Doctor of Osteopathy

This course can only be taken by students enrolled as an Osteopathic Medicine Student (OMS).

Medical Anatomy I is the study of the body's structure, including an introduction to the human nervous system. The course is organized according to the major body regions: back and upper limb; thorax and abdomen; and pelvis. This includes the fundamentals of neuroanatomy and synaptic transmission; superficial, cross-sectional, and connectional anatomy of the brain and spinal cord; the function and spinal distribution of the corticospinal, spinothalamic, and dorsal column-medial lemniscus pathways; and the functional anatomy of reflexes and the autonomic nervous system in the thorax and abdomen. Laboratory dissections of whole-body anatomical donors will be performed throughout the entire course. Supplemental lectures and tutorials will also be given. The student is expected to learn anatomical terminology. Throughout the course students will be challenged to relate the anatomy to solving clinical problems. The latter is an integral part of the anatomy curriculum. 

This course can only be taken by students enrolled as an Osteopathic Medicine Student (OMS).

Medical Histology is designed to give students a foundation in the basic structural and functional organization of cells and tissues in the human body. The course focuses on histologic study of basic tissue types and the microscopic anatomy of major organs and organ systems. The understanding of the normal histology presented in this course is critical for the student's ability to: (1) envision the cellular/tissue structures associated with the biochemical and physiological processes explained in other courses, and (2) identify and comprehend the histopathology presented in the second-year systems courses