The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology provides educational for medical students and graduate students in the biomedical sciences. The department offers study and research in a variety of pharmacology and toxicology sub discipline areas, including cardiovascular, ocular, biochemical, neural, molecular, immunological and environmental. The faculty members have offices and well-equipped laboratories and an administrative assistant located on the third floor of the Research Wing. In addition, there are well-equipped analytical laboratories and offices for other faculty involved in clinical and basic pharmacology research located in the Multidisciplinary Research Center. All faculty members participate in teaching, research and institutional services activities. MEDI 603. Medical Pharmacology and Toxicology (7 credit hours)

Medical Pharmacology and Toxicology is a course for second- year medical students and graduate students. The course lectures include: introduction to the principle of pharmacokinetics (how the body acts on the drug) and pharmacodynamics (how the drug acts on the body) and a survey of major classes of therapeutic agents with emphasis on their mechanism (s) of action and therapeutic use (s), adverse effects and drug interactions. The Department also incorporates lectures, small group-sessions (patient-oriented problem solving; peer assisted learning), case studies, clinical correlation conference and objective-based examinations into the course. Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of medical courses in biochemistry and physiology. Course Director: Evan Williams, Ph.D.

Interim chair and Associate Professor: Mohamed A. Bayorh, Ph.D.