Introduction to OMM for MDs and DOs event scheduled for May on Kirksville, Missouri, campus
Posted: January 17, 2023
Get hands-on experience in osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) and osteopathic principles and practice (OPP) skills, taught by expert OMM faculty from the founding college of osteopathic medicine, A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM).
The four-day, 32-hour “Introduction to OMM for MDs and DOs” is designed for MD students/residents entering Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education osteopathic-recognized programs and for MD attendings who precept and supervise residents in osteopathic recognition programs.
The course also serves as a refresher for DO students, DO residents, and DO teaching faculty who want to sharpen their skills and knowledge while learning about OPP, soft tissue, counterstrain and muscle energy techniques, and segmental diagnosis for the thoracic and lumbar spine.
The National Center for Osteopathic Principles and Practice Education (NCOPPE) provides individualized education support and serves as an online repository of OPP-related materials available on-demand for educators across the undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education continuum. NCOPPE’s goal is to advance osteopathic education, promote integration of osteopathic principles in clinical practice, and encourage development of OPP educational materials in our profession.
“Introduction to OMM for MDs and DOs” will be held in the Blumenthal Osteopathic Skills Lab in the Connell Information Technologies Center at ATSU’s Kirksville, Missouri, campus. The course will be conducted over four days, beginning May 22, at 8:00 a.m. and concluding May 25, at 5:00 p.m. Cost is $200 for NCOPPE members and medical students and $495 for all others.
Register online at atsu.edu/intro-to-omm, and visit the ATSU-KCOM website at atsu.edu/visit-Kirksville for information about getting to and staying in Kirksville.
Questions? Contact us at ncoppe@atsu.edu or 660.626.2717.