MECHS Medical Academy 2025

Join the PArty

100

PA stands for

Physician Assistant/Associate

200

This public university in central OH has both PA and DO programs 

Ohio University 

300

PA students typically spend this many years in PA school

2-3 years

400

This exam is typically required for admission into PA school

GRE (Graduate Record Examination)

DO or DOn't

100

DO stands for

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

200

Medical students (MDs and DOs) typically spend this many years in medical school. 

4 years

300

This exam is typically required for admission to medical school

MCAT (Medical College Admission Text) 

400

This is the term for the next step in becoming a doctor after medical school

Residency

500

This practice differentiates DOs from MDs 

OMM/OMT (osteopathic manipulative medicine/treatment)

JANE DOEsn't know why her shoulder hurts

100

This bone is located in the upper arm and connects with the scapula, forming the shoulder joint

Humerus

200

This group of muscles and tendons is commonly "torn" in the shoulder 

Rotator Cuff

300

This term refers to a swelling of body tissue due to excess fluid

Edema

400

This specialty uses surgical and non-surgical methods to treat a variety of traumas and diseases involving the musculoskeletal system

Orthopedics

500

This medical imaging technique uses sound waves to create images of internal body structures like organs, blood vessels, and muscles 

ultrasound

You'll Laugh! You'll Cry! How do you say there's something in my eye?

100

It would appear the Smurfs have this change in skin coloration

Cyanosis

200

Some say it's "tacky" but this is what it's called when you're breathing too fast

Tachypnea

300

This is just a fancy way to say "earwax" 

Cerumen

400

These muscles control the flexion and extension of the fifth finger

the Digiti Minimi muscles

500

This "canal" drains aqueous humor out of the eye and into the veins

Canal of Schlemm