OCOM 651 - Clinical Skills 1

• patient interviewing and history taking;
• physical examination, including osteopathic structural assessment and palpatory diagnosis; and
• clinical problem solving as an active member of a learning team addressing challenges commonly encountered in osteopathic medical practice.

The course provides students with opportunities to incorporate osteopathic manipulative techniques and apply medical knowledge and skills to patient care in a supervised clinical setting. Instructor expectations of students are specified by an extensive list of explicit learning objectives, which constitute the basis for student assessment (exams).