Medicine:
Our curriculum of our Medical College is system based. The teaching of Pharmacology & Therapeutics interdigitates with the teachings of other departments. Our program builds on the contents taught as a part of Basic Sciences and blends nicely with the clinical material taught during the preclerkship and clerkship years.
Pharmacy:
Pharmacology is taught in the 2nd year of the Pharmacy undergraduate program. The material taught by us prepares the students for Clinical Pharmacy taught in the 3rd and 4th years. Some of our Department members participate in the teaching of pathophysiology in the 1st year.
Nursing:
Students of Advanced Practicum Nursing (M.Sc.) also are taught by our Department in the 1st year of their program.
Our Department has an outstanding reputation in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Medicine, Pharmacy and Nursing. It is reflected by the consistently high ratings given by the students despite the demanding courses that the Department teaches.
This table outlines the courses offered by the department over the next academic year. This will allow students to plan their courses in advance for the duration of their programs. This table may be updated due to changes in resources (students, interest, faculty).
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PHAC 2100 - Pharmacology | ||||
| (Formerly 089.210) General principles of pharmacology including consideration of the pharmacodynamics of important drugs and control and modification of drug action. 6.000 Credit Hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Class Schedule: Medicine Faculty of Medicine Pharmacology Department | ||||
| PHAC 3020 - PHARM MIDWIFES | ||||
6.000 Credit Hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Class Schedule: Medicine Faculty of Medicine Pharmacology Department | ||||
| PHAC 3100 - PHARMACOLOGY | ||||
8.000 Credit Hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Class Schedule: Medicine Faculty of Medicine Pharmacology Department | ||||
| PHAC 4020 - Pharmacology Basics | ||||
| General mechanism of action of the important groups of drugs and factors which control and modify their effects. Overview of the use and side effects of drugs. Not to be held with the former 089.210. 6.000 Credit Hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Class Schedule: Medicine Faculty of Medicine Pharmacology Department | ||||
| PHAC 4030 - Drugs in Human Disease I | ||||
| Foundation physiological principles underlying human disease intergrated with drug dispostion and effects of important drug groups on disorders of the authonomic and centreal nervous systems, and the cardiovascular system. May not be held with PHAC 4020 . Prerequisites: ZOOL 2530 (0r 022.253) and ZOOL (or 022.245). 3.000 Credit Hours Levels: Undergraduate Class Schedule: Medicine Faculty of Medicine Pharmacology Department | ||||
| PHAC 4040 - Drugs in Human Disease II | ||||
| Foundation physiological principles underlying human disease integrated with effects of important drug groups on endocrine and organ system disorders, allergy and inflammation, infection, and cancer. The course also offers an introduction to basic clinical pharmacology as well as several current specialized topics in pharmacology. May not be held with PHAC 4020 . Prerequisites: ZOOL 2530 (or 022.253) abd ZOOL 2540 (or 022.245). 3.000 Credit Hours Levels: Undergraduate Class Schedule: Medicine Faculty of Medicine Pharmacology Department | ||||
| PHAC 7040 - Cardiovascular Regulation and Drug Action | ||||
| (Formerly 089.704) The normal homeostatic regulation of the cardiovascular system, its modification by drugs, and the sites and characteristics of drug actions affecting the cardiovascular system. 3.000 Credit Hours Levels: Graduate Class Schedule: Medicine Faculty of Medicine Pharmacology Department | ||||
| PHAC 7060 - Drug, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion | ||||
| (Formerly 089.706) The mechanisms by which the body handles foreign chemicals and their effects on the characteristics of drug action. 3.000 Credit Hours Levels: Graduate Class Schedule: Medicine Faculty of Medicine Pharmacology Department | ||||
| PHAC 7110 - Topics in Pharmacology | ||||
| (Formerly 089.711) Short research projects on various properties and effects of newer drugs. Presentation of oral and written reports by graduate students on research conducted. Open only to graduate students in Pharmacology. 6.000 Credit Hours Levels: Graduate Class Schedule: Medicine Faculty of Medicine Pharmacology Department | ||||
| PHAC 7130 - Pharmacology | ||||
| (Formerly 089.713) Three hours a week both terms. Pharmacodynamics of the more important groups of drugs, the factors which control and modify their effects, and the basis for rational selection and administration of drugs in the treatment of disease. Prerequisite: permission of the department. 6.000 Credit Hours Levels: Graduate Class Schedule: Medicine Faculty of Medicine Pharmacology Department | ||||
| PHAC 7160 - Neuropharmacology | ||||
| (Formerly 089.716) Seminars, tutorials and selected readings on topics concerning the mechanisms whereby drugs alter central and peripheral nervous activity. These will include drug modification of cellular excitability, neurotransmission and brain function. 3.000 Credit Hours Levels: Graduate Class Schedule: Medicine Faculty of Medicine Pharmacology Department | ||||
| PHAC 7180 - Recent Advances in Pharmacology | ||||
| (Formerly 089.718) Lectures given by staff, followed by group discussions on current research, new developments in drugs and re-evaluation of currently employed drugs, their mechanism of action, etc. Three hours per week both terms. Open only to graduate students in Pharmacology. 3.000 Credit Hours Levels: Graduate Class Schedule: Medicine Faculty of Medicine Pharmacology Department | ||||
| PHAC 7190 - Pharmacokinetics of Drug Disposition | ||||
| (Formerly 089.719) Lectures and problem-solving sessions directed at appropriate modelling of the disposition of drugs in the body. 3.000 Credit Hours Levels: Graduate Class Schedule: Medicine Faculty of Medicine Pharmacology Department | ||||
| PHAC 7200 - Pharmacology of the Liver | ||||
| (Formerly 089.720) Seminars, tutorials and selected readings on topcs related to hepatic functions emphasizing the integrative role of the liver in homeostasis including vascular, autonomic and metabolic functions, toxicology and therapeutic aspects. 3.000 Credit Hours Levels: Graduate Class Schedule: Medicine Faculty of Medicine Pharmacology Department | ||||
| PHAC 7210 - Clinical Trial Design | ||||
| (Formerly 089.721) Course designed to evaluate the essential elements of clinical trials as the basis for determining the potential value of interventions advocated for the treatment of diseases in humans. The format will include assigned readings, lectures, discussion andassignment preparation. Prerequisite: Undergraduate degree in the health sciences - previous related experience or relevant course credits will be considered as surrogate qualification to an undergraduate health sciences degree. 3.000 Credit Hours Levels: Graduate Class Schedule: Medicine Faculty of Medicine Pharmacology Department | ||||
| PHAC 7220 - Molecular Pharmacology | ||||
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(Formerly 089.722) Lectures, seminars and selected readings on the mechanism of action of therapeutic and recreational drugs. Topics will include several categories of drug receptors and associated signal transducers in the context of drug action. 6.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Credit Hours |