"Medical Interventions (MI) allows students to investigate the variety of
interventions involved in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of
disease as they follow the lives of a fictitious family. A “How-To” manual for
maintaining overall health and homeostasis in the body, the course will
explore how to prevent and fight infection, how to screen and evaluate the
code in our DNA, how to prevent, diagnose, and treat cancer, and how to
prevail when the organs of the body begin to fail. Through these scenarios
students will be exposed to the wide range of interventions related to
immunology, surgery, genetics, pharmacology, medical devices, and
diagnostics. Each family case scenario will introduce multiple types of
interventions, reinforce concepts learned in the previous two courses, and
present new content. Interventions may range from simple diagnostic tests
to treatment of complex diseases and disorders. These interventions will be
showcased across the generations of the family and will provide a look at
the past, present, and future of biomedical science. Lifestyle choices and
preventive measures are emphasized throughout the course as well as the
important role that scientific thinking and engineering design play in the
development of interventions of the future."