Fundamental discoveries in the field of the structure of biopolymers, molecular mechanisms of storage and transmission of information, cloning of genes, mechanisms of biosynthesis of specific proteins, regulation of metabolic processes at the molecular, cellular and organ levels served as the basis for the formation of new views on the essence of vital processes. Obviously, these achievements in biochemistry should occupy a significant position in the training of medical students.

In addition, the diagnosis of the disease and the administration of adequate treatment include a number of mental operations, starting from the selection of symptoms out of many thousands of diagnostic signs known to modern medicine. The selected symptoms form a clinical picture, on the basis of which the conclusion is made about the essence of the disease and, finally, a diagnosis is established, which becomes the ground for determining treatment methods. The essence of the disease, as well as the targets and mechanisms of action of therapeutic measures, are described in terms and concepts of morphology, physiology, biochemistry. We will specifically emphasize that it is the integral knowledge of these disciplines that is important for clinicians: only together they provide a description and understanding of the essence of the disease, normal conditions of the body, and the effects of therapeutic measures.

For students majoring in  General Medicine

• Total labor intensity: 7 credits (252 hours)
• Classroom training: 126 hours
• Independent student work: 126 hours
• Semester: 1, 2
• Final control: exam