DrMom and johnDO--
a little late on the conversation, but it got bumped to the top and i read it.
OSU's OMM is very much get out what you put into it kinda thing. they teach you what you need to know for the comlex, and if you want more you hafta pretty much do it on your own. my suggestion to students here is to do the tuesday UAAO clinic-- you will get lots of practice, which is prety much what omt boils down to. I know the current UAAO pres is a little . . . well, weird for my tastes, but hell, if you join you can go the the national convention, which is pretty cool.
i went last year to Norfolk and had a great time. i think it's somehwere in canada this year . . Last year the current AAO's presidents' wife was possesed by AT Still himself i think-- during his acceptance speech she started going off on how much he loves osteopathy and how much the surrounding md's suck (keep in mind there are international md's and american md's who are trainied in OMT in attendance as well). . it was pretty funny, but embarrassing for the incoming president. Dr. Zink i think told him to get the microphone from her before she said something he'd *really* regret, lol.
as for Dr. Yates (God rest his soul) Dr. Glover (national AAO pres before the current one), and OSU's omm program, this is what i have put together. Apparently Yates wanted more emphasis on omt, b/c he felt the school was beginning to spend much more time clinically and wanted his fair share too. dean disagreed, Yates left. G-Love comes in, takes over, but here's the kicker-- he's the head of OMT, but he's NOT the head of his department-- at least as of the last time i heard, G-Love is still technically UNDER the OCS chair-- Dr. Eddy. So G-Love basically has no power to change anything at the school right now. kinda sucks, b/c he has some fantastic ideas. it also sucks because he's the one that gets bitched out by students who don't put the time into omt and want everything watered down for them on practicals.
anyway, Dr. Glover is a great guy-- he took the entire OSU UAAO national convention crew to a seafood buffet in Norfolk-- fun stuff. someday soon he will be a "crusty". "Crusty" is the term a few of my friends and I give to the oldschool OMT gurus who can myofascial you for a few minutes, then tell you to take a deep breath and have every bone pop, twist, and go back to where it belongs. fortunately we do have Dr. Graham, who is a cranial crusty already, but that's a completely different story. If given the chance, Glover will make OSU better at OMT-- but he's gotta get the opportunity.
That being said, i would rate school's OMT programs on the numbers of Crusties they have. Unfortunately having almost one doesn't hold a candle to some schools like K'ville and PCOM, who have several.
damn. that's the longest post i think i've ever made on these boards, lol.
