Educate allopathic and osteopathic residents on OMT fundamentals and indications / contraindications

• Main Authors: Farmer, Cortney, King, Chase, Sumpter, Zachary
• Published: Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University 2019
• Subjects: OMT; osteopathic; osteopathy; Musculoskeletal System
• Online Access: https://dc.etsu.edu/asrf/2019/schedule/241

The purpose of this QI project is to educate current allopathic and osteopathic residents on the fundamentals of OMT as well as appropriate indications and contraindications for osteopathic manipulation therapy. In order to accomplish this goal, we propose to administer a pretest before giving a presentation on fundamentals of OMT and appropriate OMT referrals. Afterwards, we will perform a posttest to see if there was a significant increase in overall scores from the residents. We will then compile the scores into a spreadsheet and using data analysis, evaluate to see if current residents have had a significant improvement in overall knowledge of OMT fundamentals, indications and contraindications.