Osteopathic Principles I-III

This course introduces students to osteopathic clinical medicine with weekly lectures and laboratory experiences. Instruction begins with an orientation to the osteopathic profession including the distinctive contribution of the osteopathic profession to the delivery of health care, followed by training in professionalism and basic history and physical examination skills with emphasis on the osteopathic structural examination. Students will learn the proper use of diagnostic equipment, as well as palpatory techniques, identification of anatomic landmarks, evaluation of motion, and evaluation of soft tissues. Normal and abnormal findings are emphasized and illustrated through clinical cases. Students will learn how to take a complete history from a patient and practice the skill of patient presentation. Students will be taught the components of physician documentation and will practice patient care documentation multiple times throughout the course. The laboratory sessions reinforce lecture content and identify and develop the practical skills needed to diagnose patients and perform osteopathic manipulative procedures. The development of clinical reasoning skills is emphasized, and training is enhanced by guest lecturers, peer table-trainers, osteopathic scholars, history and physical experiences, cardiac and pulmonary simulation. Students are evaluated by H&P assignments, video quizzes, written examinations, laboratory participation, Standardized Patient Examination (SPE) practical, and two Osteopathic Principles and Practice (OPP) practicals.

This course 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 a patient, including difficult patient encounters. The course adds the neurologic examination, continues to cover the pathophysiology, structural-functional disturbances, and examination of the musculoskeletal system, and includes point-of-care-ultrasound hands-on laboratory experience. Lectures on the newborn, well-child, and adolescent examinations are introduced. Normal and abnormal findings are emphasized and illustrated through clinical cases, and students will practice patient care documentation multiple times throughout the course. The laboratory sessions reinforce lecture content and additional diagnostic and manipulative treatment procedures will be taught and practiced in the laboratory setting. 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 H&P assignments, video quizzes, written examinations, laboratory participation, Standardized Patient Examination (SPE) practical, and two Osteopathic Principles and Practice (OPP) practicals.

This course continues to develop the practical skills necessary to diagnose and treat patients. Teaching methods include weekly lectures and laboratory experiences. Additional history and physical exam skills are introduced, including HEENT/neck examinations. Delivery of healthcare to the LGBTQI population is introduced via an online module format. Lectures on geriatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, and the male genitourinary examinations are presented. Normal and abnormal findings are emphasized and illustrated through clinical cases. Students will continue to learn how to take a complete history from a patient, with a focus on empathy, and will practice patient care documentation multiple times throughout the course with an introduction to medicolegal documentation. The laboratory sessions reinforce lecture content and additional diagnostic and manipulative treatment procedures will be taught and practiced in the laboratory setting. 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 H&P assignments, video quizzes, written examinations, laboratory participation, Standardized Patient Examination (SPE) practical, and two Osteopathic Principles and Practice (OPP) practicals.