Pre-Doctoral Osteopathic Teaching Fellowship
The Pre-Doctoral Osteopathic Teaching Fellowship (OTF) program is designed to develop students’ skills in teaching over four prominent domains: osteopathic manipulation and other osteopathic clinical skills, clinical ultrasound, anatomy, and the use of medical simulation in learning. Osteopathic Teaching Fellows may be assigned responsibilities as a discipline lead in one of these four domains, but they will be expected to assist teaching in all MCOM labs (i.e., Osteopathic Clinical Skills (OCS) and anatomy) and across all four domains as appropriate and as resources allow. Fellows will have the opportunity to increase their proficiency in osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), anatomical dissection/prosection, ultrasound, simulation events, and other skills necessary for their assigned focus. They will learn to teach, evaluate & develop curriculum, including how to design and deliver learning modules and engaged learning sessions. In addition, Fellows may maintain and further develop their clinical skills through regular participation in clinical activities, site TBD. Fellows will complete at least one scholarly project during the fellowship.
The Osteopathic Teaching Fellowship is a highly competitive program requiring students to undergo an application and interview process. Students who will be an OMS III or OMS IV during the next academic year are encouraged to apply.
Each fellow must remain in good academic standing prior to the start of the fellowship year. OMS-IV Fellows must pass all clinical clerkship rotations. OMS-III Fellows must take COMLEX-USA Level 1 by the start of the Fellowship.
Failure of COMLEX Level 1 or any clinical rotation after the contract has been signed will result in probation until a remediation program has been completed. Failure of the remediation program may result in invalidation of this Fellowship contract and the forfeiture of all benefits of the Fellowship.
Participation in the Pre-Doctoral Osteopathic Teaching Fellowship extends the student’s time at RVU by one year. The OTF Program will occur during Year 3 for OMS-III Fellows and during Year 4 for OMS-IV Fellows. Upon completion of the one year program requirements, the Fellows will resume their Clinical Clerkship Rotations.
A Pre-Doctoral Osteopathic Teaching Fellowship certificate of completion will be awarded at graduation.