Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Residency

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Program Faculty

Contact Person and Phone

Melissa Yowell
Program Coordinator
(660) 626-2537
melissayowell@atsu.edu

Number of total residency slots approved

• ACGME accredited positions - 12
• ACGME Status: Continued Accreditation

Program Description

The Still OPTI/NRMC ONMM residency provides unique and well-rounded osteopathic manipulative medicine services to the community through our continuity of care outpatient clinic, hospital-based in-patient consultation services, and academic services to A.T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. Our NMM boarded attending physicians offer a variety of teaching and treatment styles.

Residents have access to A.T. Still’s archives through the strong association with A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine and to training in a local community where osteopathic manipulative medicine is highly recognized and eagerly pursued by the local population for their health care needs. This relationship with ATSU-KCOM also gives access to an advanced human patient simulation lab, ultrasound lab, Museum of Osteopathic Medicine, A.T. Still Memorial Library and the A.T. Still Research Institute. Virtual tours of the campus and area can be seen at https://motour.atsu.edu.

For scholarly activity, residents are paired with a faculty mentor and conduct OMM-based research with the opportunity to produce and publish a research paper. Residents are also involved in quality improvement projects.

Our ONMM residency program has continued accreditation through ACGME and accepts entry into the program at the ONMM1, ONMM2 or ONMM3 levels.

Residency Benefits

• Ambulant patient care
• Hospital patient care
• Didactics-Weekly Journal Club, Radiology Review, Faculty Labs, Hospital Lectures
• Annual AAO Convocation CME
• Annual KCOM Founder’s Day CME
• Writing and Research
• 20 Total Personal Days (Vacation, Sick, CME) - PGY1
• 20 Total Personal Days per year (Vacation, Sick) - PGY2 and above
• 10 CME Days per year - PGY2 and above
• 2 Wellness Days per year
• 6 paid holidays per year
• Meal allowance while on duty
• Temporary license fees paid - PGY1
• In-training exams paid
• Part III NBOME Boards paid once as PGY1
• Lab coat allowance
• Poster presentation allowance
• $1000 educational allowance – PGY1
• $1500 educational allowance – PGY2 and above
• Health insurance available
• Moonlighting available
• Low cost of living

Local rotations may include: orthopedics, podiatric medicine, sports medicine, rheumatology, dermatology, emergency medicine. ENT, family medicine, general surgery, hospice and palliative care, internal medicine and/or pediatrics.

Out rotations may include: neurological surgery, occupational medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, neurology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, pain management, radiology, medical acupuncture, integrative medicine and/or addiction medicine and other electives.

Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine ONMM3

Residents entering the program at the ONMM3 level are entering 12-month osteopathic neuromusculoskeletal medicine program. To be eligible for entry into the ONMM3 level, residents must have completed a residency program as outlined in ACGME’s Program Requirements for Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine. It is expected that applicants for this program variant are seeking dual certification (in both their primary specialty and ONMM) combined with the ability to apply distinctive, time-efficient and cost-effective OPP/OMT to their unique specialty patient population.

Audition/Interview Process

Audition rotations are available upon request, but are not required. Interviews are offered virtually. The ONMM residency program participates in the NRMP match using ERAS for applications. We request your application, medical school transcripts, MSPE/Dean's Letter, personal statement, board scores, and 2 letters of recommendation. To be considered for an interview, applicants must provide proof of their COVID-19 vaccination. Visa sponsorships are not provided.

Resident Eligibility

All physicians who have graduated from a Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA)-accredited College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM) who hold a DO degree are deemed to have sufficient background and/or instruction to enter a designated osteopathic neuromusculoskeletal medicine residency position.

Non-DO, eligible residents must have completed coursework in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine and Osteopathic Principles and Practice (OMM/OPP) provided by an accredited college of osteopathic medicine, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), or one of its component organizations, such as the American Academy of Osteopathy. Coursework must include at least eighty (80) hours of didactic education in osteopathic principles and hand-on training in diagnosis and osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) for somatic dysfunction. Hands-on training in OMT must include muscle energy, high-velocity, low amplitude (HVLA), and counterstrain techniques with additional training in one or more of the following: myofascial release, cranial osteopathic manipulative medicine, articular technique, Still technique, functional method, ligamentous articular strain, or balance ligamentous tension technique. Eligible residents must have completed formal OMM/OPP competency assessments. Eligible assessments may include NBOME COMLEX-USA I, COMLEX-USA II CE, and COMLEX-USA-PE examinations, or the NBOME CORRE exam. Prospective residents, who have not had a formal assessment of their OMM hands-on skills may be required to pass a practical exam administered prior to matriculation by the program director and core faculty to assess residents’ OMM/OPP knowledge and practical skills. Residents entering at the ONMM3 level must meet prerequisite criteria as outlined in the ACGME Program Requirements for Graduate Medical Education in ONMM.