to find an aspiring doctor. All of my fellow College Program interns were performers or business majors. When I told people what I was studying, they always had the same question: "What are you doing here?" My shadowing and prior experience with medicine during college convinced me that the most important skill physicians could have was the ability to relate to their patients with compassion and empathy. In pursuit of the ability to connect with people, I studied abroad, minored in medical…
practices still have relevance and continue to influence how we approach and treat using osteopathic practices today. Osteopathy is accepted as an allied health, with a combination of traditional and modern scientific philosophies. ‘‘Osteopathy has been practiced in Australia for over 100 years and been taught in university’s since the early 1980’s’’. (Osteopathy Australia, Our history, 2018) ‘‘The Australian Osteopathic Association was founded in 1955 in Victoria, the AOA developed into a…
pursue osteopathic medicine at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. My home town in Ohio is one of these medically underserved areas, and working with and receiving my tutelage from the few physicians in my area, I wish to come back to serve it. One of these physicians, an osteopathic family physician, piqued my interest in osteopathic medicine, mostly due to my agreements with the philosophy of the practice. I appreciate the holistic view of medicine that osteopathic…
United States, there are two types of medical schools that medical doctors attend: allopathic and osteopathic. Allopathic medical school’s train doctors to approach the problem head on with diagnosis and treatment. Osteopathic medical school’s train doctors to see the problem with a whole picture view, not…
The man credited with creating the concept of Osteopathic Manipulative medicine was Andrew Taylor Still also known as A.T. Still. He was born in 1828 and his father was a physician. As a result, he was an apprentice physician to his father and was upset at the way that people were being medically treated at that time. His resentment grew toward traditional medicine. Furthermore, he created a “theory whereby health could only be maintained and, therefore, disease defeated, by maintaining normal…
When I first decided to pursue a career in medicine, the osteopathic philosophy was not something I was very familiar with. I knew that I owed it to myself and even my future patients to research the profession and make it a priority to shadow an osteopathic physician. It took many cold calls and emails, but through the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Mentor Program I was eventually able to find an osteopathic physician, specializing in family medicine, that was excited to share the…
University SOM’s graduate program in Biomedical Sciences gave me a new perspective of osteopathic medicine through various opportunities and experiences. One of the most important factors that played a role in helping me choose osteopathic medicine was the ability to speak to current medical students. Applying to a field and experiencing a field are two vastly different things. From what I’ve gathered, the osteopathic discipline extends far beyond the doctor’s office. Being in a position where I…
People living with chronic pain frequently suffer from sleep problems. Another benefit of osteopathic treatment is better quality sleep, which is so important for good physical and mental health and for a good quality of life. What Are The Risks? Complications from osteopathic treatment are extremely rare. Some patients may feel some pain or fatigue after osteopathic manipulative treatment, but these side effects normally disappear in less than 24 hours. Patients with osteoporosis…
OHIO- HERITAGE COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE (HCOM) Required Personal Statement: "Please upload a Word or PDF document describing why you wish to become an osteopathic physician; why you wish to attend the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine; and any additional information you feel the selection committee should know about you. Please format your essay as single-spaced with a font-size no less than 10 pt or greater than 12 pt. Please clearly identify at the top right…
What exposure have you had to osteopathic medicine? 500 words My first exposure to osteopathic medicine came when I sat down to interview Dr. Andrew Barnosky, an Emergency Physician at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. I then shadowed Dr. Nina Censoplano for a morning round at the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at C.S. Mott Children 's Hospital. As I developed an interest in emergency medicine, I shadowed Dr. Ken Bishop for nineteen hours in the Emergency Department at the…