Course Catalog

MedPath 1: Essentials of Human Health

Bridging Anatomy and Clinical Thinking.

Foundations teaches what the body looks like. Level 1 teaches how it works. Anatomy and physiology are taught together for every major body system, with real-world clinical context and career exposure woven directly in, so a curious kid gets an actual answer to “why does it work that way?”

Clinical from Day One

Who This Course is For

Kids Ready to Learn How the Body Works

Students who already know what the body looks like and are ready to go deeper: how the body actually works, not just what it's made of.

Students Who Finished Foundations

The natural next step for any student who has completed Foundations and is ready to add physiology to the anatomy they already know.

Kids Exploring Healthcare Careers Beyond the Big Three

Career Snapshots take students beyond doctor, nurse, and vet to careers tied to every body system: respiratory therapist, nephrology, paramedic, registered dietician, and more.

During The Course You Will

What you will do

  • Watch physician-led video lessons covering anatomy and physiology across the body systems in Level 1
  • Start exploring what can go wrong with the body in common conditions like asthma
  • Watch a MedPath Insights video for every system, and explore Career Snapshots connecting the science to real careers
  • Work through the Level 1 Workbook alongside the Anatomy Coloring Book
  • Earn a certificate at the end

Learning Objectives

What you will know

  • Label the anatomy of each body system taught in Level 1
  • Explain the physiology behind that anatomy: how each system actually functions
  • Apply new anatomy and physiology vocabulary while working through the Level 1 Workbook
  • Identify healthcare careers connected to each body system through Career Snapshots

What's Included?

MedPath Level 1 Pre-Med for Elementary School

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Syllabus

List of Modules

Anatomy: Respiratory System

  • Lungs in Situ (16:23)
  • Bronchi and Alveoli (11:47)
  • How We Make Speech (17:13)

Physiology: Respiratory System

  • Lesson: Fundamentals of the Lungs (23:59)
  • Lesson: DIY Lungs Model (13:19)
  • Lesson: Asthma (30:52)

Clinical Application: Respiratory System

  • MedPath Insights: Saving Lives with ECMO: The Lung Rescue Program at Penn Medicine
  • MedPath Careers: Pulmonology

Anatomy: Cardiovascular System

  • MedPath Insights: Saving Lives with ECMO: The Lung Rescue Program at Penn Medicine
  • MedPath Careers: Pulmonology

Physiology: Cardiovascular System

  • Lesson: DIY Heart Pump Modeling (13:27)
  • Lesson: Blood and Blood Components (24:14)
  • Lesson: Stethoscopes (22:21)

Clinical Application: Cardiovascular System

  • MedPath Insights: Day in the Life of a Cardiologist
  • MedPath Careers: Cardiology
  • MedPath Careers: Cardiovascular Surgeon

Anatomy: Urinary System

  • Kidneys and Bladder (11:10)
  • Kidney and Nephron (14:23)

Clinical Application: Urinary System

  • MedPath Insights: Dialysis is a Lifesaver
  • MedPath Careers: Nephrology
  • MedPath Careers: Urology

Anatomy: Gastrointestinal System

  • Inside the Mouth (16:55)
  • Digestive System (20:09)
  • Small Intestine (14:01)
  • Biliary Tree (15:17)

Physiology: Gastrointestinal System

  • Lesson: Fundamentals of the Gastrointestinal System (25:18)
  • Lesson: Teeth (27:36)
  • Lesson: Dental Chart Mini Activity (7:45)
  • Lesson: The Stomach and What Goes Wrong (24:55)
  • Lesson: Modeling the GI System (21:50)

Clinical Application: Gastrointestinal System

  • MedPath Insights: Endoscopy
  • MedPath Careers: Gastroenterology
  • MedPath Careers: General Surgery
  • MedPath Careers: Surgical Assistant
  • MedPath Careers: Dentist

Anatomy: Lymphatic

  • Lymphatic System (18:48)

Physiology: Immune System

  • Lesson: Bugs and Drugs (35:50)
  • Lesson: Vaccines (26:28)

Clinical Application: Lymphatic/Immune

  • MedPath Insights: Meet and Immunologist
  • MedPath Careers: Immunology
  • MedPath Careers: Infectious Disease
  • MedPath Careers: Rheumatology 

Physiology: Endocrine System

  • Lesson: Candy and Blood Sugar (17:11)
  • Lesson: How We Grow (22:52)

Clinical Application: Endocrine System

  • MedPath Insights: Growth Hormone Deficiency
  • MedPath Careers: Endocrinology

Anatomy: Integumentary

  • Skin (11:39)

Physiology: Integumentary System

  • Lesson: Cuts and Bruises

Clinical Application: Integumentary System

  • MedPath Insights: Full Body Skin Exam
  • MedPath Careers: Pathology
  • MedPath Careers: Dermatology

Anatomy: Musculoskeletal System

  • Bones and Joints (23:28)
  • Comparative Anatomy of the Limbs: Bones (20:43)
  • Comparative Anatomy of the Limbs: Muscles (13:39)
  • Axial Skeleton (15:34)

Physiology: Musculoskeletal System

  • MedPath Insights: Getting a Cast
  • MedPath Insights: Having Your Cast Removed
  • MedPath Careers: Physical Therapy
  • MedPath Careers: Physiatry
  • MedPath Careers: Orthopedic Surgery

Clinical Correlation: Musculoskeletal System

  • MedPath Insights: Getting a Cast
  • MedPath Insights: Having Your Cast Removed
  • MedPath Careers: Physical Therapy
  • MedPath Careers: Physiatry
  • MedPath Careers: Orthopedic Surgery

Anatomy: Nervous System

  • Autonomic Nervous System (20:17)
  • Spine and Spinal Cord (12:16)
  • Dermatomes (15:03)
  • Nerve Cells (10:08)
  • Brain (10:53)
  • Homunculus (11:40)
  • Eye (8:30)
  • Ear (11:47)
  • Where Senses Go in the Brain (8:05)

Physiology: Nervous System

  • Lesson: The Brain (31:30)
  • Lesson: Amygdala (23:30)

Physiology: Neurology of the Eight Senses

  • Lesson: Fundamentals of the 8 Senses (29:17)
  • Lesson: The Tongue and Nose (35:43)
  • Lesson: Interoception (22:35)
  • Lesson: The Ear and Hearing (23:40)

Clinical Application: Nervous System

  • MedPath Insights: A Stroke Patient Journey
  • MedPath Careers: Neurology
  • MedPath Careers: Anesthesiology
  • MedPath Careers: Ophthalmology

Nutrition

  • Lesson: Water (7:25)
  • Lesson: Protein (8:38)
  • Lesson: Carbohydrates (6:27)

Clinical Application: Nutrition

  • MedPath Insights: A Day in the Life of a Clinical Dietician
  • MedPath Careers: Registered Dietician

Wrapping Up

  • Lesson: Safety (26:09)
  • Anatomy: Systems of the Human Body (13:47)
  • Anatomy: The Human Cell (17:16)

Clinical Application: Wrapping Up

  • MedPath Insights: Lab Tour
  • MedPath Careers: Registered Nurse
  • MedPath Careers: Otolaryngology

Frequently Asked Questions

And the truth you’ll want to know.

Isn't my child too young for something this serious?

Kids who start learning clinical-level content early don’t realize it’s “serious,” they just think it’s cool. By the time their peers are seeing a human heart for the first time in AP Biology, MedPath students have already dissected one, understood the cardiac cycle, and learned what goes wrong with it. 

Starting early doesn’t pressure kids, it gives them years to absorb, repeat, and genuinely understand instead of cramming.

Most students work through Foundations two to three times before moving up, so by the time they’re ready for Level 1, the anatomy is already second nature. Level 1 builds directly on that foundation, adding how each system works to the structures they already know.

Most curricula give kids the same general science education as everyone else, all the way through high school. 

Level 1 teaches anatomy and physiology from a clinical perspective, with a real career connection built into every system, the way a future healthcare professional actually needs to learn it.

The anatomy and physiology are rigorous and clinically accurate, not trivia with a medical theme. 

The optional guidebook adds a fantasy layer to keep kids motivated, but that theme lives only in the guidebook. 

The curriculum itself is real clinical content, taught the way Dr. Robin would explain it to a future colleague.

Meet Dr. Robin

Dr. Robin is a family physician who has taught pre-med to over 3,000 kids and teens across the globe.

She has spent many years in clinical practice and years watching what happens when students arrive at the next stage without the foundation they needed.

She built MedPath from the other direction: starting with what future healthcare professionals actually need to know, and building backward from there. Not what’s traditionally taught. Not what fills a textbook. What actually matters. A comprehensive pre-med program for kids and teens.

The result is the only program of its kind anywhere in the world.

Dr. Robin Dickinson MD teaches pre-med for kids and teens at Dr. Robin's School

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