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Nov 21, 2024
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2023-2024 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Osteopathic Medicine, D.O. (252 hrs)
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Program Overview
Goals and Objectives
Consistent with its mission and the osteopathic medical profession, the goal of WCUCOM is to provide high-quality medical education with the following objectives:
- Recruit and train students primarily from Mississippi and the Gulf South region in order to positively address the physician shortage in the region;
- Emphasize training in primary care through a high-quality, professional education program;
- Prepare students for lifelong learning through the involvement in scholarly activity;
- Provide an academic community in which the individual student is encouraged to develop his or her highest potential in scholarship, leadership, and service, and where the atmosphere will foster recognition of the infinite worth of the individual and acceptance of and respect for a variety of religious expression; and
- Engage faculty and students in research and scholarly activities in order to advance the body of existing knowledge in osteopathic medicine.
Core Competencies
With a primary aim to train physicians for careers in primary care medicine, the WCUCOM curriculum is based upon core competencies in medical education as identified by the AOA and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM):
- Osteopathic Principles and Practice;
- Medical Knowledge;
- Patient Care;
- Interpersonal and Communication Skills;
- Professionalism;
- Practice-based Learning and Improvement; and
- System-based Practice.
The first competency, Osteopathic Philosophy and Practices (OP&P), is the lynch pin competency that holds the other six competencies together, with integration.
Graduate Outcomes
Upon degree completion, graduates will demonstrate the following competencies:
- Biomedical Science Knowledge - Graduates of the program will demonstrate sufficient biomedical knowledge to become a licensed Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine;
- Clinical Science Knowledge - Graduates of the program will demonstrate sufficient clinical knowledge and skill to become a licensed Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine;
- Patient Care - Graduates of the program will demonstrate the ability to interview and examine patients both with respect to comprehensive and focused medical issues;
- OP&P (Osteopathic Principles and Practice) - Graduates of the program will have sufficient knowledge and skills in OP&P in their clinical practice; and
- Professionalism - Graduates will conduct themselves in accordance with the Core Competencies and Code of Ethics of the osteopathic profession.
Program Admission Requirements
The College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM) uses a comprehensive approach to the selection of students, considering all aspects of an applicant. Applicants who meet general admission qualifications will be sent a secondary application.
Prospective students should visit the COM Admissions page (https://www.wmcarey.edu/page/com-admissions) for information on the admission process, academic requirements, technical standards, and filing dates. The page also contains links to the curriculum plan, tuition costs and fees, and financial aid.
Program Progression Requirements
- Students must pass all required courses in each academic term in order to progress to the next academic term.
- A student has failed a course when he/she receives a grade of ‘F’ at the completion of the course, after any approved remediation has been completed. The Program Director, with approval of the WCU Vice President for Academic Affairs, may allow a student to proceed when repeating a course is not an option due to the specific course not being available.
- The Program Director will review remediation options for the student before final approval. The recommendations may include repeating a course, individual remediation, or program dismissal.
Program of Study (252 hrs)
Pre-Clerkship Curriculum (OMS 1 and OMS 2)
Clinical Clerkship Curriculum (OMS 3 - OMS 4)
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