiotics

Howland

Tuesday

Feb. 22

9:00-10:00

Vancomycin and Penicillin Substitutes

Howland

Wednesday

Feb. 23

9:00-10:00

Chloramphenicol/Tetracyclines

Howland

Friday

Feb. 20

9:00-10:00

Aminoglycosides

Howland

 

 

 

 

 

Monday

Feb. 28

9:00-10:00

Fluoroquinolones/UTI disinfectants

Howland

Tuesday

Mar. 1

9:00-10:00

Antituberculosis Drugs

Howland

 

 

2:00-5:00

Antimicrobial Cases (1/2 class)

Staff

Wednesday

Mar. 2

9:00-10:00

Antifungal Drugs

Howland

Thursday

Mar. 3

2:00-5:00

Antimicrobial Cases (1/2 class)

Staff

Friday

Mar. 4

9:00-10:00

Antiviral Drugs I

Howland

 

 

 

 

 

Monday

Mar. 7

9:00-10:00

Antiviral Drugs II

Howland

Tuesday

Mar. 8

9:00-10:00

Clinical Correlation

Kapila

Wednesday

Mar. 9

9:00-10:00

Antiprotozoal/Antihelmintic Drugs

Howland

Thursday

Mar. 10

9:00-10:30

Pharmacology Review

Staff

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday

Mar. 15

9:00-12:00

Pharmacology Examination 3

 

 

 

 

(GI drugs, Antimicrobials)

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPRING BREAK – MARCH 21 TO MARCH 25, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

Cancer Chemotherapy

 

 

 

 

Monday

Mar. 28

9:00-10:00

Cancer Chemotherapy I

Flynn

Tuesday

Mar. 29

9:00-10:00

Cancer Chemotherapy II

Flynn

Wednesday

Mar. 30

9:00-10:00

Cancer Chemotherapy III

Flynn

Thursday

Mar. 31

9:00-10:00

Immunosuppressive Drugs

Howland

 

 

 

 

 

Drugs Affecting Endocrine Function and Reproduction

 

 

 

 

Friday

Apr. 1

9:00-10:00

Hypothalamic/Pituitary Interactions

Sultatos

 

 

 

 

 

Monday

Apr. 4

9:00-10:00

Pharmacology of the Sex Steroids 1

Sultatos

Tuesday

Apr. 5

9:00-10:00

Pharmacology of the Sex Steroids 2

Sultatos

Wednesday

Apr. 6

9:00-10:00

Adrenal Steroids

Sultatos

Thursday

Apr. 7

9:00-10:00

Thyroid & Antithyroid Drugs

Sultatos

Friday

Apr. 8

9:00-10:00

Insulin/Oral Hypoglycemic Agents

Routh

 

 

 

 

 

Monday

Apr. 11

9:00-10:00

Drugs Affecting Calcium Metabolism

Howland

 

 

 

 

 

Introduction to Toxicological Principles/Drug Interactions

Tuesday

Apr. 12

9:00-10:00

Toxicology I

Abdel-Rahman

 

 

2:00-3:00

Case History Conference (1/2 class)

Staff

Wednesday

Apr. 13

9:00-10:00

Toxicology II

Abdel-Rahman

Thursday

Apr. 14

9:00-10:00

Clinical Toxicology

Abdel-Rahman

 

 

2:00-3:00

Case History Conference (1/2 class)

Staff

Friday

Apr. 15

9:00-10:00

Heavy Metal Toxicology

Sultatos

 

 

 

 

 

Monday

Apr. 18

9:00-10:00

Drug Interactions 1

Abdel-Rahman

Tuesday

Apr. 19

9:00-10:00

Drug Interactions 2

Abdel-Rahman

Wednesday

Apr. 20

10:00-11:00

Prescription Writing

Flynn

Thursday

Apr. 21

9:00-10:30

Pharmacology Review

Staff

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday

Apr. 26

9:00-12:00

PHARMACOLOGY EXAMINATION #4

Staff

 

 

 

(Cancer/Endocrine/Toxicology/Interactions/Miscellaneous)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday

May. 2

9:00-12:00

COMPREHENSIVE PHARMACOLOGY EXAMINATION

Staff