Part 1 of 6 Having MDs Precept Osteopathic Medical Students in OMM

[AnonHateMachine]

how does osteopathy work? magic.

[InternalDoc]

Also, residency training is for the most part Hospital based training. And why would I do anything that does not change the management for the patient? That would just waste time? Why do a structural exam on a patient being admitted for Atrial Fibrillation?...Figuring out their sacrum is Left on Left forward sacral torsion is going to do what?...Nothing. I treat the A-fib and they go home.

[InternalDoc]

As a recent graduate I can tell you that the majority of students are open minded about OMT, and a majority exit apathetic, indifferent, or hating it. Why? Because it's all about the lack of evidence. Pure and simple. I must have asked my OMT preceptors a million questions asking why or how this works? How can putting my hand on someones head move around their CSF? And everytime I got.."just trust us...it works". To the MAJORITY of us who are science based ppl...it's just off putting.

[Mrmoc7]

@InternalDoc

I heard someone in my school said it was our generation's "job" to scientifically prove OMT works. Last time I checked, going into a scientific inquiry with the purpose of proving you're right is the wrong mindset to begin with. It's even more laughable that an entire discipline like OMT has become so established before anyone bothered to actually bring scientific evidence that they're not spouting bullshit. In the words of one of our teachers, "If it works, who cares how"?