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
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
33-39 ]
PDF
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
OU-HCOM/WitmerLab's 3D Interactive Human Anatomy Site
Key
• AT (anatomy text):
Moore, Agur, & Dalley Essential Clinical Anatomy, 5th
Ed. 201 4
•
AD
(anatomy dissector): Grant’s Dissector, 16th Ed.
20 16
* (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