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Effects of a focused training on first-year osteopathic medical students’ ability to incorporate point-of-care ultrasound in assessment of the anterior knee

Christina Weaver, DO; Deborah M. Heath, DO; Inder Raj S. Makin, MD, PhD, RDMS; Kamalani Hanamaika’i, DO; Raghu Kanumalla, MS; Starr Matsushita, BS; Payush Chatta, BS; and Srikar Adhikari, MS, MD
The objectives of this article are to determine the effects of a focused ultrasound training on first-year osteopathic medical students’ ability to identify normal sonographic anatomy of the anterior knee and to differentiate between three common pathologies: joint effusion, prepatellar bursitis, and cellulitis
J Osteopath Med; 123(10): 475-484

The effectiveness of disinfection protocols in medical school osteopathic manipulative medicine labs

Harrison A. Patrizio, BS; Riley Phyu, BS; Thomas Boyle, MS; and Todd Schachter, DO
This study evaluates the effectiveness of the current disinfection protocols in medical school osteopathic manipulative medicine labs.
J Osteopath Med; 123(9): 435-441

Critical care medicine training in the age of COVID-19

Walter Mickey, DO
This study examined the relationship between the lived experiences of critical care medicine fellows during the COVID-19 pandemic and performance on in-training examinations.
J Osteopath Med; 123(9): 427-434

Awareness and interest in osteopathic manipulative treatment in allopathic medical students

Anne Darby, DO; Jessica A. Parascando, MPH; Matthew Lipinski, DO; Chang Lipinski, DO; Megan Mendez-Miller, DO; Arthur Berg, PhD; David Rabago, MD; and Tamara K. Oser, MD
The objective of this study was to determine allopathic medical students’ familiarity with OMT and to evaluate their interest in an elective osteopathic curriculum.
J Osteopath Med; 123(8): 379-384

The relationship between required physician letters of recommendation and decreasing diversity in osteopathic medical school admissions

Justin Fox, BS, MS; John Burgess, BS; Alexis M. Stoner, PhD, MPH; Harold Garner, PhD; and Heather Bendyk, MPH, CPHQ
This study aims to determine if a relationship exists between a physician letter of recommendation requirement for the medical school application and the proportion of underrepresented in medicine students applying and matriculating to that school.
J Osteopath Med; 123(6): 287-293

Learning abnormal physical examination signs: an introductory course

Albert Sabirov, MD, PhD; Melodie Chludzinski, DO, MHSA; Emin Eminof, BS; Alexis Eddy, BS; John Gallagher, DO; and Ichabod Jung, MD, FACS
The aim of this project was to develop and implement the introductory course on learning abnormal physical examination signs and pathophysiology of abnormal clinical findings to address the educational needs of first-year medical students.
J Osteopath Med; 123(6): 295-299

Osteopathic manipulative treatment for the allopathic resident elective: does it change practice after graduation?

Andrew H. Slattengren, DO; Mary E. Wootten, DO; Caroline S. Carlin, PhD; and Tanner J. Nissly, DO
This article aims to determine if MDs who complete an OMT for the allopathic physician elective rotation have higher comfort caring for patients with back pain compared to those who do not complete the elective.
J Osteopath Med; 123(7): 337-341

Establishing a baseline for multilingual capabilities of medical students at the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Vraj Tripathi, BS; Samuel J. Wisniewski, MS; Jacob Rowan, DO; and Katherine Ruger, EdD
The authors surveyed Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine medical students to assess their language proficiencies with two goals in mind: (1) to develop medical school curriculum that could leverage their language proficiencies; and (2) to encourage student placement within diverse communities throughout the state of Michigan where these physicians-in-training speak or understand the language of the local community to better serve those patients.
J Osteopath Med; 123(5): 243-248

Barriers to research opportunities among osteopathic medical students

Angela Ho, BS; Alyssa Auerbach, DO; Jantzen J. Faulkner, BS; Satvinder K. Guru, BA; Amber Lee, MS; and David Manna, PhD
The authors assess the barriers that osteopathic medical students face when seeking research opportunities, identify resources currently available to osteopathic medical students at their respective schools, and investigate factors that contribute to an osteopathic medical student’s desire to pursue research opportunities.
J Osteopath Med; 123(4): 187-194

The assessment of point-of-care-ultrasound (POCUS) in acute care settings is benefitted by early medical school integration and fellowship training

Julia Kern, MA; Megan Scarpulla, MA; Charles Finch, DO, FACOEP; Wayne Martini, MD; Charlotte A. Bolch, PhD; and Layla Al-Nakkash, PhD
This article aims to analyze the clinical use of point-of-care ultrasound in acute settings and how training early in medical school may strengthen clinician confidence and utilization.
J Osteopath Med; 123(2): 65-72