Body in Balance

Body in Balance integrates cardiovascular, hematology, nephrology, and pulmonology systems to explain homeostasis, covering public health, ethics, and clinical skills.

offering recorded11 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Beth Altschafl4.3/5

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Lectures are large, with a median of 175 enrolled students in the recorded sections.

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Fall 2026
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Raw average: 4.67/5 from 39 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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BETH ALTSCHAFL is recorded teaching in Fall 2016, Fall 2018, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Online (some classroom)175 / 1950

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Student experience

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Organized around physiological themes, the course includes material related to the cardiovascular system, hematology, nephrology, and pulmonology to present an integrated picture of how these systems function together to maintain homeostasis. In addition, there is significant content from other competency domains such as public health, ethics, evidence-based medicine, patient care/communication and clinical skills.

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Topics

  • Cardiovascular system, hematology, nephrology, and pulmonology
  • Homeostasis
  • Public health, ethics, and evidence-based medicine

Skills

  • Patient care, communication, and clinical skills

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MEDSC-M 771 · Fall 2026

Body in Balance

Recorded 2026-09-07
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