Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine

The Osteopathic Teaching and Leadership Course is an experiential course that encompasses both learning community and practicum experiences. The learning community portion of the course introduces the students to the foundation of teaching and learning. The practicum portion includes a variety of experiential experiences, including teaching and table-training during OMM labs, physical diagnosis workshops, and ultrasound labs. Leadership opportunities will be offered to each student.

The Osteopathic Teaching and Leadership Course is an experiential course that encompasses a learning community, practicum, and service-learning experiences. The course is to be completed in the second year of the Applied Master of Osteopathic Education. The learning community portion of the course introduces the students to the foundation of teaching and learning. The practicum portion includes a variety of experiential educational experiences, including teaching and table-training during OMM labs, physical diagnosis workshops, and ultrasound labs. Students will actively engage in leadership and community service activities through their assigned leadership liaison role. Community service activities will include activities with the ImHOME course at homeless shelter events.

Research in Osteopathic Medicine is an experiential course that encompasses both learning community and practicum experiences. The course is to be completed in the second year of the AMOE program. The learning community portion of the course introduces the students to the foundation of research methods and practices. The practicum portion includes a variety of scholarly activity projects including research study design and preparing oral case and poster presentations.

The overall aim of the longitudinal osteopathic primary care clerkship rotation is to provide students with clinical experiences where they will apply their knowledge and skills as they develop competence in the care of patients; practice the integration of osteopathic manipulative medicine in primary care; foster long-term continuity of patient care; participate in a learning community; contribute to OMM didactic sessions; and conduct quality improvement projects. Students will participate in the MWU multispecialty clinic one-half day weekly, as well as complete a 2-week hospital-based rotation.

The Osteopathic Teaching and Leadership Course is an experiential course that encompasses both learning community and practicum experiences. The learning community portion of the course introduces the students to the foundation of teaching and learning. The practicum portion includes a variety of experiential experiences, including teaching and table-training during OMM labs, physical diagnosis workshops, and ultrasound labs. Leadership opportunities will be offered to each student. This course should be the culmination of the student gaining and demonstrating the skills of teaching and leadership gained over the previous two years.

ELIGIBILITY: This course is for students in the second year of the Applied Master of Osteopathic Education (AMOEG) program.

INELIGIBILITY: Students who have previously been enrolled in the course; any student not enrolled in AMOEG, unless by authorization of the Dean of AZCOM.