Brown Family Medicine offers an Osteopathic Track which is recognized by the ACGME and is available to DO residents at both sites. Upon completion, residents can apply for Osteopathic Recognition. 

The Designated Osteopathic Resident (DOR) Curriculum is intended to provide Brown Family Medicine residents with a pathway to develop medical knowledge, practical skills and mentorship in the area of Osteopathic Medicine. Graduates who complete the DOR curriculum will have a number of required activities in addition to the usual residency requirements. They will have access to an osteopathic advisor and will have formalized skills evaluations. Requirements for eligibility to be a DOR and curricular elements are outlined below.

Eligibility: 

1. All residents who have graduated from an osteopathic school who have passed an initial evaluation of OMM knowledge and skills at the beginning of their R1 year.
2. MD residents in the program who have completed at any time in the previous 4 years the equivalent of a course designed to introduce MDs to OMM such as the AAO’s Introduction to Osteopathic Medicine course which is at least 24 contact hours of direct instruction with a hands-on training component.  These residents will also need to successfully complete the OMM knowledge and skills exam at the beginning of their R1 or R2 year.

Requirements for Completion:

1. Participation in OMM Committee, led by OMM chief resident. 
2. Teaching of Osteopathic topics in didactics, workshops, and Journal Club. 
3. Participation in Journal Club review of literature pertaining to FM OPP. 
4. Participation in OMM didactics.
5. Attendance at minimum 3/6 NEOMEN OPTI conferences.
6. OMM encounters – residents must record at least 60 OMT encounters prior to graduation. Residents are encouraged to complete these encounters in multiple care settings including clinic, hospital and long term care facility.
7. Scholarly Activity – at least one original research project that is in the area of OMM or incorporates the principles of osteopathic principles and practice (OPP). Or leading a workshop, didactic or journal club as outlined in Scholarly Activity for DOR document.