OT&M could easily be perceived as the boon or the bane of KCOM. Most schools only have 1 guru of OTM...KCOM's ENTIRE faculty are gurus! The least significant one's credentials read like a who's who in osteopathy. All those lovely books we must purchase...many of the authors are our faculty!
That said, you are amongst the movers and shakers of our profession. That's wonderful! Plus, you get to learn from the ones who literally worte the book(s).
OTOH, you get that many 'experts' in a room and you get HUGE disagreements on "how" it's done. They all know the "best" way. Honestly, it gets confusing, especially when you have no idea what your doing...as in just starting out.
BUT, once you begin to grasp it all [so they tell me], having these guys around becomes awesome. Honestly, I feel as though things are beginning to click for me. No longer do I leave OT&M more confused than when I went in. Dr. Joy, an OTM resident, REALLY helped me tremendously when she managed my asthma/pneumonia last month.
All in all, I know I made the best choice for me in choosing to come here. Although, I must admit, I miss living in an urban/suburban area...never had cows, plants and sheep for neighbors before!!!!
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'Old Man Dave'
KCOM, Class of '03
Nothing Risked, Nothing Gained!!