4th Friday Preceptor Development - The Five Models Made Practical: Teaching Osteopathic Students in Any Clinical Setting

August 7, 2026

The 4th Friday Preceptor Development Series provides regular programming for LMU-DCOM preceptors working with 3rd and 4th year students on clinical rotations. This series of one hour virtual sessions s designed to provide regular preceptor development programming to address ongoing preceptor needs.

Target Audience

LMU-DCOM physician preceptors

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the Five Models of Osteopathic Care and their role in guiding osteopathic clinical reasoning and patient-centered care.
  • Apply the Five Models of Osteopathic Care to identify opportunities for osteopathic medical students to incorporate osteopathic principles and osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) into common clinical encounters.
  • Demonstrate effective precepting strategies that encourage osteopathic students to explain their clinical reasoning, perform an osteopathic structural examination when appropriate, and integrate osteopathic principles into evidence-based care.
Course summary
Course opens: 
07/28/2026
Course expires: 
08/17/2026
Event starts: 
08/07/2026 - 12:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
08/07/2026 - 1:00pm EDT
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
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Paula Archer, DO | [email protected]

Paula M. Archer, DO is associate dean of osteopathic integration and chair of osteopathic principles and practice at LMU-DCOM. Board-certified in osteopathic neuromusculoskeletal medicine/osteopathic manipulative medicine, she is a national lecturer, educator and researcher whose interests include osteopathic medical education, cranial manipulation, concussion management, and practical, evidence-informed approaches to osteopathic diagnosis and treatment.

Disclosure Statement:

Presenters/Planners or others involved in the development of this program DO NOT have an interest in selling a technology, program, product, and/or service to CME/CE professionals.

None of the Planners or Speakers for this presentation have relevant financial relationships to disclose.

The content of this presentation does not relate to any product of a commercial interest. Therefore, there are no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

The Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (LMU-DCOM) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. LMU-DCOM designates this program for a maximum of 1.0 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician's participation in this activity.

The University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNE COM) is accredited by the Maine Medical Association (MMA) Council on Continuing Medical Education and Accreditation to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

UNE COM designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.

UNE COM designates 1.0 University of New England contact hours for non-physicians. Contact hours may be submitted by non-physician, non-PA health professionals for continuing education credits.

Physicians and other attendees should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Maine Medical Association through the joint providership of University of New England, and LMU-DCOM. University of New England is accredited by the Maine Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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Required Hardware/software

Learners will need a device with Internet access and the ability to enter a Zoom meeting.