Washington D.C. The event is designed to familiarize prospective students with the 19 Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. This is one of several forums to be held nationally for prospective students, health professions advisors, and the general public who are interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and osteopathic medical education. Topics to be discussed include admission requirements, application procedures, and osteopathic medical school curriculum. Other scheduled activities include a student panel, osteopathic manipulative medicine demonstrations, and an opportunity to visit with admission directors from the osteopathic medical colleges.
Registration is free and open to the public.
For more information and to register for this event, please contact Robert F. Ruiz . D.O.'s focus on the whole person and consider all facets of a person's life when treating illness, disease and injury. In addition to using all forms of standard medical treatment, D.O.'s are trained to use osteopathic manipulative treatment to help diagnose injury and illness, to alleviate pain, and to promote well being. Osteopathic physicians work in partnership with each person to help promote health on physical, emotional and spiritual levels. The association serves the colleges of osteopathic medicine, their students, and applicants through its application services, finance, government relations, communications and member services, and research departments.