Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Who We Are
Focusing on the musculoskeletal system
The Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) Department integrates the principles and practice of osteopathic medicine throughout the continuum of medical education at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, from undergraduate classes and clinical rotations, through our residency programs at our clinical campuses, and on through continuing medical education for certified physicians.
What is Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine?
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) is a complete system of medicine focusing on the musculoskeletal system.
All patients can benefit from Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) or from the manually guided forces of an osteopathic physician. The mission of OMT is to restore maximal pain-free movement by increasing motion in restricted areas of musculoskeletal function and to help with systemic medical problems. OMT works by improving physiological function or promoting homeostasis either after disease has set in or as a primary prevention method.
Graduate Training Programs
Continue your journey
Ready for the next step? Our graduate programs will further your education of osteopathic medicine principles as they apply to the clinical setting.
Our Programs
Being prepared for success
Find the resources you need to get off to a running start this semester.
OMM
Resources
From the annual report to employment opportunities, you’ll find it all here.
Events
Monday, December 2
Athens Primary Care Clinic
8:30 AM — 3:30 PM
Heritage Community Clinic Grosvenor Hall West Ohio University
Monday, December 2
Student National Medical Association - Doctors Without Borders Bake Sale
12:00 PM — 1:00 PM
Dublin Campus
June 23, 2016
Tom Fries, a Democrat from Dayton, was serving his third term in the Ohio House of Representatives when he became lead sponsor of the 1975 legislation that created what is now the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.
May 19, 2016
A graduate of the college's inaugural class of 1980 is thankful for “the chance to have the most fascinating life I could possibly imagine.”
May 18, 2016
This discovery revolutionized biomedical research, making national news at a time when gene-splicing was still in its infancy.
April 21, 2016
Ohio's governor and Legislature join in recognizing the college’s 40th anniversary.
April 1, 2016
At its height, the program reached an estimated hundreds of thousands of listeners in the United States, China, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the American Forces Radio Network.
- 40 Things to Know: Our college was led by the first female African American dean of a medical school
March 17, 2016
The 1993 selection our college's leader, Barbara Ross Lee, D.O., sister of Motown superstar Diana Ross, marked a step forward for diversity in medical education
January 15, 2016
Since the early 1980s, the arrival of this annual event means it's time for students, faculty and staff to brush off the formal wear and join in the Nae Nae.
December 21, 2015
November 23, 2015
Alumni from college's first decade remember janitor Sherman Brooks for always remembering students’ birthdays and offering a kindly word when they needed one.
November 16, 2015
We’ve chosen 40 facts, initiatives, ideas and people that make our college extraordinary. Follow along as we lift up a few of the things that shape who we are today.
November 16, 2015
Key health care partnerships help drive our primary care-focused curriculum.
October 15, 2015
The college opened in 1976, thanks to a clear vision, persistence and a healthy dose of courage.
October 15, 2015
The Youngstown Democrat saw the college’s potential to transform health care in southeast Ohio, so he forged a coalition of lawmakers, physicians and academics to charter and fund the college in 1975.