This is the basic post-doctoral level biochemistry review for the Medical Psychologist. Introduction and overview of the biochemistry underlying chemical and physiological processes. Topics covered include: basic inorganic and organic chemistry, cellular organization and metabolic processes, nucleic acids, hormones, enzymatic processes, metabolism, and biochemistry of selected compounds. Other include topics as energy production, nutrition, glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, lipids, genetics, biochemical cycles and other biochemical principles important to human life. Materials focus on pathophysiological and pharmacological applications of this knowledge base.
Below are the required courses and a general description and compotencies. In this Pre-requisite component of the program the student will review the laws, nature, and scope of practice of the Medical Psychologist Specialist and the health facility psychologists that serve with them in changing and improving the national healthcare facilities and moving the psychologist into the mainstream of Primary Healthcare Providers.
This orientation to the laws, rules, and roles of the Medical Psychologist and other psychologists taking their place in the nations core healthcare system is not one of the required foundation courses listed in this section (Courses) below, but is rather a pre-requisite to starting the training program.