Principles of Clinical Medicine I

Exploration of foundational skills and knowledge pertinent to becoming an osteopathic physician: learn to perform a comprehensive history; deliver patient-centered care; and develop effective verbal and non-verbal communication. Integration of routine osteopathic physical examination skills of the musculoskeletal system. Small group and interactive techniques involving standardized patients, peer-to-peer instruction and role-play are used as the main learning methods. Formative standardized patient encounters (SPED) are incorporated into this course monthly, on average, to assess student knowledge and skills development. The term ends with a summative standardized patient encounter to assess readiness to move to the spring OMS-1 term.