Program Expectations
Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine students should be aware of these five technical standards.
Technical Standards
Accordingly, the following abilities and expectations must be met by all students admitted to AZCOM with reasonable accommodation. A candidate must have abilities and skills in five areas:
- Observation
- Communication
- Motor
- Intellectual, conceptual, integrative, and quantitative
- Behavioral/social
Technological Compensation
Technological compensation can be made for some limitation in certain of these areas, but candidates should be able to perform in a reasonably independent manner.
1. Observation
The candidate must be able to accurately make observations at a distance and close at hand, including those on a computer screen or electronic device.
Observation necessitates the functional use of vision and sense of touch and is enhanced by the functional use of all of the other senses. (The candidate must be able to accurately auscultate lung/breath, heart and bowel sounds to complete the curricular requirement to individually complete physical examination of a patient.)
2. Communication
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