Pathobiology of Human Disease States Course Information

​Welcome to the Homepage for the Markey Pathway course at Washington University School of Medicine.  
The course meets every Tuesday and Thursday during the fall semester.  Markey students should register for 2.0 units of L41 Bio 5191. 

**Please note that acceptance into the Markey Pathway is required to attend the course**
Information about the course & how to apply can be found at:
http://dbbs.wustl.edu/curstudents/SpecialEmphasisPathways/Pages/Markey.aspx

Course Location: FLTC 204 - Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Room TBD
Course Dates:  08/30/2022 - 11/22/2022 Tuesdays & Thursdays ONLY
Course Time:  1:30 PM - 3:00 PM, Unless Noted on the Schedule* 

Class attendance is required.  Please check the schedule for class time changes or alternate locations (changes will be displayed in red).

Fall 2022 Class Topics:
Module 1: Diabetes (August 30 – September 22, 2022)
Module 2: Kidney Disease (September 27 – October 20, 2022)
Module 3: Immunotherapy (October 25 – November 17, 2022)

Mandatory Clinical Mentorship Orientation – Tuesday, November 22, 2022 from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm (FLTC TBD)

Module 1 - Diabetes

Module Leader: 
Tom Baranski, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology

Tue: August 30
Thu: September 1
Tue: September 6
Thu: September 8
Tue: September 13
Thu: September 15
Tue: September 20
Thu: September 22 (Wrap-up)​

Module 2 - Kidney Disease

Module Leader: 
Carmen Halabi, MD, PhD ​Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology

Tue: September 27
Thu: September 29
Tue: October 4
Thu: October 6
Tue: October 11 (No Class-Fall Break)
Thu: October 13
Tue: October 18
Thu: October 20 (Wrap-up)​

Module 3 - Immunotherapy

Module Leaders:  
Nathan Singh, MD, MS   Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Oncology
​​Todd Fehniger, MD, PhD   Professor of Medicine, Division of Oncology

Tue: October 25
Thu: October 27
Tue: November 1
Thu: November 3
Tue: November 8
Thu: November 10
Tue: November 15
Thu: November 17 (Wrap-up) 

Clinical Mentorship Orientation:

Tue: November 22, 2022  2:00 pm - 3:00 pm*​

Past Course Modules

Year Modules
1992 Sickle Cell Anemia
Malaria
Diabetes
1993 Cystic Fibrosis
Coronary Artery Disease
AIDS
1994 Sickle Cell Anemia
Emphysema
Acute Leukemia
1995 Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
Undue Susceptibility to Infection
Alzheimer’s Disease
1996 Sickle Cell Disease
Multiple Sclerosis
Epstein Barr Virus
1997 Osteoporosis
Thrombophilia
Congenital Malformations
1998 Sickle Cell Disease
Hepatitis C
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
1999 Rheumatoid Arthritis
AIDS
Prostate Cancer
2000 Sickle Cell Disease
Epstein Barr Virus
Heart Failure
2001 Alzheimer’s Disease
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
SLE (Lupus)
2002 Heart Failure
Diabetes
Mellitus Preeclampsia
2003 SLE/Rheumatoid Arthritis
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
Asthma
2004 AIDS
Heart Failure
Preeclampsia
2005 Alzheimer’s Disease
Breast Cancer
Rheumatoid Arthritis
2006 Sickle Cell Anemia
Congestion Heart Failure
High Risk Pregnancy
2007 Rheumatoid Arthritis
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
Alzheimer’s Disease
2008 Cardio Disease/Heart Failure
Diabetes & Metabolism
Osteoporosis/Other Bone Disorders
2009 Sickle Cell Anemia
AIDS
Major Depressive Disorders
2010 Alzheimer’s Disease
Cardio Disease/Heart Failure
Diabetes
2011 Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
Cystic Fibrosis
High Risk Pregnancy
2012 Rheumatoid Arthritis
Cardiovascular Disease
Malaria
2013 Diabetes
High Risk Pregnancy
Depression
2014 Translating Global Health
Cardiovascular Disease
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
2015 Immunotherapy
High Risk Pregnancy
Alzheimer’s Disease
2016 Evidence Based Medicine/Sickle Cell Disease
Diabetes
Cardiovascular Disease
2017 Immunotherapy
Alzheimer’s Disease
Hearing Loss
2018 High Risk Pregnancy
Pain Management
Cardiovascular Disease
2019 Immunotherapy
Diabetes
Retina
2020 Alzheimer’s Disease
Hearing Loss
Cardiovascular Disease
2021 Sickle Cell Disease
High Risk Pregnancy
Pain Management

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