The Biomedical Clinical Sciences Curriculum

Knowledge of the Biomedical Clinical Sciences Curriculum is essential to the healthcare provider in any tradition. Such study not only facilitates the “professionalism” of the profession but increases public safety and public health, provides students with more security in their skills, increases effective interaction and communication with other healthcare providers, and enables students to recognize the strengths and limitations of their scope of practice. While the courses listed below are designed to provide the students with these skills and abilities, all teachers, in the context of their instruction and clinical supervision, have an opportunity and responsibility to ensure that the students develop and apply this knowledge to their every day practice of Oriental medicine.

Clean Needle Technique 103	8.0
Medical Terminology 115	30.0
Biology 172	45.0
Human Anatomy and Physiology 200 A and B	90.0
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 201 and Refresher	12.0
Western Physical Exam & Laboratory Diagnosis 215	45.0
Western Pathology and Diagnosis I 222	45.0
Clinic Counseling 272	45.0
Pharmacology 291	45.0
Western Pathology and Diagnosis II 301	45.0
Western Pathology and Diagnosis III 332	45.0
Public Health/Epidemiology 335	45.0
Practice Management/Medical Ethics 382	45.0
Emergency Medicine and Traumatology 401	45.0
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Training and the Transmission of Infectious Disease 402	10.0
Total Biomedical Clinical Science Hours	600.0

The biomedical clinical science portion of the curriculum
is designed to provide students with:

• A basic knowledge of biomedical anatomy and physiology
• A basic knowledge of biomedical clinical concepts and terminology
• A basic understanding of pathology and disease processes from a biomedical perspective
• A familiarity with the conceptual model of the biomedical clinical process (disease model) from intake to therapeutics
• A basic understanding of biomedical pharmacology and the effects, interactions, contraindications and side effects of common medications and nutritional supplements
• An appropriate knowledge of the clinical relevancy of available laboratory and diagnostic tests and procedures and physical examination findings
• A familiarity with the range of biomedical therapeutics and referral resources
• The ability to recognize conditions, situations and complications that necessitate referral for additional diagnosis or treatment and determine to whom to refer
• Knowledge of how to protect the health and safety of the patient and the healthcare provider with regard to infectious disease
• The ability to recognize emergency situations and determine and provide for appropriate care
• The ability to communicate with patients about their healthcare
• The ability to communicate and consult with other healthcare providers
• An understanding of the strengths and limitations of the scope of practice of Oriental medicine