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Barbara Ross-Lee
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The university offers a program leading to the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree through its College of Osteopathic Medicine. Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine practice in all branches of medicine and surgery, but most are family-oriented primary care physicians. The college was established by the Ohio General Assembly in 1975 with the mission of training osteopathic family physicians for under served areas of Ohio.
The College of Osteopathic Medicine has an enrollment of about 400 students in its four-year curriculum. All applicants must take the Medical College Admission Test. Successful applicants demonstrate a high undergraduate grade-point average and have completed coursework in biology, organic and general chemistry, physics, English, and the behavioral sciences.
Medical students at Ohio University study in one of two tracks-a system-based curriculum or a primary care continuum curriculum. The system-based educational model is divided into four phases and is designed to integrate the clinical and basic science aspects of medicine, with an emphasis on the basic sciences in the beginning and on the clinical sciences near the end. The continuum curriculum views medical education as an organized building process that extends from the first day of medical school through residency training and beyond. This approach places an emphasis on problem-based learning methodologies. Because of the variations in individual learning styles, each curriculum is better suited for some students than for others.
For further information, write for a copy of the College of Osteopathic Medicine Catalog and other admissions material. Address inquiries to Admissions, Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Grosvenor Hall 102, Athens OH 45701-2979, or call 1-800-345-1560 (for medical school inquiries only).
University Publications and Computer Services revised this file (http://www.ohiou.edu/~gcat/97-99/areas/coll-ost.htm) on June 28, 1998.
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