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Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Catalog 2017-2018 [Archived Catalog]

Course Descriptions

 

The following descriptions of Heritage College courses are accurate as of the date of publication.

The following is a numerical listing of all Heritage College courses. For more information on courses offered, please see Curricular Track Outlines .
 

Other Courses
  

  • OCOM 6001 - Clinical Anatomy Immersion

    The Clinical Anatomy Immersion allows all entering Heritage College student, regardless of curricular tract, to begin their training together, immersed for 5 weeks in clinically-oriented student of human gross anatomy. Students will participate in 4, 3-hour gross anatomy labs each week. These activities involve dissection of human, cadavers, imaging studies, and discussion of clinical anatomy in an interactive laboratory setting. The structure of the human body is presented in a clinically relevant manner, providing correlations of normal anatomy to common disease states. The ultimate goal is to enhance clinical reasoning in the context of human gross anatomy. A few key lectures will provide background for the lab studies.
  

  • OCOM 6002 - Introduction to Primary Care Medicine

    Students will be introduced to important concepts and principles of patient-centered primary care medicine; first contact, comprehensive, coordinated, continuing, and in the context of family and community. Individual classes will teach these concepts via: doctor-patient communication, multicultural medicine, evidence-based medicine, osteopathic manipulative medicine, team-based care, health care systems, physiology, pharmacology, patient safety, quality improvement, clinical decision support, behavior change, preventive medicine and medical decision-making. This course will also introduce and develop clinical reasoning skills through participation in standardized patient and osteopathic manipulative medicine labs, and interactive learning experiences. 

Clinical Presentation Continuum Curriculum
  

  • OCOM 6010 - Musculoskeletal

    This five-week musculoskeletal course gives students a strong foundation in the anatomical and physiological sciences relating to skeletal muscle and bone tissue, as competency in these areas is directly applicable to many medical disciplines: particularly, orthopedics, radiology, rheumatology and rehabilitation medicine. The course focuses on acute injury in terms of basic bone and cartilage histology; pathology of bone, including acute inflammation and cell death; membrane transport and action potential generation of excitable tissues; radiological imaging of the limbs and back; muscle pain and weakness in terms of the underlying physiological mechanisms that regulate muscle forces; pathologic processes that cause pain and weakness; joint pain with respect to limb muscle, anatomy and histology; chronic inflammation and the immune system; and back pain in relation to biomechanics, treatment and rehabilitation medicine.
  

  • OCOM 6015 - Blood

    This three-week course introduces students to hematological components and principles, with an emphasis on anemia. The course focuses on the processes of hemostasis and thrombosis; pharmacological agents, nutritional influences, epidemiological principles and preventive medicine/public health issues relevant to these issues; communication skills important in the doctor-patient relationship and psychosocial skills fundamental to caring for the whole person; and related clinical reasoning skills.
  

  • OCOM 6020 - Infection and Immunity

    This three-week course uses lectures, labs and case-based discussions to introduce students to basic principles of microbial pathogenesis and immune defenses against infectious or immune-mediated causes of elevated temperature, sore throat and skin rash/lesions; train students to recognize histological features and functions of the skin, including healing processes of the integumentary system; educate students regarding relevant pharmacological agents, nutritional influences, epidemiological principles and preventive medicine/public health issues; and train students regarding the physiological regulation of body temperature and mechanisms that alter it, including fever responses.
  

  • OCOM 6025 - Cardiovascular

    This six-week cardiovascular course introduces students to fundamental biomedical concepts that are needed for effective diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease and disorders in a diverse patient population. These concepts are derived from the study of physiology, pharmacology, anatomy, embryology, histology, pathology, infectious diseases, biochemistry, nutrition and social medicine. The course focuses on the scientific basis for medical decision-making through the context of several cardiovascular cases dealing with palpitations, heart murmurs, hypertension, chest pain and shortness of breath; emerging scientific knowledge and technologies that are expected to have a significant impact on medical thinking and clinical practices; and patient interviewing and physical examination skills as they relate to patients who present with cardiovascular diseases or disorders.
  

  • OCOM 6030 - Respiratory

    This four-week respiratory course introduces students to the normal structure and function of the respiratory system and explores abnormalities and malfunctionsof the system that result in the loss of homeostasis and health. The course focuses on the interrelatedness of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, clinical reasoning strategies to approach the differential diagnosis of conditions that present clinically as cough and dyspnea; and  clinical tests and management plans for patients who present with respiratory problems.
  

  • OCOM 6035 - Gastrointestinal

    This five-week course introduces students to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of gastrointestinal diseases and disorders. These concepts are derived from the study of clinical medicine, anatomy, microanatomy, embryology, physiology, pharmacology, microbiology, immunology, biochemistry, nutrition, pathology and public health as they relate to the gastrointestinal system, in order to engage students in the use of the above concepts as a scientific basis for medical decision-making.
  

  • OCOM 6040 - Urogenital Tract

    This five-week urogenital course introduces normal and disease conditions affecting the urogenital tract. Through independent study and participating in learning activities, students gain an understanding of the anatomy and development of the urinary system and male and female genitalia; renal function, electrolyte control and clearance; renal acid-base physiology; endocrinology of the renal system; patient history and physical examination findings related to renal/urinary tract problems and male reproductive problems; diagnostic tools for urinary tract diseases; management of renal disease; pharmacological treatment of urinary system diseases; hypertension; renal calculi; renal failure; renal transplantation; toxicology and the renal system; benign and malignant neoplasms of the testes, prostate, kidneys and bladder; conditions giving rise to incontinence; infectious diseases of the urogenital tract; function and dysfunction of the male urogenital tract; basic endocrinology of the male reproductive system; and diagnostic tools for male reproductive problems.
  

  • OCOM 6080 - Clinical Skills 1

    This sixteen-week course is the first in a series focusing on the fundamentals of interviewing patients for medical history, including the psychosocial aspects of interviewing and patient interaction; performing physical examinations of patients, including osteopathic structural assessment and palpatory diagnosis; incorporating osteopathic manipulative examination and treatment into patient care; applying medical knowledge and skills to patient care in a supervised clinical setting; working as a member of a learning team to solve clinical problems related to osteopathic medical practice; and applying evidence-based medicine concepts to all clinical decision-making. Course content includes clinical labs, manipulative medicine labs, clinical encounters with patients under the supervision of physicians and other health personnel, and participation in cased-based learning groups. Instructor expectations of students are specified by a list of explicit clinical skills learning topics, which constitute the basis for student assessment (exams).
  

  • OCOM 6090 - Clinical Skills 2

    This twenty-week course expands on students’ mastery of the clinical skills practiced in OCOM 6080.
  

  • OCOM 7000 - Neurology

    This six-week neurology course concentrates on the basic structure and function of the nervous system and the application of this knowledge to clinical cases of headache, altered consciousness, weakness, movement disorders and altered cognition. Cases encourage students to develop neurological diagnostic skills based on principles of neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, neuropathology, infectious disease and epidemiology. The skills of history taking and physical examination are reinforced in laboratory sessions featuring neurological examination. Mastery of clinically relevant neuroanatomy is facilitated in lab sessions devoted to brain dissection. Cases also lead students into considerations of the psychosocial management, pharmacological treatment, osteopathic manipulative medicine, surgical interventions and rehabilitation of patients with neurological disorders.
  

  • OCOM 7005 - Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat (EENT)

    This five-week course introduces students to the medical disciplines of ophthalmology and otorhinolaryngology. The biomedical disciplines of anatomy, microanatomy, physiology and immunology as they pertain to the head and neck are examined, providing the foundation for pertinent clinical sciences. Students are introduced to the physical examination of the eyes, ears, nose and throat. Topics covered in this course include the functional anatomy of head and neck tissues; normal development and embryopathies of the head and neck; visual function; auditory function; vestibular function; chemosensation; mastication and deglutition; diseases of the ear; diseases of the nose and paranasal sinuses; diseases of the oral cavity, pharynx and larynx; diseases which cause a red eye and diseases which lead to a loss of vision.
  

  • OCOM 7010 - Psychiatric

    This three-week psychiatric course is a comprehensive introduction to psychiatry throughout the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on major psychiatric disorders, including their neurochemical basis, assessment, diagnosis, and evidenced-based treatments, including the pharmacology and clinical utilization of all classes of psychotropic medications as well as psychological interventions. The course is divided into three weekly topic areas that cover anxiety disorders, mood and childhood disorders, and psychotic/personality disorders. Students are expected to do significant outside reading based on assignments for each learning topic and activity. Real patient interviews and case studies allow students to learn the distinguishing features of these disorders and more fully experience how these conditions and treatments affect patients. Case vignettes are utilized in problem sets, and an extensive review is conducted prior to the final.
  

  • OCOM 7015 - Endocrinology and Metabolism

    This five-week endocrinology and metabolism course acquaints students with the endocrine system, including the pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal and pancreatic glands. Students explore the regulatory mechanisms of the hormones secreted by these glands and the metabolic effects elicited by these hormones. A major focus of the course is the clinical relevance of hormonal signaling on bone metabolism and growth as well as carbohydrate, lipid and amino acid metabolism. Hormonal control under normal physiological conditions is contrasted with disease states such as electrolyte imbalance, growth disorders, weight homeostasis and diabetes. By the end of this course, students will integrate and understand the underlying mechanisms by which these hormones act and how these signals are interpreted by tissues such as liver, bone, adipose and muscle to coordinate metabolic changes in the body.
  

  • OCOM 7020 - Obstetrics and Gynecology

    This four-week obstetrics and gynecology course focuses on the menstrual cycle, menstrual irregularities, and how culture affects menarche and menopause; variations in human sexuality; the etiology and psychosocial aspects of infertility; contraception; antenatal care; the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of complications during pregnancy; facilitating and monitoring normal labor and delivery; addressing complications of labor and delivery; postpartum care and breastfeeding.
  

  • OCOM 7025 - Pediatrics

    The two-week pediatric course introduces students to primary care pediatrics and focuses on the considerable difference between a sick child and well child from its adult and geriatric counterparts. Emphasis is placed on identification, diagnosis and treatment of the pediatric patient.
  

  • OCOM 7030 - Addiction, Pain and Palliative Care

    This two-week course focuses on addiction, pain and palliative care. Addiction topics include abuse of and dependence on alcohol, prescription drugs and illicit drugs, as well as other addictions. Topics include chronic pain, palliative care and hospice. A holistic approach to comprehensive pain and symptom management and insights into caring for these patients from a primary care standpoint will be discussed. A solid foundation in the management of addiction, pain and end-of-life care is a crucial component of medicine that students find very helpful in their personal and professional lives.
  

  • OCOM 7035 - Geriatrics

    This three-week geriatrics course introduces key concepts essential to caring for older adults. It addresses the aging demographic imperative: There are not enough geriatricians to care for this growing segment of the population, therefore, it is critical that all medical students are trained to meet the needs of older citizens. Older adults often have three or more chronic medical conditions, take multiple medications, and respond to treatments and medications differently than do younger patients. This course targets these often complicated and overlapping factors. An emphasis is placed on understanding aging versus disease; geriatric syndromes and atypical presentation of disease; providing care across the continuum of locations (ambulatory, hospital, assisted living, nursing home and home); comprehensive geriatric assessment; psychosocial and environmental considerations; pharmacology/prescribing practices and advance directives.
  

  • OCOM 7080 - Clinical Skills 3

    This a sixteen-week course is the third in a series of four courses focusing on the fundamentals of interviewing patients for medical history, including the psychosocial aspects of interviewing and patient interaction; performing physical examinations of patients, including osteopathic structural assessment and palpatory diagnosis; incorporating osteopathic manipulative examination and treatment into patient care; applying medical knowledge and skills to patient care in a supervised clinical setting; working as a member of a learning team to solve clinical problems related to osteopathic medical practice; and applying evidence-based medicine concepts to all clinical decision-making. Course content includes clinical labs, simulated and real patient encounters in a supervised setting, manipulative medicine labs, and clinical encounters with patients under the supervision of a physician or other health personnel. Instructor expectations of students are specified by a list of explicit learning topics which constitute the basis for student assessment (exams).
  

  • OCOM 7085 - Clinical Skills 4

    This course is the fourth in a series in which students master the fundamental clinical skills as practiced in OCOM 6080, OCOM 6090 and OCOM 7080.

Year One and Two Extended Program Offerings
  

  • OCOM 7110 - Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Honors 1

    This sixteen-week course offers second-year students the opportunity to advance their understanding of osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) and develop greater skill in both the practice and teaching of OMM beyond the level possible in the standard curricula. Topics include methods for providing “constructive feedback.” A weekly instructional hour, which constitutes the lecture portion of the course, is designed to prepare these advanced students to serve as “table trainers” to teach first-year students in the OMM lab. A faculty development session is held during fall term focusing on honors students’ teaching skills. Weekly two-hour lab periods are held, during which second-year honors students supervise the progress and facilitate the understanding of six to eight first-year students. In this setting, faculty lead the lab and serve as a resource for the honors students, answering their questions or helping them answer questions asked by first-year students. A journal club is held once each quarter to review articles relevant to osteopathic philosophy, principles and practice.  Honors students evaluate articles and exchange ideas with OMM faculty and postgraduate residents. One, two-hour lab session per term focuses on new diagnostic and therapeutic skills beyond those taught in the standard year-one and year-two courses.
  

  • OCOM 7115 - Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Honors 2

    This eighteen-week course is a continuation of OCOM 7110.
  

  • OCOM 7930 - Directed Studies in Pre-Clinical Osteopathic Medicine

    Directed Studies in Pre-clinical Osteopathic Medicine is a course in which osteopathic medical students pursue directed independent work under the guidance of a faculty member. A student who undertakes this course does so to prepare to remediate content or a COMLEX failure. Course content will be unique to the individual students’ deficiency.
  

  • OCOM 7940 - Research and Scholarly Advancement Fellowship

    This course offers an early research experience for students who have successfully completed the first year of medical school. It complements the patient-centered continuum and clinical presentation continuum curricula and better prepares students to fulfill future research requirements, such as those in the Centers for Osteopathic Research and Education and/or residencies and fellowships. Early exposure of medical students to research programs encourages interest in conducting research and prepares them to assess and adopt new findings in their medical practice.

Year Three and Four Curriculum
  

  • OCOM 7902 - Introduction to Clinical Education

    This course will have online coursework and live presentation orientation on relevant topics to clinical education that is customized to prepare the student for success in Years 3 and 4.

    Requisites: Offered only to third-year OUHCOM students.
  

  • OCOM 7920 - Primary Care Associateship in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine

    This one-year extended program offers students concentrated learning experiences in osteopathic principles and practice within the context of family medicine, educational methodologies relative to medical and patient education, and research design and development. Teaching activities and research options are contracted with the instructor to accommodate individual learning needs.
  

  • OCOM 7921 - Primary Care Associateship in Family Medicine

    This one-year extended program offers students concentrated learning experiences in family medicine, educational methodologies relative to medical and patient education, and research design and development. Students are expected to participate in supervised clinical experiences and selected teaching activities within the college as well as produce a scholarly research paper. Teaching activities and research options are contracted with the instructor of record to accommodate individual needs.
  

  • OCOM 7922 - Primary Care Associateship in Preventive Medicine/Public Health

    This course is for osteopathic medical students planning to practice primary care who wish to expand their knowledge and skills in preventive medicine and public health as these apply to primary care practice.
  

  • OCOM 7923 - Primary Care Associateship in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine and Family Medicine

    The Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine and Family Medicine Associateship is a one year program designed to provide interested osteopathic medical students an opportunity to serve as adjunct faculty to the Departments of Family Medicine and OMM, engage in teaching, scholarly activity and clinical medicine. The goal of the associateship is to promote interest in osteopathic medical education and research by enhancing the development of teaching and understanding osteopathic clinical skills. Associates will have the opportunity to improve upon these skills in several capacities as they serve as individual mentors, tutors, lab leaders, group facilitators and class lecturers. In order to increase skills in teaching and scholarly activity, associates may utilize individual mentoring, classes or seminars in which they learn effective teaching techniques, facilitation skills, research methodology and organizational skills. 
  

  • OCOM 8010 - Family Medicine

    Family Medicine must be completed by December of the third year. This four week rotation is designed to provide experiences in an ambulatory family medicine setting that highlight the unique role of the family medicine physician and the principles and practice of family medicine. Upon completion of this rotation, the student will appreciate the family medicine practitioner’s role as the physician of first contact who delivers holistic, family-oriented, comprehensive, continuous medical care to patients entering the health care system. This rotation will also enhance students’ history and physical exam, diagnostic, procedural, OMT, interpersonal communication, psychosocial, and practice management skills to improve patient care; and develop greater confidence in providing traditional quality medical care in ambulatory settings. 
  

  • OCOM 8020 - Emergency Medicine

    This required four-week course provides third-year medical students with clinical experience in the recognition, diagnosis and management of the patient with surgical, medical or psychiatric problems who requires emergent care.  Students gain experience, knowledge and a conceptual understanding of the problems that present in the typical emergency room setting.
  

  • OCOM 8040 - Pediatrics

    This required four-week course provides third-year students with didactic and clinical experiences in the diagnosis and management of pediatric patients with either normal or pathological physiologic processes. Students gain expertise, knowledge and insights into the concepts of the natural course of disease, and into the normal growth and development of the pediatric patient.
  

  • OCOM 8050 - Women’s Health

    This required four-week course provides third-year medical students with opportunities to develop skills and behaviors that promote comprehensive quality health care for women, in addition to addressing reproductive issues that have traditionally been the focus of core competencies for ob/gyn clinical rotations.
  

  • OCOM 8060 - Psychiatry

    This required four-week course provides third-year students with clinical experience in the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric illnesses.
  

  • OCOM 8070 - Palliative Care

    This required one-week course for third- or fourth-year medical students expands on their knowledge of pain and palliative care. Dealing with life-threatening illnesses requires complex interdisciplinary care to maximize quality of life. This course exposes students to the physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of those near the end of life in multiple venues (hospital, office, nursing home and/or residential care).
  

  • OCOM 8100 - General Internal Medicine

    This required four-week clinical course is predominantly an in-hospital experience during which students observe and participate in the assessment, diagnosis and medical management of patients in general internal medicine as well as in areas traditionally identified as subspecialties of internal medicine. This course can be taken out of sequence with special petition or instructor of record permission. Internal medicine subspecialties can be taken during the same semester as OCOM 8100.
  

  • OCOM 8101-8119 - Internal Medicine Subspecialty Selectives

    In addition to the required four-week rotation in general internal medicine (OCOM 8100), students are required to complete eight weeks of internal medicine selectives. These selectives may consist of two-, three-, or four-week rotations in the following approved internal medicine specialties:

    • OCOM 8101 - Adolescent Medicine
    • OCOM 8102 - Allergy/ Immunology
    • OCOM 8103 - Cardiology
    • OCOM 8104 - Endocrinology
    • OCOM 8105 - Gastroenterology
    • OCOM 8106 - Geriatrics
    • OCOM 8107 - Hematology
    • OCOM 8108 - Hospital Medicine
    • OCOM 8109 - Infectious Disease
    • OCOM 8110 - Nephrology
    • OCOM 8111 - Oncology
    • OCOM 8112 - Pulmonology
    • OCOM 8113 - Rheumatology
    • OCOM 8114 - Sports Medicine
    • OCOM 8115 - Critical Care/ICU
    • OCOM 8116 - General Internal Medicine
    • OCOM 8118 - Sleep Medicine
    • OCOM 8119 - Hospice and Palliative Medicine

    Additionally, students may complete a one-week Internal Medicine Subspecialty Selective rotation in House Nights which will allow them to work alongside the House Officer, whose job it is to admit patients overnight into the hospital while providing care to those already admitted.

    • OCOM 8117 - House Nights

     
  

  • OCOM 8140 - General Surgery

    This required, four-week course provides an overview of the clinical specialty of general surgery. This rotation is not intended to transform students into surgeons, but rather to provide the clinical clerk a survey of the specialty. Students encounter a variety of experiences in those areas traditionally identified as surgery. This course can be taken out of sequence, and general surgery subspecialties can be taken during the same semester as OCOM 8140.
  

  • OCOM 8141-8154 - Surgery Selectives

    In addition to the general surgery rotation (OCOM 8140), students are required to complete a minimum of four weeks (up to a maximum of 12 weeks) in the following surgical subspecialty rotations. These surgical subspecialties may be completed in two-week rotations:

    • OCOM 8141 - General Surgery
    • OCOM 8142 - Ophthalmology
    • OCOM 8143 - Breast
    • OCOM 8144 - Cardiothoracic
    • OCOM 8145 - Neurological
    • OCOM 8146 - Obstetric and Gynecological
    • OCOM 8147 - Oncologic
    • OCOM 8148 - Orthopedics
    • OCOM 8149 - Otorhinolaryngology
    • OCOM 8150 - Plastic and Reconstructive
    • OCOM 8151 - Proctology
    • OCOM 8152 - Trauma
    • OCOM 8153 - Urology
    • OCOM 8154 - Vascular 

     
  

  • OCOM 8200-8931 - Clinical Elective Rotations

    These courses offers opportunities for third- and fourth-year students to attain knowledge and skill in one or more areas of special interest related to their development as osteopathic family physicians.  A limited number of rotations may be scheduled in one-weeks blocks; the remainder may be scheduled in blocks of two weeks or more, with the understanding that only a total of 12 weeks of elective rotations may be spent in any specialty except primary care (including family practice, general internal medicine and pediatrics).

    These clinical electives may be scheduled in one week rotations:

    • OCOM 8200 - Anesthesiology
    • OCOM 8215 - Nuclear Medicine
    • OCOM 8218 - Ophthalmology
    • OCOM 8219 - Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
    • OCOM 8222 - Laboratory Medicine/ Pathology
    • OCOM 8228 - Radiology
    • OCOM 8241 - Podiatry
    • OCOM 8252 - Acupuncture
    • OCOM 8253 - Pain Management
    • OCOM 8254 - Pharmacology
    • OCOM 8256 - EKG Reading
    • OCOM 8257 - Addiction Medicine
    • OCOM 8258 - Palliative Care
    • OCOM 8259 - Wound Care
    • OCOM 8262 - House Nights
    • OCOM 8274 - Conference
    • OCOM 8276 - Ultrasound

    The balance of clinical electives may be scheduled in blocks of two weeks or more. These include:

    • OCOM 8201 - Aerospace Medicine
    • OCOM 8203 - Cardiology
    • OCOM 8204 - Cardiovascular, Vascular, and Thoracic Surgery
    • OCOM 8205 - Dermatology
    • OCOM 8206 - Otorhinolaryngoloy
    • OCOM 8207 - Emergency Medicine
    • OCOM 8208 - Family Medicine
    • OCOM 8209 - General Surgery
    • OCOM 8210 - Hematology
    • OCOM 8211 - General Internal Medicine
    • OCOM 8212 - Neonatology
    • OCOM 8213 - Nephrology
    • OCOM 8216 - Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • OCOM 8217 - Oncology
    • OCOM 8220 - Orofacial Plastic Surgery
    • OCOM 8221 - Orthopedic Surgery
    • OCOM 8223 - Pediatrics
    • OCOM 8224 - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    • OCOM 8225 - Proctology
    • OCOM 8226 - Psychology
    • OCOM 8227 - Pulmonary Medicine
    • OCOM 8229 - Rheumatology
    • OCOM 8231 - Urology
    • OCOM 8233 - Maternal Fetal Medicine
    • OCOM 8238 - Trauma
    • OCOM 8239 - Critical Care Medicine
    • OCOM 8240 - Gastroenterology
    • OCOM 8242 - Oral Surgery
    • OCOM 8243 - Sports Medicine
    • OCOM 8244 - Infectious Disease
    • OCOM 8245 - Allergy/ Immunology
    • OCOM 8246 - Geriatric Medicine
    • OCOM 8247 - Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery
    • OCOM 8248 - Endocrinology
    • OCOM 8250 - Sleep Medicine
    • OCOM 8251 - Urgent Care
    • OCOM 8255 - Dentistry
    • OCOM 8260 - Psychiatry
    • OCOM 8261 - Hospital Medicine
    • OCOM 8263 - Hematology/ Oncology
    • OCOM 8264 - Gynecology Surgery
    • OCOM 8265 - Women’s Health
    • OCOM 8266 - Forensic Pathology
    • OCOM 8267 - Gynecologic Oncology
    • OCOM 8268 - Breast Surgery
    • OCOM 8269 - Urogynecology
    • OCOM 8270 - Humanistic Medicine
    • OCOM 8271 - Neurosurgery
    • OCOM 8272 - Occupational Medicine
    • OCOM 8273 - Pediatric Subspecialties
    • OCOM 8275 - Bariatrics
    • OCOM 8277 - Health Policy Formation and Implementation
    • OCOM 8278 - Student Health 
    • OCOM 8280 - Elective in Osteopathic Medicine - Neurology
    • OCOM 8911 - Global Health 
    • OCOM 8912 - Academic Medicine
    • OCOM 8921 - Academic Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine 
    • OCOM 8931 - Elective in EKG Reading - Self Study 

     
  

  • OCOM 8252 - Elective - Acupuncture

    This course offers opportunities for third- and fourth-year students to attain knowledge and skill in one or more areas of special interest related to his/her development as a future osteopathic family physician. A limited number of rotations may be scheduled in one-week blocks (EKG reading, nuclear medicine, radiology, anesthesiology, laboratory medicine, podiatry, house nights, substance abuse, pain management, osteopathic manipulative medicine, palliative care, pharmacy, ophthalmology, wound care, introduction to research); the remainder may be scheduled in two-week or more blocks with the understanding that only a total of 12 weeks of elective rotations may be spent in any specialty except primary care (including family practice, general internal medicine and pediatrics), excluding the time spent in assigned rotations.
  

  • OCOM 8278 - Elective - Student Health

    This course offers an opportunity for students to attain skill in caring for college students on a clinical rotation, for example at Campus Care on the Ohio University campus. The student’s knowledge will be enhanced by direct patient care experiences and didactic lectures.
  

  • OCOM 8300 - Primary Care

    This required four-week clinical course builds on and is sequential to the third-year courses OCOM 8001 and 8010. It is designed to give hands-on experiences to fourth-year students in the medical management of common disease processes encountered in general family practice with patients of all ages.
  

  • OCOM 8911 - Elective - Global Health

    This rotation provides an opportunity for students to explore issues in the delivery of health services in other countries. This rotation is not intended to transform students into specialists, but rather, it is to provide a survey of the specialty. Students will need to use a logical and appropriate clinical approach to the care of patients in a developing country setting, utilizing locally available resources, and applying principles of evidence-based decision-making and problem-solving. These experiences are designed not only for students considering careers in international health, but for increasing the understanding of any future physician practicing in the United States who may care for patients from other countries. The experience is also designed to deepen the awareness of all participants regarding the determinants of health and illness and diverse methods of approaching health problems in settings with varied cultural, socio-economic and political characteristics. These experiences help students develop sensitivity to health disparities and their causes, including health, social, economic and environmental factors.
  

  • OCOM 8912 - Elective - Academic Medicine

    This course offers opportunities for third- and fourth-year students to attain knowledge and skill in one or more areas of special interest related to his/her development as a future osteopathic family physician. A limited number of rotations may be scheduled in one-week blocks (EKG reading, nuclear medicine, radiology, anesthesiology, laboratory medicine, podiatry, house nights, substance abuse, pain management, osteopathic manipulative medicine, palliative care, pharmacy, ophthalmology, wound care, introduction to research); the remainder may be scheduled in two-week or more blocks with the understanding that only a total of 12 weeks of elective rotations may be spent in any specialty except primary care (including family practice, general internal medicine and pediatrics), excluding the time spent in assigned rotations.
  

  • OCOM 8920 - Health Care Management Clerkship

    This required two-week practicum for fourth-year students introduces them to managed care concepts and the practice of medicine within managed care environments, to expand their knowledge regarding the principles of managed care and health service delivery, and to introduce them to different aspects of managed care practice, including the perspectives of physicians, legal affairs, managed care organizations, governmental agencies and the hospital system.
  

  • OCOM 8921 - Elective-Academic Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine

    This elective rotation provides students with the opportunity to enhance their knowledge and skills to a level appropriate for an intermediate student instructor of osteopathic manipulative medicine. To accomplish this, the rotation provides a broad overview of academic osteopathic manipulative medicine. Students are expected to encounter and participate in a variety of experiences while working within the years one-and -two osteopathic manipulative medicine academic curricula and in the supervised osteopathic manipulative medicine academic clinic, with supervised hospital participation when feasible.
  

  • OCOM 8931 - Elective in EKG Reading - Self Study

    The one-week EKG Reading Self Study elective uses resources provided by Heritage College to assist student in learning the basics of reading and interpreting electrocardiographs (EKGs). A variety of EKGs will be presented to the student to learn from, and textbooks will be used to assist the student in understanding the interpretation of normal and abnormal cardiac rhythms. At the end of the week of self-study the student will be given an examination consisting primarily of rhythm strips to interpret and correctly identify.
  

  • OCOM 8940 - Research Elective - Introduction to Research

    This rotation provides students with the opportunity to develop or enhance their knowledge and skills to a level appropriate for a beginning researcher in preparation for engaging in an actual research study. This course is available for students who want to design and participate in specially selected research addressing questions derived from osteopathic clinical practice and philosophy under the direction of basic science or clinical faculty.
  

  • OCOM 8941 - Scholarly Work - Required Paper

    Students are required to work with the primary preceptor on an assigned service between December of year three and December of year four to select and approve an appropriate patient case seen while on rotation as the basis for a paper. The selected patient case must lend itself to the production of a paper that includes the usual components of a case report; the case must have some noteworthy appeal that would be valuable to a particular audience. Once the audience has been identified, students must select a target journal as a potential venue for publication of the case report. It may be helpful to identify a few target publications and discuss these with the preceptor. The case report must then be written to conform to the submission guidelines and specifications of the target journal(s). An osteopathic component must be included in the manuscript submitted for grading.
  

  • OCOM 8942 - Research Elective - Critical Literature Review

    This elective rotation provides students with the opportunity to develop or enhance their knowledge and skills to a level appropriate for a beginning researcher. Permission to participate must be given by the Centers for Osteopathic Research and Education research director and the assistant dean of clinical education. Students must also be in good academic standing. This rotation provides a broad overview of critical review of literature via hands-on experiences. In hospital and ambulatory settings (as appropriate), students are expected to encounter a variety of experiences that may lead to a clinical question answerable through the conduct of an extensive and critical review of the literature. To achieve rotation objectives, students are expected to apply research-based concepts of diagnosis and management to the patient. Students are also expected to develop a working knowledge of inpatient and outpatient treatment modalities, research design, basic statistical interpretation, human subject protection, manuscript writing, and dissemination of research findings as a means of contributing to evidence-based medicine. Throughout the rotation, students should have multiple opportunities to perform different aspects of a critical literature review and to practice problem-solving skills.
  

  • OCOM 8943 - Research Elective - Case Based Study

    This rotation provides students with the opportunity to develop or enhance their knowledge and skills to a level appropriate for a beginning researcher. To accomplish this, the rotation offers an opportunity for students to write a case report and submit it for publication. A case report is defined as an account of the signs, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of a patient that follows an unusual or noteworthy case presentation. A case report can consist of a single case study or a multiple case study (N < 11). In hospital and ambulatory settings (as appropriate), students may potentially encounter unique or rare illnesses/diseases or treatment and therapy. To achieve the rotation objectives, students are expected to apply the concepts of diagnosis and management to the patient, develop a working knowledge of both inpatient and outpatient treatment modalities, be familiar with human subjects protection and its implication on the collection of patient information, write the paper following the submission guidelines of a target journal, and submit the manuscript for publication as a means of contributing to evidence-based medicine. Throughout the rotation, students should have multiple opportunities to perform different aspects of scholarly work and to practice problem-solving skills. Students should enroll for the research rotation only after they have found an acceptable case to report; the rotation should not be used to locate a case to report upon.
  

  • OCOM 8944 - Research Elective - Retrospective/Prospective/Meta-Analysis

    This rotation provides students with the opportunity to develop or enhance their knowledge and skills to a level appropriate for a beginning researcher. Permission to participate must be given by the Centers for Osteopathic Research and Education research director and the assistant dean for clinical education. Students must also be in good academic standing. Student research can consist of any of the following types of studies: a retrospective study, a prospective study, a survey study or a meta-analysis. To accomplish this, the rotation provides a broad overview of research via hands-on experience. To achieve rotation objectives, students are expected to apply research-based concepts of diagnosis and management to the patient, develop a working knowledge of both inpatient and outpatient treatment modalities, research design, statistics and hypothesis testing, human subject protection, protocol development and dissemination of research findings as means of contributing to evidence-based medicine. Throughout the rotation students should have multiple opportunities to perform different aspects of research and practice problem-solving skills.