This course has 45 hours with lab. It provides students with essential medical knowledge and a broad understanding of human disease. It focuses on the cause (etiology), the mechanism of development (pathogenesis), the alternations of structure and forms (morphology), and functional alternations (pathophysiology). This course links science and medicine. It discusses aspects of patient care, from diagnostic testing and treatment to using new techniques and preventing disease.

This course is required for "Certificate of Science for Healthcare Providers."