Curriculum Overview
To learn about the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine curriculum overview please visit the following link: https://www.ohio.edu/medicine/med-education/osteopathic-medicine/pre-clinical-years/phwc.
Heritage College Graduate Outcomes & Curriculum Outline
Program outcomes for the Heritage college can be found by visiting the following link: https://www.ohio.edu/medicine/about/offices/assessment- accreditation/methods
Years One and Two
The Heritage College and the Pathways to Health and Wellness Curriculum information for years one and two as well as the Transformative Care Continuum- Elective Pathway can be found by visiting the following link: https://www.ohio.edu/medicine/med-education/osteopathic-medicine/pre-clinical-years
Years Three and Four
The Heritage College curriculum information for years three and four can be found by visiting the following link: https://www.ohio.edu/medicine/med-education/osteopathic-medicine/clinical-edu
Student Progression
Academic essentials, professionalism, student government, educational costs and building usage information are published on the Heritage College One-Stop Student Resource Page, which also houses the policies and procedures. Please direct special attention to the Committee on Student Progress Guidelines. The CSP is responsible for guidance and progression through the curriculum using established policies, guidelines, procedures, and syllabi of the Heritage College. Detailed information about what is expected of students and what resources the college and the university provide to help each student meet those expectation can be found on the Heritage College One-Stop Student Resource Page.
OU-HCOM Code of Professional Standards
The OU-HCOM Code of Professional Standards can be found by visiting the following link: https://www.ohio.edu/medicine/med-education/osteopathic-medicine/professionalism-code.
Academic Calendar
Ohio University and the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine operate on the semester system. The Ohio University Heritage College year one and two academic calendars and documentation of important dates for Ohio University Heritage College students can be found on the Academic Schedule web page.
Graduation Requirements
Please visit the following link to learn about Degree Conferral.
Curriculum Topics/Themes
Years One and Two: Pathways to Health and Wellness Curriculum
- Osteopathic Principles and Practices applied to the healthy, acutely ill, and chronically ill and medically complex patient
- Medical Knowledge as applied to the healthy patient, acutely ill patient, and chronically ill patient
- Patient Care as applied to the healthy patient, acutely ill patient, and chronically ill patient
- Professionalism
- Counseling for Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
- Cultural Competency
- Interprofessional Collaboration
- Personalized Medicine and Health Information Technologies
- Public Health Systems
- Interpersonal and Communication Skills
- Evaluation of Health Sciences Literature
- Other topics will be addressed as beneficial to medical education
Years One and Two: Transformative Care Continuum - Elective Pathway
- Personal Clinician
- Patient Centeredness
- Distributive Justice in Healthcare
- Team-Based Approach to Healthcare
- Leadership Skills
- Patient-Centered Medical Home Concepts
- Patient/Community Navigation
- Patient Centered Communication
- Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
- Culture and Patient centeredness in planning therapy and outcome goals
- Bringing Population Health Full Spectrum
- Population Health Data utilization
- How to Work with Community Agencies
- Healthcare Finance
- Value-Based Contracting
- TEAMSTEPPS (Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety)
- Interprofessional Teamwork
- Lean Six Sigma
- Serious Risk Event Reporting
- Feedback Skills
- EBM (Evidence-Based Medicine)
- Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Medical History
- Environmental Health and SDH (Social Determinants of Health)
- Physician Wellness and Risk
- Medical Ethics
- Clinical Skills
Years Three and Four
Required Courses:
- Introduction to Clinical Education
- Family Medicine
- Primary Care
- Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine Subspecialties
- General Surgery
- Surgical Specialties
- Psychiatric Medicine
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Emergency Medicine
- Pediatric Medicine
- Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
- Palliative Care
- Health, Policy, & Systems
Elective Courses offered across many disciplines/sub-specialties
Clinical Skills: Procedures
- BLS/ACLS
- Intravenous Cannulation
- Sterile Technique
- Surgical Preparation (scrubbing, gowning, gloving)
- Suturing
- Airway management and ventilation
- Urinary catheter insertion
Clinical Skills: Other
- Medical Ethics
- Medicine and Law
- Medical Records Documentation
- Interpretation of Diagnostic Testing
- Clinical Case Presentation
- Clinical Consults
- Prescription Writing
- Professionalism Challenges
Dual Degree Programs
Students may apply for dual degrees by combining studies for the osteopathic medical degree with graduate programs offered by Ohio University. For further details, visit the website at https://www.ohio.edu/medicine/med-education/dual-degree.
Rural and Urban Scholars Pathways Program
The Rural and Urban Scholars Pathways program is a co-curricular learning community that aims to support and prepare medical students to practice in medically underserved areas. To learn more about the program please visit the following link: RUSP
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