PROGRAM

Overview
Pre-Requisites

Each of the 34 sessions has a particular focus. Most of the courses deal with a specific area of the body, such as the pelvis and its anatomical, physiological, biomechanical, and reflexive interrelationships. Included in each specific course are theory, methodology, practical and clinical elements related to the pelvic area. Techniques from the four disciplines, osteo-articular, cranial-sacral, visceral normalization and fascial release are taught, practiced, and evaluated.

Some of the other courses are more topically related such as pathophysiology, obstetrics, or research. A few of the courses are very specific such as General Osteopathic Technique (GOT), Muscle Energy or Strain-Counterstrain.

At the end of the 1st, 2nd and 4th years a mandatory review course is conducted. Each student is assigned a specific topic to review and then to present a summary before their peers and a faculty member. Topics are assigned so that each year's work is reviewed thoroughly.

This exercise provides an excellent review of the previous year's material, allows the students to take the first steps towards conducting research, and permits each student to become informed and proficient in a selected area of Osteopathy.