Lawrence M. Witmer, PhD
Professor of Anatomy
Chang Professor of Paleontology

Dept. of Biomedical Sciences
Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Life Science Building, Rm 123
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio 45701 USA

Email: witmerL@ohio.edu
 

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2017 Clinical Anatomy Immersion
Fri 21 July 8-12: Orientation to Gross Anatomy Lab  PDF
Monday 24 July 

8: Introduction to the Clinical Anatomy Immersion (Witmer–Athens)  PDF  PPT

9-12A*/1-4B: Skin the back, Back muscles 1 [AT 1-42, 295-305; AD 1-17]

4: Peripheral Nervous System 1 (Witmer–Athens) [AT 27-33]  PDF  PPT
Tues 25 July 9-12A*/1-4B: Muscles of the back 2 [AT 295-305; AD 10-17]
Wed 26 July

8B/1A: OMM – Surface anatomy/palpation – back

9B/2A: OMM – Surface anatomy/palpation – thorax & Neck

10B/3A: OMM – Surface anatomy/palpation – upper extremity

11B/4A: OMM – Surface anatomy/palpation – sacro-pelvis
Thurs 27 July 9-12A*/1-4B: Muscles of the back 3 and start vertebral column [AT 265-305; AD 10-22]
Fri 28 July

9-12A*/1-4B: Vertebral column & spinal cord [AT 265-295; AD 18-22]

Mon 31 July Noon-5: WRITTEN AND PRACTICAL EXAM 1: BACK
Tues 1 Aug

9-12B*/1-4A: Pectoral region, skin the upper limb [AT 52-56, 397-414; AD 28-34]

10A/1B: OMM – Surface anatomy/palpation – lower extremity

11A/2B: OMM – Introduction to motion perception
Wed 2 Aug

8B/1A: OMM – Tissue texture and Dx lab

10B/3A: OMM – Screen: resistance to pressure
Thurs 3 Aug

8: Organization of the Upper Limb (O'Reilly–Cleveland) [AT 397-484: skim chapter for lecture, but read more closely for lab]  PDF  PPT

9-12B*/1-4A: Shoulder region & begin axilla [AT 414-431; AD 23-26, 35-38]

Fri 4 Aug

9-12B*/1-4A: Axilla, brachial plexus, shoulder joint [AT 414-431, 465-471; AD 35-38, 65-68]  

Mon 7 Aug

8: Peripheral Nervous System II (Autonomics) (Witmer–Athens) [AT 33-39PDF  PPT

9-12A*/1-4B: Arm, cubital fossa, begin forearm [AT 432-451; AD 39-51, 26-27]

4: OMM – Fryette's Law
Tues 8 Aug

8A/4B: OMM – Soft tissue techniques lab

9-12A*/1-4B: Finish forearm, elbow joint [AT 438-451, 472-477; AD 44-51, 59-64, 68-69]

Wed 9 Aug

8A/1B: OMM – Screen: resistance to motion

10A/3B: OMM – Screen: recording
Thurs 10 Aug

9-12A*/1-4B: Hand & wrist I [AT 452-464, 478-482; AD 52-58, 69-71]

4: OMM – Scanning & Segmental Definition
Fri 11 Aug

9-12A*/1-4B: Hand & wrist II [AT 452-464, 478-482; AD 52-58, 69-71]

Mon 14 Aug 12-5: WRITTEN AND PRACTICAL EXAM 2: UPPER EXTREMITY
Tues 15 Aug

8: Organization of Lower Limb (Biknevicius–Dublin) [AT 309-395: skim chapter for lecture, but read more closely for lab]

9A/1B: OMM – Surface anatomy/palpation – review
9-12B/1-4A: Anterior and medial thigh, view prosection of posterior abdominal muscles & nerves [AT 309-337,179-189; AD 183-196, skim 136-140]
4: Medical Imaging Case Review (Benseler–Athens) [Imaging modules on Bb, also AT 39-42, 306-307, 394-395, 482-484]  PDF  PPT
Wed 16 Aug

8B/10A: OMM – Scanning: rib cage

Thurs 17 Aug 9-12B*^/1-4A: Gluteal region & posterior thigh, continue skinning lower limb [AT 337-348; AD 197-204]
Fri 18 Aug 9-12B/1-4A*: Leg [AT 348-361; AD 205-215]
Mon 21 Aug 9-12A/1-4B*: Hip & knee joints [AT 369-385; AD 222-225]
Tues 22 Aug

9-12A*/1-4B: Foot & ankle [AT 362-369, 385-393; AD 216-221, 225-227]

8B/1A: OMM – Segmental definition – axial spine & ribs lab

10B/3A: OMM – Diagnosis lab – screen scan and segmental definition
Wed 23 Aug 8B/10A: OMM – Common compensatory
Thurs 24 Aug 8-12 (Dublin, Cleveland), 1-5 (Athens): open review time in lab
Fri 25 Aug noon-5: WRITTEN AND PRACTICAL EXAM 3: LOWER EXTREMITY
 

Schedule in PDF format
 

Clinical Themes &
Questions of the Day

M T W R F
24 25 26 27 28
31 1 2 3 4
7 8 9 10 11
14 15 16 17 18
21 22 23 24 25
 


OU-HCOM/WitmerLab's 3D Interactive Human Anatomy Site


Key

• AT (anatomy text):
Moore, Agur, & Dalley Essential Clinical Anatomy, 5th Ed. 2014
AD (anatomy dissector): Grant’s Dissector, 16th Ed. 2016
* (Dublin) and ^ (Cleveland) in meeting times means the A-B labs are combined


For PDFs of the Immersion Imaging Resources, visit the protected site on Blackboard. Note: these are NOT for distribution.
 

HCOM-Athens Instructors

Faculty
Lawrence Witmer, PhD (course IoR)
Kenneth Johnson, DO, Executive Dean
Jeffrey Benseler, DO
Wm. Ruger Porter, PhD
Yuriy Slyvka, MD
Brad Chadwell, PhD

Primary Care Associates
Michelle Hoffman, DFM PCA OMS IV
Seth Sigler, OMM PCA OMS IV

Graduate Teaching Assistants
James Nassif
Don Cerio

HCOM 2nd-Year Assistants
Chelsea Bitler
Kristen Cuevas
Vincent Martello
Keisha Pierre-Lys
Zachary Thomas

 

HCOM-Dublin Instructors

Faculty
Audrone R. Biknevicius, PhD
Becky Code, PhD

Primary Care/OMM Associates
Allyson Halderman, OMM/DFM OMS IV
Nate Kralik, OMM/DFM OMS IV

HCOM 2nd-Year Assistants
Jessica Motley
Zach Werner
Jacob O'Day

 

HCOM-Cleveland Instructors

Faculty
James O'Reilly, PhD
Wei-Ming Duan, MD, PhD

Primary Care/OMM Associates
Samantha DeMarsh, OMM/DFM OMS IV
Danielle Thornsberry, OMM/DFM OMS IV

HCOM 2nd-Year Assistants
Daniel Caicedo
Renate Gyenge
Nikitas Maglis
Mike Vanes

 

"Everything I Need to Know, I Learned in Anatomy"
 


Biographical Dictionary of Medical Eponyms

 

OU-HCOM Body Donor Program
 

National Public Radio (NPR) series on medical gross anatomy

 
 
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Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
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Last updated: 08/09/2017