Osteopathic Medicine: D. O. Stern

To learn more about osteopathic medicine, I shadowed Dr. Stern, D.O. He also graduated from Des Moines University. My shadowing experience exposed me to physical exams, taking medical history, and writing HPIs. I also learned more about patient interviews along with osteopathic manipulations to heal small injuries. Dr. Stern was very informative on how a D.O. conducts patient interviews and treat patients as a whole. He taught me to listen carefully to patient’s concerns. For example, he talked about a patient who was concerned she did not feel normal. He stated the women appeared normal in health, but he decided to look further into her concerns. After doing some blood work, she was diagnosed with lipoma. To me, this demonstrated the importance