Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Catalog 2016-2017
[Archived Catalog]
Class of 2020 Clinical Presentation Continuum Curriculum |
The clinical presentation continuum (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.
All students in the Class of 2020 will matriculate into the CPC curriculum on the Athens, Dublin and Cleveland campuses.
Year One
The following descriptions of Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine courses are accurate as of the date of publication. The following courses are open to first-year osteopathic medical students.
Year Two
The following courses are open to second-year osteopathic medical students. With the exception of OCOM 7110, 7115, 7930 and 7940, which may be taken only with special permission.
Years Three and Four
The following courses are open to all third- and fourth-year osteopathic medical students, with the exception of OCOM 8300 and 8920, which are open to fourth-year osteopathic medical students only.
Year Three Summer
During the summer at the start of the third year, all students must take both of the following courses and one of the Assigned Rotations/Courses.
Assigned Rotations/ Courses
- OCOM 8001 - Osteopathic Family Medicine 1
- OCOM 8100 - General Internal Medicine
- OCOM 8140 - General Surgery
- OCOM 8020 - Emergency Medicine
- OCOM 8040 - Pediatrics
- OCOM 8050 - Women’s Health
- OCOM 8060 - Psychiatry
- OCOM 8070 - Palliative Care
- OCOM 8300 - Osteopathic 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 and/or application 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 7923 - Primary Care Associateship in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine and Family Medicine
- OCOM 8940 - Research Elective - Introduction to Research
- OCOM 8942 - Research Elective - Critical Literature Review
- OCOM 8943 - Research Elective - Case Based Study
- OCOM 8944 - Research Elective - Retrospective/Prospective/Meta-Analysis