Center for Health Sciences
The Cherokee Nation and Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences today announced the establishment of the nation’s first college of medicine to be located at a tribal health facility in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, set to open in 2020.
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The Cherokee Nation will hoist the final beam of the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine at Cherokee Nation into place on Monday, Nov. 25 at 11 a.m. during a Topping Out ceremony at the new facility being constructed at 19500 E. Ross St., Tahlequah.
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About OSU Center for Health Sciences
OSU Center for Health Sciences is an academic health center comprised of the College of Osteopathic Medicine, the School of Biomedical Sciences, the School of Forensic Sciences, the School of Healthcare Administration and the School of Allied Health. OSU Center for Health Sciences educates osteopathic physicians, scientists, allied health professionals and health care administrators with an emphasis on serving rural and underserved Oklahoma. OSU Center for Health Sciences also serves as a major health care provider through an extensive clinic system in Tulsa and partnership with our teaching hospital, OSU Medical Center.
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