Areas of Concentration

Wilderness Medicine

After years of vocal interest from residents, we formally started the Wilderness Medicine area of concentration in 2024. In what started as a lecture series on wilderness medicine topics, we now have a 3-year curriculum designed to combine our passion for the outdoors with our love for medicine. Through this intersection, our curriculum is a blend of educational activities in both the classroom and “in-the-field” settings. Through service, leadership, and knowledge, we are proud to contribute to this rapidly growing field of medicine.  

Goals:

  • Be able to manage common illnesses and injuries seen in rural and outdoor populations under the setting of limited resources and austere environments.  
  • Be able to demonstrate basic competence in wilderness survival skills. 
  • Have a firm grasp and working knowledge of basic wilderness medicine topics and life support. 
  • Develop a pathway for residents to become practitioners and educators in wilderness medicine post-residency. 
  • Develop leadership experience in wilderness education that will continue to develop beyond residency. 
  • Be an active member of the Wilderness Medicine Society and earn credits towards the FAWM fellowship.  
Eric Rice, DO, teaching
Kyle Mindick, DO, mushroom hunting
Medical evacuation demonstration

Osteopathic Medicine

Our area of concentration in Osteopathic Medicine was developed in response to the AOA/ACGME merger in 2020. This individualized educational plan is offered to residents who are looking to build on the osteopathic principles taught in medical school, integrating these skills into the clinical practice. As we continue to honor our osteopathic roots as an AOA, we continue to provide the same robust clinical and didactic experiences that we have since before the merger.  Through didactics, specialty OMT clinics, scholarly activity, and electives, our osteopathic AOC curriculum is a great way to align your family medicine training with your love for osteopathic medicine.

Osteopathic treatment room

AOC is optional.  Available to both DO/MD residents.

Goals:

  • Proficiency in applying osteopathic principles and practices to both musculoskeletal and non-musculoskeletal disorders commonly seen in Family Medicine. 
  • Independent provision of direct and indirect Osteopathic treatment modalities.    
  • Developing treatment plans using an evidence-based and age-appropriate approach for osteopathic manipulation.   
  • Prioritization of patient safety when treating patients with OMT.  
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