Curriculum
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- MD06.01 Development of the Gastrointestinal SystemExplain embryologic development of the gastrointestinal tract, including foregut, midgut, hindgut differentiation and rotation, to understand congenital anomalies and developmental gastrointestinal disorders.7
- MD06.02 Anatomy of the Gastrointestinal SystemIdentify gross and microscopic anatomy of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas, and biliary system, correlating structure with digestive function, vascular supply, innervation, and clinical significance.17
- 2.1Retroperitoneal structures
- 2.2Important gastrointestinal ligaments
- 2.3Digestive tract anatomy
- 2.4Digestive tract histology
- 2.5Abdominal aorta and branches
- 2.6Nutcracker syndrome
- 2.7Superior mesenteric artery syndrome
- 2.8Gastrointestinal blood supply and innervation
- 2.9Celiac trunk
- 2.10Portosystemic anastomoses
- 2.11Pectinate line
- 2.12Liver tissue architecture
- 2.13Biliary structures
- 2.14Femoral region
- 2.15Inguinal canal
- 2.16Myopectineal orifice
- 2.17Hernias
- MD06.03 Physiology of the Gastrointestinal SystemAnalyze inflammatory, infectious, neoplastic, vascular, and functional gastrointestinal diseases, linking pathophysiology to clinical presentation, laboratory findings, imaging, and disease progression.9
- MD06.04 Pathology of the Gastrointestinal SystemExplain mechanisms, indications, and adverse effects of drugs affecting gastric acid, motility, inflammation, and infection, including antiemetics, laxatives, antidiarrheals, and acid-suppressing agents.52
- 4.1Oral pathologies
- 4.2Achalasia
- 4.3Other esophageal pathologies
- 4.4Barrett esophagus
- 4.5Esophageal cancer
- 4.6Gastritis
- 4.7Ménétrier disease
- 4.8Gastric cancer
- 4.9Peptic ulcer disease
- 4.10Ulcer complications
- 4.11Acute gastrointestinal bleeding
- 4.12Malabsorption syndromes
- 4.13Inflammatory bowel diseases
- 4.14Microscopic colitis
- 4.15Irritable bowel syndrome
- 4.16Appendicitis
- 4.17Diverticula of the GI tract
- 4.18Zenker diverticulum
- 4.19Meckel diverticulum
- 4.20Hirschsprung disease
- 4.21Malrotation
- 4.22Intussusception
- 4.23Volvulus
- 4.24Short bowel syndrome
- 4.25Other intestinal disorders
- 4.26Colonic polyps
- 4.27Polyposis syndromes
- 4.28Lynch syndrome
- 4.29Colorectal cancer
- 4.30Molecular pathogenesis of colorectal cancer
- 4.31Cirrhosis and portal hypertension
- 4.32Budd-Chiari syndrome
- 4.33Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
- 4.34Serum markers of liver pathology
- 4.35Reye syndrome
- 4.36Alcoholic liver disease
- 4.37Steatotic liver disease
- 4.38Autoimmune hepatitis
- 4.39Hepatic encephalopathy
- 4.40Liver tumors
- 4.411-antitrypsin deficiency
- 4.42Jaundice
- 4.43Benign neonatal hyperbilirubinemia
- 4.44Biliary atresia
- 4.45Hereditary hyperbilirubinemias
- 4.46Wilson disease
- 4.47Hemochromatosis
- 4.48Biliary tract disease
- 4.49Cholelithiasis and related pathologies
- 4.50Cholangiocarcinoma
- 4.51Pancreatitis
- 4.52Pancreatic adenocarcinoma
- MD06.05 Pharmacology of the Gastrointestinal SystemDevelop skills in gastrointestinal history-taking, abdominal examination, interpretation of liver function tests, stool studies, endoscopy, and imaging to diagnose common GI and hepatobiliary conditions.12
- MD06.06 Clinical examination of the Gastrointestinal SystemDevelop skills in gastrointestinal history-taking, abdominal examination, interpretation of liver function tests, stool studies, endoscopy, and imaging to diagnose common GI and hepatobiliary conditions.8