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First-gen COM students, scholarship winners aim to give back

Mon, Jan 27, 2025

Oklahoma State University medical students Carleen Perez and Samuel Alvarado were recently named Sherry R. Arnstein Underrepresented Minority Scholarship winners by the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine.

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OSU Medicine bringing mobile clinic to Pittsburg County

Mon, Jan 27, 2025

In partnership with the Pittsburg County OSU Extension Office, OSU Medicine is bringing its mobile Virtual Care Clinic to McAlester.

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OSU-COM alum Gilbertson aligns medicine with her faith, family

Tue, Jan 21, 2025

As a child, Dr. Chelsey Gilbertson faced health challenges that ultimately inspired a career dedicated to changing lives. She's now an emergency medicine physician and the chief medical officer at Integris Health Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City.

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OSU-COM CN Dean Bray, health care leaders discuss the future of AI in medicine

Tue, Jan 21, 2025

Dr. Natasha Bray, dean of the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine at Cherokee Nation, took part in a panel discussion at the inaugural Think Health: AI for Healthy Communities conference on January 10 in Bentonville, Arkansas.

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OSU-COM alum works to advance women’s health care

Fri, Dec 27, 2024

Dr. Corey Babb, an alumnus of the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, is leading advancements in women’s health with a focus on innovative care and hormonal wellness.

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Paw & Order: Haning and Rosco's fight to protect children

Wed, Dec 18, 2024

In the criminal justice system, there are two separate yet equally important officers tracking down those who wish to do children harm: Rosco, who finds evidence against the criminal, and John Haning, who brings them to justice. This is their story.

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OSU-COM students make impact on Latinx youth with Schweitzer Fellowship

Tue, Dec 17, 2024

Carleen Perez and Madison Tytanic are using their life experiences to support Latinx youth in Tulsa. The second-year medical students at OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine, are a part of The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship 2024-25 Tulsa cohort.

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OSU-COM offers path to medicine for five brothers

Tue, Dec 17, 2024

For nearly 15 years, one of five brothers from the Khattab family has attended classes, studied for tests, practiced clinical skills or went through rotations as a medical student at OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine.

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Alum reflects on career, philanthropy and impact of OSU-COM

Fri, Dec 13, 2024

Dr. J. Kevin Pidkowicz has spent more than four decades practicing medicine, a journey that has taken him from the halls of the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine to military bases in Europe, private clinics across the United States and teaching residents while he was an assistant professor.

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OSU announces 2024 university award winners

Fri, Dec 13, 2024

Oklahoma State University Provost Jeanette Mendez — alongside Vice Provost Dr. Chris Francisco — acknowledged the accomplishments of faculty, staff and administrators in 2024 during the University Awards Convocation held Thursday at the Student Union Ballroom.

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OSU-COM at Cherokee Nation med student named Native Forward Scholar

Thu, Nov 21, 2024

Caleb Watson, a third-year medical student at OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation and Cherokee Nation citizen, was recently named a Native Forward Scholar, a national scholarship organization.

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Checketts named Outstanding Resident of the Year in Orthopedics

Wed, Nov 20, 2024

OSU-COM alumnus and OSU Medicine resident Dr. Jake Checketts was named the American Osteopathic Foundation and American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics’ 2024 Outstanding Resident of the Year in Orthopedics.

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