The Oklahoma State University/A&M Board of Regents gave OSU President Burns Hargis authority Friday to approve a final agreement with the Saint Francis Health System to relocate certain training programs sponsored by the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine.

The agreement was announced Sept. 5 and establishes a stable home for OSU medical residents at Saint Francis. Beginning July 1, 2009, hospitals within the Saint Francis Health System will be the new teaching sites for the majority of OSU interns, residents and fellows.