Principles of Clinical Medicine II

Integration of routine osteopathic physical examination skills to include vital signs and general appearance, HEENT, neurologic special sensory, peripheral vascular, cardiopulmonary, and abdominal organ exams leading to mastery of a comprehensive physical examination. Integration of patient-centered communication and interviewing skills. Clinical decision-making introduced and tied to standardized patient cases. Guided inclusion of OPP (Osteopathic Principles and Practices) and OMT (Osteopathic Manipulative Techniques) in the evaluation and treatment plans will be part of Simulation technology used in selected scenarios to teach auscultation skills. 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 and Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) to assess readiness to move to the OMS-2 year.