Registration is still open for February's Mini Medical School, the Department of Internal Medicine's annual program, addressing normal human aging and the avoidance of diseases associated with aging.

The organizers announced the 2014 theme as “On the Quest for the Fountain of Youth: Restoring Function to the Older Adult," focusing on gerontology, ophthalmology, oncology, nephrology, orthopedics, cardiology, neurology and depression.

The program is geared for seniors and foresighted middle-agers, but all ages are welcome: The common bond is a passion for understanding the science of aging.

Classes are taught by top academic physicians and scientists, and instruction is at the level of a first- or second-year medical student.

The lecture series is scheduled on four successive Saturdays, Feb. 1, 8, 15 and 22, from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Sciences Lecture Hall on the Davis campus.

The program is free, though the health system suggests a $100 per person donation. Enrollment is limited to the first 500 people who sign up. Registration can be accomplished online; if hyou have questions about the process, contact Kyle Summers at (916) 734-4961 or kyle.summers@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu.

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