Osteopathic Education
 Quincy Family Medicine decided to expand residency education to include osteopathic training. An Osteopathic Internship was then started, in conjunction with the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. In 2004, a full three year osteopathic family medicine residency was started, with Kirksville as our Osteopathic Postdoctoral Training Institute (OPTI).
Quincy Family Medicine has actively recruited osteopathic faculty. Currently, Paula Mackrides, DO is our Director of Medical Education for the osteopathic curriculum and supervises a twice monthly osteopathic clinic, as well participates in the quarterly didactic sessions. Dr. Pamela Friye is the director of the osteopathic internship. Dr. Mackrides is actively involved in creating and maintaining the osteopathic curriculum, as well as teaching in the outpatient and inpatient settings. Dr. Friye has a special interest in maternal and child health.
The osteopathic curriculum is hands on and longitudinal. Residents are encouraged to apply their osteopathic principals to all aspects of family medicine, and integrate their unique osteopathic manipulation skills in their continuity clinics, as well as with patients in the hospital.
Besides hands-on experiences, osteopathic seminars and teaching sessions are provided on a regular basis. Every month a teleconference on osteopathic techniques, with local demonstration by the osteopathic faculty is provided for the residents by Dr. Harry Lawson, a fellowship trained osteopathic physician from SIU in Springfield. Twice a year an afternoon is dedicated to intensive osteopathic learning with seminars provided by the Kirksville College on Osteopathic Medicine.
Along with these seminars and learning experiences, first and second year residents participate in monthly osteopathic clinics, overseen by Dr. Paula Mackrides. Both inpatient and outpatient experiences are sought during these dedicated clinic times. |
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