OUCOM Pre-Doc Program

Pre-doctoral Program through Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine

David Tolentino, D.O. CORE Assistant Dean

“What are you waiting for? You’ll love it here.”
– David Tolentino, D.O.

Contact Information

St. John Medical Center
Medical Education
29000 Center Ridge Road, Suite 150
Westlake, Ohio 44145
David.Tolentino@csauh.com

St. John Medical Center (SJMC) is part of the Centers for Osteopathic Research and Education (CORE) through the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine (OUCOM). Currently there are eleven (11) Year 3 students and nine (9) Year 4 OUCOM students. DMU assigns three (3) students and, typically, there are 2 students assigned from KCOM.

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Additional Locations Used by Base Hospital

Family Medicine Center, North Olmsted, Ohio (4 miles)
Family Health Center, Westlake, Ohio (3 miles)
Numerous private practices within 3-5 mile radius of the hospital base

Didactics: Description & Schedule

St. John Medical Center schedules CORE didactics, which student attendance is required. Didactics include Internal Medicine Lectures, Family Practice Lecture Series, MKSAP, Neuro Lecture Series, GI Lecture Series, Cardiology Lecture Series, Evidence Based Medicine, Case Study, Cecil’s Club, OMM, Tumor Board.

Other Requirements for Medical Students

Oral Case Presentations Arrangements: Year 3 students present one "Clinical Case Conference" as assigned during the CORE didactic academic year. Presentations are done with all the medical student peers.
Journal Club Arrangements: Students are required to attend journal club activities while rotating on their Family Practice and Internal Medicine rotations. They are encouraged to attend the FP and IM journal club activities when not on the assigned service, as well.
Small Group Activities: Students attend weekly radiology sessions for 6 weeks at the beginning of their third year clinical rotations.
Students are required to attend the OMM lectures as scheduled.
Tumor Board Presentation: Students are required to present a case at the bi-monthly tumor board conference.

Sarah and John Schriner, Director of Admissions at OUCOM

Students Will Complete Required Rotations in:

Psychiatry/Psychology
Internal Medicine
Pediatrics
General Surgery
Women's Health
Geriatrics
Emergency Medicine
Family Medicine
Healthcare Management
Medical Subspecialties
Surgical Subspecialties

Eight weeks of rotations are chosen from a list which is selected by our CORE Interim Assistant Dean Dr. David Tolentino. These clinical selective rotations are unique to our CORE site: