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THE
OHIO UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
Surrounded
by the sloping waves of green that blanket the hills of Southeastern Ohio and
the stately red-brick architecture of Ohio University, the College of
Osteopathic Medicine (OU-COM) boasts a setting unlike any other. With its rich
culture, major college sports and legion of recreational opportunities, it is an
atmosphere that is, at once, both pastoral and electric.
 Created
by the Ohio Legislature in 1975, OU-COM is the only osteopathic medical school
in Ohio and was the tenth osteopathic medical school founded in the nation.
OU-COM has built a national reputation as a model for primary care medical
education. OU-COM graduates the highest percentage of primary care doctors
(56%) of any medical school in Ohio. OU-COM is also the host site of the
only Center
of Excellence for Multicultural Medicine in Ohio, one of only 25 in the
nation.
Recognizing that there are many different learning styles,
OU-COM has developed two innovative curricular tracks for our students.
The majority of entering students are enrolled in the Clinical
Presentation Continuum curriculum and 24 OU-COM students take part in
the Patient-Centered
Continuum curriculum. Both curricula are designed to reaffirm the
college's dedication to educating primary care physicians and feature early
clinical exposure, clinical case studies, integration of basic sciences during
clinical training, and a continuum of knowledge from year one of medical school
through residency training.
We provide as much direct contact with patients as possible
throughout the educational journey. Starting in Year I and II, students begin to
hone their history-taking, psycho-social and physical examination skills as part
of OU-COM's pioneering Patient Simulation Program. Ambulatory facilities like
the University Osteopathic Medical Center and satellite clinics in outlying
areas supply students additional early clinical contact during the first two
years.
 In
both curricula, third and fourth year students move on to one of the college's
four Centers
for Osteopathic Research and Education (CORE) in Ohio. In the first
assignment at the CORE site, each student spends eight weeks working alongside a
primary care physician. Next, the student begins a 17-month series of rotations
-- through a spectrum of primary care and sub-specialty disciplines -- under the
watchful eye of hospital- and office-based clinical faculty.
Reality replaces rhetoric at OU-COM with ethnic minorities
comprising approximately 24% and women representing 61% of the entering class of
2002. The college also admits many non-traditional students who have
chosen to become physicians after enriching themselves in other careers.
Whatever the background, students come together at OU-COM to prepare themselves
for practice in a world that is growing more diverse each day.
OU-COM offers two special initiatives designed to enhance and
strengthen a student's premedical preparation. The Summer
Scholars program strengthens the undergraduate premedical preparation of
students from underrepresented ethnic minority and educationally or economically
disadvantaged backgrounds for admission into medical school. This six week
program offers a scholarship (including program materials), room, board, travel
expenses to and from Summer Scholars and if all admission requirements have been
met, an opportunity to interview for medical school.
The Postbaccalaureate
program furthers student preparedness for entry into medical school.
Students are expected to complete advanced courses and learning activities as
part of the one-year program prior to medical school entrance.
If you would like to learn more about opportunities for medical
education at The Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, please call us
or visit the following web sites:
The Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
URL: http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/
Office of Admissions
Phone: 1-800-345-1560
URL: http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/Admissions.htm
Email: admissions@exchange.oucom.ohiou.edu
The Center of Excellence for Multicultural Medicine
URL: http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/COE.htm
Phone: 1-740-593-0892
Email: carrt@ohio.edu
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