Osteopathic Recognition
Summa's Family Medicine Residency program applied for and received Osteopathic Recognition as of July 2017. Prior to this, we were a dually accredited program through both the AOA and ACGME since 2006. Therefore, it has been a seamless transition to osteopathic recognition through ACGME accreditation.
We have an affiliation with A.T. Still University's Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Department for Advancement of Osteopathic Education. This affiliation allows us access to all of their resources. We also have strong ties to Ohio University - Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine for additional support of our osteopathic education curriculum. Osteopathic philosophies are incorporated into many of our educational and patient care activities. Examples include:
- Monthly OMT+MSK lectures focused on improving OMT skills
- Osteopathic Manipulation applied in the hospital setting
- OMT in the inpatient/hospital setting including OMT consults for other services (e.g., OB)
- OMT slots built into outpatient office schedules (every DO and MD in Osteopathic Recognition has at least one 40-minute OMT slot built into their schedule for each half day)
- Attendance at local osteopathic board review and skills-building workshops (OUHCOM "OMM For All" and Osteopathic Board Review Course for PGY1s and PGY3s)
- Consistent direct supervision of OMT in both the clinic and hospital by several osteopathic faculty with use of the ACGME osteopathic milestones for feedback
- Three examination rooms in the clinic dedicated to OMT with height-adjustable OMT tables
- Incorporation of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) into our osteopathic curriculum and other sports med/MSK elements
- Teaching residents and students how to do trigger point injections
- Having outside osteopathic speakers (e.g., Dr. Jenny Zamour from OUHCOM on doing OMT on the perinatal unit and L&D; Dr. Robert Schnider from ATSU)
- Exposure to Graston training
- Review of OMT for the breastfeeding dyad and consults for newborns from our lactation department
In order to enter into our program with the intention of graduating with Osteopathic Recognition, a resident must have graduated from an accredited college of Osteopathic medicine or complete the program's osteopathic recognition eligibility requirements prior to starting residency.
