ATHENS, Ohio — Several members of the Ohio General Assembly will spend a day training like osteopathic medical students Aug. 21, when Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine hosts its “DO for a Day” program at Heritage Hall on the university’s Athens campus.
The event runs from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will have lawmakers work through portions of the curriculum used to train the college’s future physicians, according to a media advisory from the university. Participants are scheduled to tour the anatomy laboratory, take part in osteopathic manipulative medicine demonstrations, practice clinical skills and meet with medical students and faculty.
University officials said the program is meant to give legislators a firsthand look at how the college trains physicians, from convocation through commencement, and to underscore the role medical education plays in addressing Ohio’s physician workforce shortage. The Heritage College has been a focus of the university’s recent budget and research priorities, including investments tied to its health institutes.
Media who want to attend were asked to RSVP to P.J. Murphy, a university media relations contact, by noon Aug. 20.
The information contained in this story was obtained from Ohio University.
