Student Presenter(s): Pauline Huang
Faculty Mentor: Sheldon Yao
School/College: Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury

Background: Utilization of osteopathic manipulative techniques (OMT) across medical specialties has not been well studied. In our survey, we seek to determine if there are differences in perception towards utilization of OMT amongst medical specialties before students graduate from medical school. Goal: Examine the relationship between specialty choice and intention to utilize osteopathic manipulative techniques Methods: The research protocol was deemed exempt by NYIT IRB. A self-administered 43-item confidential questionnaire was distributed to all current medical students at NYITCOM using an email listserv. The questionnaire included items addressing student perceptions toward OMM, student demographics, and desired specialty. The data was collected using Survey Software. The data was compared using a chi-squared test and significance is deemed as a p-value.