Semester 2 Year 2

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The final semester centers on the continued practice of clinical examination skills. Faculty and standardized patients will continue to provide direct feedback after clinical encounters, as well as a written evaluation of SOAP notes. Students will also learn how to perform an oral presentation. Lectures will expand upon clinical topics of interest, along with clinical reasoning through a differential diagnosis. Written examinations will focus on the logical synthesis of data. Students will complete a ‘competency practical examination’ to demonstrate they possess the skills to move on to third-year rotations. At the end of this course, the student will be well-prepared for clinical rotations. Osteopathic Principles and Practice (OPP): OPP-1001 - Semester 1 Year 1 – 4.0 Credit Hours OPP-1002 - Semester 2 Year 1 – 3.5 Credit Hours OPP-1003 - Semester 1 Year 2 – 3.0 Credit Hours OPP-1004 - Semester 2 Year 2 – 2.0 Credit Hours The Osteopathic Principles and Practice (OPP) course is designed as an introduction to the basic philosophy, principles, and practice of osteopathic health care. The course is offered continually throughout the four semesters of years 1 and 2. Emphasis is placed on the sequential development of palpatory diagnostic and therapeutic skills used to assess health and disease. The course teaches osteopathic philosophy, problem solving and patient management, and how to incorporate multiple osteopathic manipulative techniques as appropriate, including muscle energy, fascial release, high velocity - low amplitude, counter-strain, articulatory techniques, trigger point, and osteopathic medicine in the cranial field. Application of these principles and practice continues throughout the clinical rotations.