This course is a modified version of the Medical Histology course, covering the morphological and functional histology of cells, tissues, and organs. This five-week course is held during the month of January, and consists of laboratory study and coordinated lecture/discussions on the topics of cells, tissues, and the circulatory and lymphoid systems, and lecture/discussions-only covering the remaining organ systems. Dr. Vaughan is the course director. There is an enrollment minimum of 6 students; a maximum of 24 students.

Targeted Audience
This condensed histology course is designed for graduate students who are enrolled in degree programs at the medical school that do not require the full medical histology course but who seek understanding of the light and electron microscopic functional morphology of basic cells and tissues and an overview of the microscopic structure of organs and systems.

Course Objectives

• To learn the microscopic anatomy and function of the tissues and organs of the human body, using your syllabus and lecture as an indication of the detail we expect.
• To understand the inseparable relationship between microscopic structure and function.
• To learn histological terms and concepts for the purpose of identification, precise communication, and effective interpretation of biomedical literature.
• To develop a systematic thinking process as a means to correctly identify histological features.
• To understand the standard preparative procedures used in histology and how they affect the visual image.