Summary of the main goals and objectives of the M1 Cardiovascular/Respiratory Sequence:

The overall goal for the cardiovascular/respiratory sequence is to help the first year medical student gain a basic understanding of the human cardiovascular and respiratory system.

The integrated objectives of this sequence are to prepare the student for explaining and recognizing the fundamental elements of normal structure and function in the human’s cardiovascular and respiratory system.

The foundational objectives of the sequence are to position the student for life-long learning of these elements in anticipation of their continuing education and clinical practice of medicine.

The sequence is designed to integrate the structure and function in the human’s cardiovascular and respiratory system to help the student establish a knowledge base for lifelong learning of the scientific basis of medicine.

The student is asked to synthesize the integrated content across biomedical disciplines such that the sum of the sequence’s objectives is greater than its parts.

The student understands the homeostatic role of the cardiovascular system, basic principles of cardiovascular transport, and the basic structure and function of the components of the system.

The student can describe the basic aspects of pulmonary anatomy and physiology essential to understanding clinical medicine.