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Glendale, AZ Campus Catalog
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Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Mission
- Accreditation
- Degree Description
- Admissions
- Graduation Requirements
- Licensure Requirements
- Curriculum
- Applied Master of Osteopathic Education (AMOEG) Curriculum for OMM Scholars
- Preclinical Elective Courses
- Clinical Rotations
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Department Descriptions
- Department of Anatomy
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
- Department of Clinical Education
- Department of Integrated Medicine
- Department of Internal Medicine
- Department of Maternal and Child Health
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology
- Department of Osteopathic Family and Community Medicine
- Department of Pathology
- Department of Pharmacology
- Department of Physiology
- Department of Surgery and Anesthesia
- Course Descriptions
- Course Descriptions - AMOEG
- Student Academic Policies
- MWU GME Consortium
- Faculty
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Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
The science of Pharmacology deals with properties and effects of drugs and, in a more general sense, with the interactions between chemical compounds and living systems. Medical pharmacology focuses on the mechanisms of action, toxicities, and therapeutic uses of biologically active substances in humans. Physicians utilize pharmacology not only to treat but also to prevent disease. At AZCOM, medical students are shown the correlation between pharmacology and related medical sciences, taught how to interpret the actions and uses of major classes of drugs, and instructed in the applications of pharmacodynamics to therapeutics. The course is designed to ensure that students are given the tools to use pharmaceuticals in all areas of the practice of medicine.