Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine - Osteoblast Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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iff 1 r ,at . . N . STUDENTS EXAMINING CASES Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic ECOCNITION of the paramount importance of eye, ear, nose and throat diagnosis and treatment to the general practitioner has paved the way to an intensive and thorough course of instruction in this branch of study. The College Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat clinic, with the cofoperation ofthe Laughlin and K. C. O. S. hospital staffs and the general clinic, draws extensively from the private practices of field doctors throughout Missouri and surrounding vicinity as Well as from the practice of Dr. A. C. Hardy, who heads the department. The material is abundant and the variety practically unlimited, ranging from the most minor conditions to diilicult cases requiring special consideration. A competent staf and capably organized clinic teaching insure the most effective pref sentation of clinic material to the student. Emphasis is placed upon practical examination of actual cases, including observation of hundreds of surgical cases of all sorts at the Satf urday Clinic, an established institution for many years at the Kirksville College of Ostef opathy and Surgery. This in addition to intensive didactic study serve to provide the stu' dent with an excellent background in eye, ear, nose and throat work. This clinic has been designed to give the student an intelligent working knowledge of eye, ear, nose and throat conditions in all aspects, to enable him to diagnose, advise, and if necessary refer his cases, and to treat scientilically all such cases as are properly handled by the general practitioner. For students whose intention it is to Specialize in this field of practice an excellent foundation has been laid for such further study as he may later pursue. The Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery has from the beginning recognized the value of thorough instruction in this important branch of Osteopathy, and has maintained this department as belits the signal importance of eye, ear, nose and throat Work. Illia ll1Q6l.l

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'7 DR. STELLA FULTON PREsENT1No A CASE Gynecology Clinic YNECOLOGY as a branch of Osteopathy has come into great importance in the last few years. The subject is strongly stressed in the Kirksville College of Ostef opathy and Surgery. The course in Gynecology is offered in the school during the junior year. It includes studies into the diseases, structural defects, and other conditions that may tend to produce ill health or actual pathology. Special stress is laid on the importance of osteopathic lesions in the causation of disease in women. ln connection with the class work the actual clinic is conducted. Once each week throughout the junior year the student attends clinic classes held in the Gynecological pit. Here clinical cases are diagnosed and presented to the student group. Many difFerent conditions are thus seen in the course of the year's study. Patients under the care of student doctors in the Public Clinic, who require gynecof logical diagnosis may be brought to the private examination section of the department. These cases are then examined, after a careful case history has been taken, by a staff phy- sician. The student presenting the case is also allowed to make a diagnosis and confers with the staff physician as to the proper treatment and care of the case. The treatment indicated is then carried out by the student. A great improvement this year was the addition of a special room for the treatment of gynecological cases to the equipment of the Public Clinic in the Administration Building. This room is fully equipped and an attendant is on duty during all clinic hours to aid the student in treating cases. W----------,Val , -----Mm jiosi

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:Ay Vi' 1 1 YJ4 U 1 if V ,lm L gig it DR. BECKER PRESENTING A CASE TO ri-IE CLrNic CLASS - The Presentation Clinic NE of the most valuable clinical features in the Kirksville College of Csteopathy and Surgery is the Presentation Clinic conducted by Dr. A. D. Becker. The class is held in connection with the Public Clinic and all students treating in the clinic attend the sessions. The object is to give the student an opportunity to see cases diagnosed and treat' ment outlined. Any student having a case in the Public Clinic which bothers him may bring the case to the Presentation Clinic class. A careful case history is taken and all past illness, family history, or other conditions which might have a relation to the present condition are noted. A physical examination is then made and a tentative diagnosis made. The case is turned back to the student with recommendations as to what other tests are needed. The student conducts these further examinations and reports the results to the class. After this careful search for cause, treatment is outlined in detail and the student given advice as to its use. After a period of time the results of treatment are checked and reported to the class. All information concerning each case is kept in a clinic notebook by each student. This notebook covers the two semesters' work in the clinic class and forms a valuable reference book for the student in future years. Special stress is laid on the osteopathic angle of all cases brought before the clinic. Careful spinal diagnosis is made on all cases in order that its worth may be impressed on the student and help him to keep his therapy untainted. 1031 ll197ll