Zachary Fowler, DO-FAAFP

Clinical Associate Professor

Medical Education

TEACHING SUMMARY

Dr. Fowler is actively involved in undergraduate medical education and physician assistant training at Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences. He serves as Course Director for the Musculoskeletal System and Clinical Care Foundations III courses for second-year osteopathic medical students and as Course Director of Applied Clinical Medicine III course for Year 1 PA students. He is also the Medical Director of the Physician Assistant Program.

 

His teaching emphasizes clinical reasoning, practical application of medical knowledge, development of physical examination and procedural skills, and effective patient communication. Through lectures, clinical skills laboratories, case-based learning, and simulated patient encounters, he strives to prepare students for the challenges of clinical practice.

 

Dr. Fowler is particularly passionate about helping students develop confidence, clinical competence, and the ability to translate foundational medical knowledge into thoughtful, patient-centered care.

TEACHING

  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Clinical Care Foundations III
    6 Jan 2026 - 26 Jun 2026
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Musculoskel/Integumentary Sys
    4 Aug 2025 - 11 Dec 2025
    The Musculoskeletal System module will be integrating biomedical and clinical curriculum providing the student with the medical knowledge to address the health of the normal musculoskeletal system and includes the most common medical and surgical conditions that present to the primary care and emergency settings. This module will also include prevention strategies to maintain the health of the system, the treatments to restore normal function, surgical procedures required to correct abnormalities and pharmacologic treatment where required to treat the most common medical conditions. In addition students will work to solve case-based clinical problems in a small group discussion format to further the skills of history data gathering, differential diagnosis process and formulating treatment plans.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Clinical Care Foundations III
    6 Jan 2025 - 27 Jun 2025
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Musculoskel/Integumentary Sys
    5 Aug 2024 - 12 Dec 2024
    The Musculoskeletal System module will be integrating biomedical and clinical curriculum providing the student with the medical knowledge to address the health of the normal musculoskeletal system and includes the most common medical and surgical conditions that present to the primary care and emergency settings. This module will also include prevention strategies to maintain the health of the system, the treatments to restore normal function, surgical procedures required to correct abnormalities and pharmacologic treatment where required to treat the most common medical conditions. In addition students will work to solve case-based clinical problems in a small group discussion format to further the skills of history data gathering, differential diagnosis process and formulating treatment plans.