OHIO University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Catalog 2012-2014
[Archived Catalog]
Class of 2015 Patient-Centered Continuum Curriculum |
The patient-centered continuum curriculum is a dynamic curriculum expressly designed to address the rapidly-changing health care environment. Because of this, the college reserves the right to change courses in order to provide students with the tools they will need to provide current, up-to-date medical care.
Students matriculating into the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2011 will begin their studies in the quarter-based system. However, it is expected that the semester system will be implemented at the beginning of the 2012 academic year. Matriculants in the 2011-2012 academic year should see the semester-based listings for information regarding years two, three and four of their medical studies. Information pertaining to years two, three and four of the quarter-based system are included for the convenience of existing students
Year One: Quarter-Based Curriculum
The following descriptions of OU-HCOM courses are accurate as of the date of publication.The following courses are open to first-year osteopathic medical students in the quarter-based PCC learning track only, with the exception of OCOM 639, which is required for students in both quarter-based curricular tracks.
Years Three and Four: Semester-Based Curriculum
Courses 7200 - 8944 are open to all third- and fourth-year osteopathic medical students in the semester-based curriculum. Courses 8920 and 8070 are only open to fourth-year osteopathic medical students in the semester-based curriculum.
Assigned Rotations/ Courses
- OCOM 7901 - Introduction to Hospital Care/Orientation
- OCOM 8001 - Family Medicine 1
- OCOM 8100 - General Internal Medicine
- OCOM 8140 - General Surgery
- OCOM 8020 - Emergency Medicine
- OCOM 8030 - Geriatric Medicine
- OCOM 8040 - Pediatrics
- OCOM 8050 - Women’s Health
- OCOM 8060 - Psychiatry
- OCOM 8070 - Palliative Care
- OCOM 8300 - Family Medicine 2
- OCOM 8920 - Health Care Management Clerkship
- OCOM 8941 - Scholarly Work - Required Paper
Year Three and Four: Extended Program Offerings
The following courses are available to all osteopathic medical students in the semester-based curriculum. Please note: special permission may be required for these courses.
- OCOM 7920 - Primary Care Associateship in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
- OCOM 7921 - Primary Care Associateship in Family Medicine
- OCOM 7922 - Primary Care Associateship in Preventive Medicine/Public Health
- OCOM 8500 - Elective Not for Credit
- OCOM 8930 - Directed Study in Osteopathic Medicine
- OCOM 8942 - Research Elective - Critical Literature Review
- OCOM 8943 - Research Elective - Case-Based Study
- OCOM 8944 - Research Elective - Retrospective/Prospective/Meta-Analysis