Lawrence M. Witmer, PhD
Professor of Anatomy
Chang Professor of Paleontology

Dept. of Biomedical Sciences
Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Life Science Building, Rm 123
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio 45701 USA

Phone: 740 593 9489
Fax: 740 593 2400
Email: witmerL@ohio.edu
 

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2012 Osteopathic Clinical Anatomy Orientation
("The Immersion")
Wed 11 July 12:30-2:30: Orientation to Gross Anatomy Lab (Kincaid)
Fri 13 July  11: Introduction to the Immersion (Witmer) PDF PPT
1-3B/3-5A: Skin the back [AT 1-46; AD 1-9]
Mon 16 July

8: Peripheral Nervous System 1 (Witmer) PDF PPT [AT 31-36]

9-12A/1-4B: Muscles of the back 1 [AT 301-313; AD 9-15]
Tues 17 July

8A: OMM Back  (Eland)

9-12A/1-4B: Muscles of the back 2 [AT 301-313; AD 9-15]

4B: OMM Back  (Eland)
Wed 18 July 1-3A/3-5B: OMM Screen: Resistance to Pressure
Thurs 19 July

8: OMM Thorax & neck

9-12A/1-4B: Vertebral column & spinal cord [AT 274-301; AD 15-19]

4B: OMM Thorax & Neck

6:00-8:40: Self-assessment lab practical exam (four 40-minute slots) 
Fri 20 July

8: Organization of the Upper Limb (Staron) PDF PPT [AT 405-494: skim chapter for lecture, but read more closely for lab]

9-12A/1-4B: Pectoral region, skin the upper limb [AT 41-67, 405-422; AD 21-24, 26-30, 63-66]

Mon 23 July

8: Intro to OMM (Walkowski)

9-12B/1-4A: Shoulder region & begin axilla [AT 422-439; AD 24-26, 30-34]
Tues 24 July

8: Evidence Based Medicine I (Mann)

9-12B/1-4A: Axilla, brachial plexus, shoulder joint [AT 422-439, 475-481; AD 30-34, 57-60]
4: Introduction to Radiology (Sulek)
PDF PPT [AT 42-46, 314-315]
Wed 25 July 1-3B/3-5A: OMM Screen: Resistance to motion
Thurs 26 July

8B: OMM Upper Extremity

9-12B/1-4A: Arm, cubital fossa, begin forearm [AT 440-460; AD 34-46]

4A: OMM Upper Extremity

6:00-8:40: Self-assessment lab practical exam (four 40-minute slots)  
Fri 27 July

8B: OMM Review

9-12B/1-4A: Finish forearm, elbow joint [AT 446-460, 482-487; AD 40-46, 53-57, 60-61]

4A: OMM Review
Mon 30 July

8: Peripheral Nervous System II (Autonomics) (Witmer) PDF PPT [AT 36-43]

9-12A/1-4B: Hand & wrist I [AT 461-474, 488-492; AD 46-53, 61-62 ]
Tues 31 July

8: Evidence-Based Medicine II

9-12A/1-4B: Hand & wrist II [AT 461-474, 488-492; AD 46-53, 61-62]

4: Imaging the Musculoskeletal System: the Extremities  (Sulek) PDF PPT [AT 314-315, 402-404, 492-494]
Wed 1 Aug 1-3A/3-5B: OMM Screen: Recording
Thurs 2 Aug

8: Organization of Lower Limb (MK Eastman) PDF PPT Lower Limb Innervation Table [AT 316-404: skim chapter for lecture, but read more closely for lab]

9-12A/1-4B: Anterior and medial thigh, view prosection of posterior abdominal muscles & nerves [AT 316-346, 185-198; AD 165-176, skim 121-124]

4B: OMM Sacro-Pelvis

6:00-8:40: Self-assessment lab practical exam (four 40-minute slots) 
Fri 3 Aug

8A: OMM Sacro-Pelvis

9-12A/1-4B: Gluteal region & posterior thigh, continue skinning lower limb [AT 346-357; AD 176-184]
Mon 6 Aug

8B: OMM Lower Extremity

9-12B/1-4A: Leg [AT 357-370; AD 184-193]

4A: OMM Lower Extremity
Tues 7 Aug

9-12B/1-4A: Hip & knee joints [AT 379-394; AD 198-201]

4: OMM Scanning & Segmental Definition
Wed 8 Aug 1-3B/3-5A: OMM Soft-Tissue Techniques
Thurs 9 Aug

8: Evidence-Based Medicine III

9-12B/1-4A: Foot & ankle [AT 371-379, 395-402; AD 193-198, 202-203]
Fri 10 Aug

8B: OMM Lower Extremity

9A: OMM Lower Extremity

10-11:15 (M1), 11:30-12:45 (M2), 1-2:15 (M3): Cumulative self-assessment lab practical exam emphasizing week four (note: find your M-group assignment on Blackboard: OCOM_OCAO_2016 OCOM_OCAO_2016 > Sections/Groups)  
 

Schedule in PDF format
 

Clinical Themes &
Questions of the Day

M T W R F
        13
16 17 18 19 20
23 24 25 26 27
30 31 1 2 3
6 7 8 9 10


Note on mandatory self-assessment lab practicals and self-assessment Blackboard quizzes

 


OU-HCOM/WitmerLab's 3D Interactive Human Anatomy Site


Key to Readings

• AT (anatomy text):
Moore, Agur, & Dalley Essential Clinical Anatomy, 4th Ed. 2011 (page numbers for Moore & Dalley’s Clinically Oriented Anatomy 6th edition are available in parentheses on the PDF version of the schedule)

AD (anatomy dissector): Grant’s Dissector, 15th Ed. 2012 (page numbers for the 14th edition are available in parentheses on the PDF version of the schedule)


For PDFs of the Immersion Imaging Resources, visit the protected site on Blackboard. Note: these are NOT for distribution.
 

Instructors

Faculty
Lawrence Witmer, PhD
Joseph Eastman, PhD
Robert Staron, PhD

Instructors
Mary Kay Eastman, MS
Yuriy Slyvka, MD
Jacob McCartney, MS

Medical Student Fellows
Sarah Coffey, DFM OMS IV
Leah Welsh, OMM OMS IV

Graduate Teaching Assistants
William Porter
Ashley Morhardt
Amrita Basu
Ryan Felice

HCOM 2nd-Year Assistants
Kyle Ball
Mike Halko
Sarah Hunt
Rachel Munn
Sonam Rama

 

Online Flash Program for the Male Anatomical Cross-Sections

PDF key to the Male Anatomical Cross-Sections in the OU-HCOM gross anatomy lab
 

"Everything I Need to Know, I Learned in Anatomy"
 


Biographical Dictionary of Medical Eponyms

 

OU-HCOM Body Donor Program
 

OU's 2005 August Anatomy "Promotional Video"
 

National Public Radio (NPR) series on medical gross anatomy

 
 
  Ohio University
Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Irvine Hall, Athens, Ohio 45701
740-593-2530 740-597-2778 fax
 

Last updated: 08/06/2012