Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Catalog 2018-2019
[Archived Catalog]
Class of 2021 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 2021 matriculated into the CPC curriculum on the Athens, Dublin and Cleveland campuses.
Year Two
The following courses are open to second-year osteopathic medical students. With the exception of OCOM 7110, 7115 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 8920, which is 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 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 - Primary Care
- OCOM 8920 - Health Care Management Clerkship
- OCOM 8941 - Scholarly Work - Required Paper
Surgery Selectives
- OCOM 8141 - Selective Surgery - General Surgery
- OCOM 8142 - Selective Surgery - Ophthalmology
- OCOM 8143 - Selective Surgery - Breast
- OCOM 8144 - Selective Surgery - Cardiothoracic
- OCOM 8145 - Selective Surgery - Neurological
- OCOM 8146 - Selective Surgery - Obstetrics and Gynecology
- OCOM 8147 - Selective Surgery - Oncologic
- OCOM 8148 - Selective Surgery - Orthopedics
- OCOM 8149 - Selective Surgery - Otorhinolaryngology
- OCOM 8150 - Selective Surgery - Plastic and Reconstructive
- OCOM 8151 - Selective Surgery - Proctology
- OCOM 8152 - Selective Surgery - Trauma
- OCOM 8153 - Selective Surgery - Urology
- OCOM 8154 - Selective Surgery - Vascular
Internal Medicine Subspecialties
- OCOM 8101 - Internal Medicine Subspecialty - Adolescent Medicine
- OCOM 8102 - Internal Medicine Subspecialty - Allergy/Immunology
- OCOM 8103 - Internal Medicine Subspecialty - Cardiology
- OCOM 8104 - Internal Medicine Subspecialty - Endocrinology
- OCOM 8105 - Internal Medicine Subspecialty - Gastroenterology
- OCOM 8106 - Internal Medicine Subspecialty - Geriatrics
- OCOM 8107 - Internal Medicine Subspecialty - Hematology
- OCOM 8108 - Internal Medicine Subspecialty - Hospital Medicine
- OCOM 8109 - Internal Medicine Subspecialty - Infectious Disease
- OCOM 8110 - Internal Medicine Subspecialty - Nephrology
- OCOM 8111 - Internal Medicine Subspecialty - Oncology
- OCOM 8112 - Internal Medicine Subspecialty - Pulmonology
- OCOM 8113 - Internal Medicine Subspecialty - Rheumatology
- OCOM 8114 - Internal Medicine Subspecialty - Sports Medicine
- OCOM 8115 - Internal Medicine Subspecialty - Critical Care/ICU
- OCOM 8116 - Internal Medicine Subspecialty - General Internal Medicine
- OCOM 8118 - Internal Medicine Subspecialty - Sleep Medicine
- OCOM 8119 - Internal Medicine Subspecialty - Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Clinical Elective Rotations
- OCOM 8200 - Elective - Anesthesiology
- OCOM 8215 - Elective - Nuclear Medicine
- OCOM 8218 - Elective - Ophthalmology
- OCOM 8219 - Elective - Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
- OCOM 8222 - Elective - Laboratory Medicine/Pathology
- OCOM 8228 - Elective - Radiology
- OCOM 8241 - Elective - Podiatry
- OCOM 8252 - Elective - Acupuncture
- OCOM 8253 - Elective - Pain Management
- OCOM 8254 - Elective - Pharmacology
- OCOM 8256 - Elective - EKG Reading
- OCOM 8257 - Elective - Addiction Medicine
- OCOM 8258 - Elective - Palliative Care
- OCOM 8259 - Elective - Wound Care
- OCOM 8262 - Elective - House Nights
- OCOM 8274 - Elective - Conference
- OCOM 8276 - Elective- Ultrasound
- OCOM 8201 - Elective - Aerospace Medicine
- OCOM 8203 - Elective - Cardiology
- OCOM 8204 - Elective - Cardiovascular, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery
- OCOM 8205 - Elective - Dermatology
- OCOM 8206 - Elective - Otorhinolaryngology
- OCOM 8207 - Elective - Emergency Medicine
- OCOM 8208 - Elective - Family Medicine
- OCOM 8209 - Elective - General Surgery
- OCOM 8210 - Elective - Hematology
- OCOM 8211 - Elective - General Internal Medicine
- OCOM 8212 - Elective - Neonatology
- OCOM 8213 - Elective - Nephrology
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, and Meta-Analysis Studies