This course provides the third-year Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery resident with the fundamental medical knowledge. It covers physical diagnosis, medicine, and physiology. It is required for patient care and management, especially in the pre- and post-operative phases, and for general consults in a hospital setting. The course also provides an assessment of current literature and clinical research. The relationship of the basic sciences (physiology, pharmacology, biochemistry, and microbiology) to disease processes through a systematic discipline, is emphasized.