At WesternU COMP-NW, we offer an outreach initiative called the DREAM Program to encourage underrepresented pre-med students to pursue a rewarding career in medicine, specifically as an osteopathic physician, to bridge the diversity gap, and to strengthen the patient-physician relationship in healthcare. DREAM stands for Diversity Recognized Emphasized & Assimilated into Medicine. This program is an immersive four-day experience that provides participants a sneak peek of what it’s like to be in medical school through informative workshops (application process, finance, residency, and personal branding) and virtual activities (suturing, clinical procedures, ultrasound, and osteopathic manipulative techniques).
This program is free of charge. Here are a few links for more
information about program requirements and the application process:
Program
Dates: Monday, July 19th,
2021 to Thursday, July 22nd, 2021
Application Deadline: Friday, May 14th, 2021
To
further explain what an osteopathic medical school is, here is a brief
overview:
Osteopathic physicians are fully licensed doctors who can practice in any specialty and prescribe medications just like our counterparts allopathic physicians. With the training in osteopathy, we approach patients holistically and have an extra set of unique skills to perform manipulative treatments that focus on body mechanics.
To learn
more about WesternU COMP-NW and osteopathy, please visit our school’s website, as well as the American
Osteopathic Association website.