Medical Science – Educational Subject
Medical science is an educational subject that is included in a range of health courses, both stand-alone courses and programmes.
Medical science is a broad subject area that includes: anatomy, physiology, immunology, microbiology including health care hygiene, pharmacology including drug calculation and treatment, and pathology. All teaching of cardiopulmonary resuscitation is also part of medical science.
Medical science is included in the nursing programme, the radiology nursing programme, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, health guidance and all specialist nursing programmes.
Medical science also includes research in areas such as pulmonary medicine and rheumatology.