An Osteopathic Approach to Care of Patients

Catalog description

During the third year, students are on various hospital and office-based rotations. Many of these situations have ample number of patients who could benefit from osteopathic manipulative medicine. However, students do not often have the ability to apply the concepts and techniques that have been taught during the previous two years. An Osteopathic Approach to Care of Patients is a course that spans all clinical rotations and concludes with a computerized exam that assesses the learners knowledge and comprehension of distinctly osteopathic medical knowledge related to patient care. By attending the workshop that begins this course, students will obtain focused instruction on osteopathic examination and assessment of patients in the hospital and outpatient setting with specific skills are taught pertaining to the general needs of the musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, pulmonary, obstetrics/gynecology, and neurological systems.