1: History Of Osteopathy

Question 1

Joseph Lister

Answer 1

Antiseptic surgery -> reduced mortality

Question 2

Ingaz Semmelweiss

Answer 2

Handwashing in obstetrics -> 90% decrease in mortality

Question 3

William Budd

Answer 3

Used epi to prove cholera came from contaminated water

Question 4

Wilhelm Rontgen

Answer 4

First to study X-rays

Question 5

William Halstead

Answer 5

First used sterile rubber gloves in surgery

Question 6

Medicine before osteopathy

Answer 6

Medicine was considered heroic; used to preserve life force and “conquer” disease

Question 7

When did AT Still “fling the banner of osteopathy to the breeze”?

Answer 7

10am, June 22nd, 1874

Question 8

When did the American School of Osteopathy open? (AT Still)

Answer 8

1892

Question 9

Four Osteopathic Principles**

Answer 9

1. The body is a unit; the person is a unit of body, mind, and spirit
2. The body is capable of self-regulation, self-healing, and health maintenance
3. Structure and function are reciprocally interrelated
4. Rational treatment is based on the principles above

Question 10

AAAO and AOA

Answer 10

AAAO: American association for advancement of osteopathy
AOA: American osteopathic association

Question 11

Two founders of KCU

Answer 11

A.A. Kaiser, DO

George Conley, DO

Question 12

KCU’s previous two names

Answer 12

1916: KC College of Osteopathy and Surgery
1980: University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine

Question 13

Dr. Flexner

Answer 13

Traveled to all MD and DO schools in 1910, criticized them, many schools closed, leaving only 8 DO schools, which Dr. Flexner stated were lacking in necessities to train physicians

Question 14

1917-1918 Influenza Pandemic: osteopathic vs allopathic care

Answer 14

Osteopathic care: 0.25% death rate

Allopathic care: 10% death rate

Question 15

The California Incident of 1961

Answer 15

Cali prohibits granting of new DO licenses, but DOs could convert to MDs. COPS (osteo school in Cali) converted to MD with very few changes made -> realization of the equality of the two programs

Question 16

What was the catalyst for all 50 states giving full practicing rights to DOs?

Answer 16

The California Incident

Question 17

When did DO’s start serving in the military?

Answer 17

1927

Question 18

Two of the first DOs in big military positions

Answer 18

Harry J. Walter, Louis H. Eske

Question 19

What happened in WWII to DO’s?

Answer 19

No DO’s allowed to serve in WWII -> shortage of MDs in US -> hospitals not letting DO’s work in them -> DO’s created their own hospitals

Question 20

Jeanette Bolles**

Answer 20

First woman to receive a DO degree

Question 21

Mamie Johnston

Answer 21

First graduate of KCU in 1917

Question 22

Louisa Burns

Answer 22

Postulated a CT model of somatic dysfunction, lots of DO publications

Question 23

Barbara Ross-Lee

Answer 23

First female Dean of a medical college (MD or DO)

Question 24

Marcelino Oliva

Answer 24

Cuban graduate of KCU, first minority president of AOA

Question 25

William G. Anderson

Answer 25

Associate Dean of KCOM (Kville), worked with MLKJr.