OHIO University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Catalog 2012-2014
[Archived Catalog]
Class of 2016 & 2017 Clinical Presentation Continuum Curriculum |
The clinical presentation continum (CPC) is a dynamic curriculum expressly designed to meet 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.
Year One
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 CPC learning track only, with the exception of OCOM 6000, which is required for students in both curricular tracks.
Year Two
The following courses are are open to second-year osteopathic medical students in the CPC learning track only, with the exception of OCOM 7940, 7110 and 7115, which are open to second-year students in both curricular tracks but may be taken only with special permission.
Years Three and Four
Courses 7200-8944 are open to all third- and fourth-year osteopathic medical students, with the exception of OCOM 8920 and 8070, which are open to fourth-year osteopathic medical students, only.
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
Extended Program Offerings
The following courses are available to all third- and fourth-year osteopathic medical students. 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 8940 - Research Elective - Introduction
- OCOM 8942 - Research Elective - Critical Literature Review
- OCOM 8943 - Research Elective - Case-Based Study
- OCOM 8944 - Research Elective - Retrospective/Prospective/Meta-Analysis