The Pre-Medical course and degree offerings at IUHS are designed specifically to be just that. The necessary academic foundation to undertake the study of Medicine.
 

The philosophy of the department is to not only prepare a student for medical school with the necessary undergraduate sciences but to enlighten them and draw the links between those studies and Medicine.

The IUHS premedical courses offered satisfy the need for a foundation of knowledge as well as offering the opportunity to achieve a Bachelors of Science. The core courses in the program include Math/Statistics, Biology, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry.

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Course list: Core Pre-Requisite Modules,  Select to view. 

Module 9 – Organic Chemistry 1

The underpinnings of biochemistry will be facilitated by the core science consideration of organics. Discussions will include the history and biological importance’s of the topics covered. Topics include: chemical bonds, functional groups, alkanes, stereochemistry, alkyl halides, alkenes and alkynes, aromatic compounds.