KCU-COM Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) Fellowship Opportunities

There are two types of on-campus fellowship opportunities available to KCU-COM students: Clinical Anatomy and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine.

Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Fellowship

The OMM fellowship is designed to facilitate the development of future osteopathic physicians skilled in osteopathic philosophy, principles and manipulative diagnostic and treatment skills. The fellowship also helps to encourage the development of future teachers and researchers in the field of OMM.

The OMM fellowship is a 12-month training program occurring ideally between the student’s third- and fourth-year clinical clerkship assignments. A fifth year must be added to the student’s enrollment to accommodate his/her clinical clerkship and OMM fellowship obligations. The student must be in good academic standing in order to participate in the fellowship program. Failure to remain in good academic standing shall result in removal from the fellowship program and revocation of all the benefits provided under the program.

The four main goals of the program are:

To develop physicians who excel in all aspects of primary care osteopathic medicine.
To develop physicians with advanced knowledge and skills in osteopathic philosophy, principles, diagnosis and treatment.
To develop physicians with the ability to contribute to the teaching and clinical aspects of osteopathy.
To involve fellows in the various aspects of OMM-related research.

Clinical Anatomy Fellowship

The fellowship provides training in teaching, advanced anatomical topics and research methodology. It also provides an advantage in clinical clerkships by equipping the student with high-level competency in clinical anatomy and the anatomical sciences as more broadly defined.

The objective of the fellowship program is to:

Provide advanced education in the disciplines of clinical anatomy, which include gross anatomy, histology, embryology and neuroanatomy.
Develop teaching and research skills.
Equip the participant with at least one peer-reviewed publication.
Prepare graduates for competitive residencies in surgery, radiology and other related specialties.