OCMDG 1522: Osteopathic Principles and Practice II

This course is the second in a 3-course series and continues to utilize weekly lectures and laboratory experiences to develop the practical skills necessary to diagnose and treat patients. Students will continue to learn how to take a complete history from patients across the life cycle, including difficult patient encounters. The course focuses on additional body systems in alignment with the anatomical sciences curriculum, continuing to cover the structural-functional disturbances, and the diagnosis and treatment of somatic dysfunction. Point-of-care-ultrasound hands-on laboratory experiences are incorporated. Normal and abnormal findings are emphasized and illustrated through clinical cases, and students will practice patient care documentation multiple times throughout the course. The development of clinical reasoning skills is emphasized, and training is enhanced by guest lecturers, peer table-trainers, osteopathic scholars, and history and physical experiences. Students are evaluated by history and physical examination assignments, video quizzes, written examinations, laboratory participation, Standardized Patient Examination (SPE) practical, and Osteopathic Principles and Practice (OPP) practicals.