2011-2012 - College of Osteopathic Medicine - Touro University ...

patients. Compassion, integrity, concern for others, interpersonal skills, interest, andmotivation are personal qualities that will be assessed during the admissions andeducation process.Participation in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Laboratories: Active participationin Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Laboratories is an admission, matriculation, andgraduation requirement. The development of manipulative medicine palpatory skills istaught in the first and second year osteopathic courses. This learning requires activeparticipation in all laboratory sessions. During the first two years, each student willpalpate, in the laboratory setting, a variety of people representing both genders andindividuals with different body types to simulate the diversity of patients expected in apractice setting. Being palpated by other students and faculty helps the studentappreciate how palpation feels from the patients‟ perspective, and enables students toprovide feedback to their laboratory partners, thus, enhancing their palpatory skills.Reading and observation, although helpful, do not develop the skills required toperform palpatory diagnosis and manipulative treatment. Each student is required toactively participate in all skills development laboratory sessions.Occasionally, a student may have a physical problem, which may contraindicate aspecific type of manipulation in a specific anatomical location. A student who feelsmanipulation might be contraindicated is required to contact the head of the OMMDepartment before the beginning of the course and present documentation of theproblem. A member of the OMM faculty, or a consultant at the student's expense, willexamine the student during the first week of school. If the problem is confirmedthrough the examination and review of documentation, special arrangements will beauthorized. The student is expected to actively participate in all laboratory sessions notdirectly affected by the problem.Rights and Responsibilities of the UniversityRightsThe right of the university to set and maintain standards for admitting andevaluating the progress of students.The right of the faculty to establish, maintain and monitor standards of academicperformance and to develop and assess content domains.The right to establish technical standards for admission of students into TUCprograms.2011 – 2012 COM Student Handbook