The KUMC medical pharmacology course is designed to teach students pharmacological principles and the essential facts necessary to select and prescribe appropriate medications so as to maximize the desirable and minimize the undesirable effects. The course provides students with a variety of instructional aids to master the material, exposing them to concepts, facts and therapeutic applications. Group discussions are designed to cultivate the ability to interpret, integrate and synthesize essential information.

All course materials, except Discussion Group Material, are available via the Pharmacology Web page and can be used by any student wishing to study pharmacology independently or who is preparing for certification exams.

The materials provided under Study Objectives and Lecture Notes are the property of individual lecturers and for student's individual use and are only attainable by a Password given to students enrolled in courses at KUMC. Any transfer of information to public domain is prohibited.

The WebCAI programs provide a tutorial coverage on most major sections of pharmacology.

The Pharmacokinetic Calculator will draw simulated plasma concentration-time curves for single or multiple doses of drugs given intravenously or orally where the operator sets certain pharmacokinetic parameters. The computer will calculate the remaining pharmacokinetic parameters.

Exams are from the first exam given in each section of the medical pharmacology course.

Pharmacology (PHCL) 700 Series Independent Study Courses

These courses are open to advanced undergraduate and graduate students in the Schools of Allied Health, Nursing, Medicine and other health related programs at the University of Kansas. The 700 Series consists of seven (7) one (1) credit hour courses that in total provide a comprehensive survey of pharmacology. This is an independent study program with use of textbooks, multiple examinations and study objectives and computer-assisted instruction via the worldwide web network as primary teaching instruments. Consultation with faculty is available by appointment. The courses available are:

• PHCL 761 General Principles of Pharmacology
• PHCL 762 Pharmacology of the Autonomic Nervous System
• PHCL 763 Cardiovascular-Renal
• PHCL 764 Pharmacology of the Central Nervous System
• PHCL 765 Chemotherapy
• PHCL 766 Blood-Endocrine
• PHCL 767 Toxicology

Course Director
Thomas L. Pazdernik, Ph.D.
Professor of Pharmacology Toxicology and Therapeutics
G027 Breidenthal
Telephone (913) 588-7504
Fax (913) 588-7500
e-mail: tpazdern@kumc.edu

To visit the material on the web, please click on WebCAI.