Our Additional Training Year Residency
Our ONMM3 residents will have extensive clinic time to learn to incorporate OMM into primary care visits, as well as to spend clinic time in our OMM consultation clinic. They will spend several months rotating in our vibrant OMM hospital consultation service with regular consultations from Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, and Medical Specialties. Specific rotations during the residency year will include Neurology, Rheumatology, Pain Management, and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, with electives in Integrative Medicine, Pediatrics, Occupational Medicine, Orthopedics, and Lifestyle Medicine. The program also emphasizes Osteopathic research and ongoing education.
What makes our program unique?
Integration of Primary Care with Osteopathic Treatments
Residents will learn how to fully integrate OMM in their primary care visits by seeing family medicine clinic patients at least one half-day per week in our Osteopathic Family Medicine practice. Residents will also see Osteopathic consultations referred to the clinic.
Access to Osteopathic courses
New England is a popular location for Osteopathic courses, including cranial courses and ASSSG. Residents have the opportunity to attend Biodynamic Phase courses offered locally in the Berkshires.
Ongoing Osteopathic Education and Teaching
Residents will attend weekly Osteopathic didactics delving into current Osteopathic literature and learning new hands-on techniques. They will also attend monthly Osteopathic Grand Rounds. Residents have the unique ability to table train and teach UNECOM students.
Ultrasound and Injection Education
Residents will have the opportunity to learn large joint injections, trigger point injections, and ultrasound-guided hydro-dissection. The program has a new ultrasound and imaging curriculum being presented at monthly lectures.
Boards Preparation
Residents will have ongoing boards preparation built into their academic year to ensure confidence at the time of examination.
Sample Week Schedule
| MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specialty Elective | Specialty Elective | Specialty Elective | Specialty Elective | Specialty Elective |
| OMM Clinic | OMM Clinic | Osteopathic Grand Rounds | OMM Clinic seeing Primary Care patients | OMM Clinic |
Applying
We do not use ERAS for the Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Manipulative Medicine Program.
Please forward the following to Lisa Blay:
- CV
- Dean’s Letter or equivalent
- Medical School Transcript
- COMLEX Transcript
- Three letters of reference
- Current program directors contact information
- Personal Statement
Laurel is from Fort Wayne, Indiana, and has spent the last three years completing her Family Medicine Residency in Wausau, Wisconsin. Before this, Laurel attended medical school at MUCOM in Indianapolis and she studied Biology at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. Laurel has a special interest in applying Osteopathic principles and approaching her patients from a holistic viewpoint. In her free time, Laurel spends time with her two dogs and enjoys yoga and meditation. She is excited to continue to broaden her Osteopathic education at the ONMM3 residency year at Berkshire Medical Center
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