The Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine will hold its 2024 Mini Medical School Program on Thursday evenings, March 21 through May 2.
The classes are 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Leon Levine Hall of Medical Sciences on the Health Sciences Campus, 4350 US 421 S. in Lillington.
The CUSOM Mini Medical School is an interactive sample medical school that allows people in the community to experience a sampling of what full-time medical students see and do in class each day.
Attendees will learn why and how CUSOM was created and the vision driving the school’s development. People also will have a chance to learn about and understand the importance of primary care in the U.S. healthcare system, how the medical curriculum is structured and how CUSOM plans to improve the distribution of primary care providers in North Carolina and the state’s Southeastern region.
Presented by CUSOM faculty, other aspects of the program include information about the medical curriculum, the anatomy of the body, the importance of good health habits and wellness methods, disease prevention, health promotion and management of obesity and diabetes, as well as an understanding of osteopathic manipulative medicine as a special tool of osteopathic physicians.
“I really enjoyed learning about the mission of CUSOM at the Mini Medical School,” said one former student. “The faculty lectures were very challenging, giving us ‘students’ a little idea of what the medical students must learn. It was fun to experience the lab where the spinal adjustments are taught, learn how to intubate and assist in surgery.”
Students will experience the SIM (lab) Center by taking part in simulated exercises with the high technology manikins that can replicate a chaotic emergency room environment or ICU crisis or even a normal delivery. The use of ultrasound-assisted diagnosis as a clinical skill is part of these exercises.
The course will include an overview of geriatric medicine, the effects of osteoporosis, successful aging, managing chronic diseases and the importance of medication management.
Students are encouraged to attend at least three class sessions to graduate from Mini Medical School.
For more information, contact Kristin Johnson at kljohnson@campbell.edu, or 910-893-7982.