So, I thought it might be kind of fun to give you a little tutorial of what medical school is like (even though I really have no clue because Steve is the student) and show you some pictures of the campus.
Well, Steve is currently taking his "basic science" classes... although I would not call them "basic" because they really are quite advanced. They also teach you how the sciences are applied in a clinical setting. Right now he is doing embryology, histology, anatomy, OMM (osteopathic manipulation), and biochemistry. I think he has 23 credit hours right now and the semester is only 10 weeks long. He will take these kinds of classes for his first two years and then he will start his rotations for his 3rd and 4th year. His rotations include things like family medicine, surgery, ob/gyn, etc. His day starts with class from 8:00-5:30, a little break for lunch and dinner, and then he usually studies for 3 hours at night. Saturdays consist of about 8 or more hours of studying because all of his exams are on Mondays... yeah, our weekends aren't too exciting.
Midwestern University is a health science graduate school where they only offer graduate programs in the health sciences such as, osteopathic medicine, podiatric medicine, physicians assistant, dentistry, occupational therapy, etc. Many of you have asked, "what is osteopathic medicine?" One difference is that when Steve graduates from medical school he will be a D.O. instead of a M.D., but he will be just as qualified to practice medicine like an M.D. So what is a D.O.? Well, here is a good explanation:
"A D.O. is a fully licensed, qualified physician who has graduated from an accredited medical school and passed state licensing examinations. This means a D.O. can specialize in a certain health care area, do perform surgery, and prescribe medication. D.O.s practice a "whole person" approach to medicine. This means they look not only at your symptoms or your illness, but your body as an integrated whole. This allows D.O.s to treat your illness as well as well as provide outstanding preventative care."
This is a picture of the OMM lab where students learn to do osteopathic manipulation (it is similar to chiropractic manipulations).
Here are some pictures of the campus:
3 lovely notes:
What a great, informative post, Cara! I'm embarrassed, I read embryology as "embroidery". I'm sure he's not doing embroidery as one of his classes!
The campus is beautiful. I'm so excited for Steve and for you! I'm also selfishly excited that Steve could call in a scrip if one of my kids gets an ear infection on a holiday weekend at 1:00 in the morning. Awesome. ;)
Thanks for keeping us updated. Midwestern is a much nicer campus than BU. It is all old and crusty, hope it cools down soon and you'll enjoy a mild winter.
Hey Cara! I just found your blog through Emily's. My brother-in-law is a fourth year at Midwestern! I hope you are enjoying Arizona.
-Cara (Winegar)
Post a Comment