College of Osteopathic Medicine Orientation

Welcome to Orientation!

  • Wednesday, July 26, 2023

    Welcome, General Expectations, Team Building, Curriculum, Research

    8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
    Check In: 1st floor foyer

    9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
    Welcome and COM Mission

    10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
    Curriculum Alignment

    11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
    Introduction to Legal Services

    11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
    Lunch (return by 12:50 p.m.)

    1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
    Honor Contract Team Building

    2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
    Research Introduction and Expectations

  • Thursday, July 27, 2023

    Technology, Learning Communities, Team Building, Foundational Sciences Expectations

    8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
    Check In: 1st floor foyer

    8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
    Academic Technology (bring device)

    9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
    Learning Communities, Teambuilding, Student Panel Q&A

    1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
    Break

    1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
    Foundational Sciences and Self-Directed Learning

  • Friday, July 28, 2023

    Mission, Learning, Assessment, Evaluation, Feedback, Medical Student Affairs, Military

    8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
    Check In: 1st floor foyer

    8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
    MedEd Research, Informed Consent, Assessment, Evaluation, Feedback, and Professionalism

    10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
    Mission and Rural Underserved

    11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
    Learning Lunch with MSA: Introduction to MSA

    1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
    Military

  • Monday, July 31, 2023

    Dean Mohr's Welcome, Title IX, Test-taking, Clinical Anatomy Expectations, Ultrasound

    8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
    Check In: 1st floor foyer

    8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
    Dean Mohr's Welcome

    9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
    Title IX

    11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
    MSA: Taking Tests

    11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
    Lunch (return by 12:50 p.m.)

    1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Clinical Anatomy Expectations and Ultrasound

  • Tuesday, August 1, 2023

    Wellness, Time Management, VitalSource, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Expectations

    8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
    Check In: 1st floor foyer

    8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
    Wellness

    9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
    MSA: Managing Time

    11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
    VitalSource

    11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
    Lunch (return by 12:50 p.m.)

    1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Expectations

  • Wednesday, August 2, 2023

    Committee Introduction, Curricular Threads, Personality, COM Coordinated Care, Teambuilding

    8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
    Check In: 1st floor foyer

    8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
    Introducation to SPAP Committee

    9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
    Curricular Threads - Professionalism

    9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
    Personality

    11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
    COM Coordinated Care Q&A

    12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
    Lunch and Break - Change clothes if desired

    2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
    Travel to Kirby Ice House, The Woodlands (1700 Lake Robbins Dr, The Woodlands, TX 77380)

    3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
    Social at Kirby Ice House, The Woodlands

  • Thursday, August 3, 2023

    Student Support Services, Career Planning, Student Success Resources

    8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
    Check In: 1st floor foyer

    8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
    UPD and Emergency Management

    9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
    Student Affairs

    12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.
    Financial Aid, Registrar, Cashier

    12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
    Lunch (return by 1:50 p.m.)

    2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Teaching Theater)
    Library Overview, Learning Resources, and Course Support

    3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Teaching Theater)
    MSA: MSPE Specialist and Careers in Medicne (CiM) Check-in

  • Friday, August 4, 2023

    Clinical Medicine Expectations, BLS Training

    8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
    Clinical Medicine

    12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
    Lunch (return by 12:50 p.m.)

    1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Clinical Medicine

  • White Coat Ceremony Rehearsal
    Friday, August 11, 2023

    Getting to Know SHSU, White Coat Ceremony Preparation

    TBD
    Travel to Main Campus Huntsville (Arrival TBD)

    TBD
    White Coat Ceremony Walkthrough
    Location: Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum, Huntsville, Texas

  • White Coat Ceremony
    Saturday, August 12, 2023

    White Coat Ceremony
    Dress: Business/Dressy

    8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
    Travel to Main Campus in Huntsville (Arrive by 8:50 a.m.)

    9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
    Check-in and Final Preparations at Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum, Huntsville, Texas

    10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
    White Coat Ceremony

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