OCMDG 1533: Osteopathic Principles and Practice III

This course is the third in a 3-course series and continues to develop the practical skills necessary to diagnose and treat patients across the life cycle and special population groups. Teaching methods include weekly lectures and laboratory experiences. 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. Normal and abnormal findings are emphasized and illustrated through clinical cases. Students will practice patient care documentation multiple times throughout the course with an introduction to medicolegal documentation. The development of clinical reasoning skills and an empathetic approach to patients is emphasized. 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.