Burrell College Of Osteopathic Medicine
Physical Diagnosis / OMM Lab
University Park, USA
Certificate
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: Clinical diagnosis training starts in fall of year one with coursework in osteopathic manipulative skills. The Physical Diagnosis Lab offers experiential, competency-based learning: OMM, hands-on physical exam, interviewing and basic ultrasound linked to exam skills. The facility has 32 exam tables, a raised dais with HD monitors and cameras, letting students practice communication, auscultation, palpation, equipment use and manipulation for musculoskeletal conditions.
Career Outcomes: The lab builds diagnostic, procedural and communication skills to support clinical placements, clerkships and residency, and research. It prepares you for osteopathic clinical practice and roles in primary care, emergency medicine, orthopedics, and medical education.
Training in clinical skills and physical diagnosis begins in the fall semester of the first academic year with coursework in clinical skills and osteopathic manipulative techniques. The Physical Diagnosis Lab is a learning space where students may engage in a variety of experiential learning and assessment activities that promote and evaluate the development of the clinical skills required of an osteopathic physician. These experiential activities include:
- training in osteopathic manipulative techniques;
- hands-on physical examination and interviewing practice;
- instruction in basic ultrasound techniques, correlated with physical exam skills;
- competency-based assessments.
The Physical Diagnosis Lab is a single large facility that includes 32 exam tables, where students learn clinical skills and manipulation techniques. Students develop and practice skills in doctor-patient communications, the use of basic medical equipment, auscultatory and palpatory skills that can assist with the diagnosis of a patient’s medical condition, and manipulation skills that may be used in treating musculoskeletal dysfunction. A raised dais for instruction and high-definition monitors and cameras allow students to view from anywhere in the lab space.
