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Black History Month Spotlight: Dr. Wes Brantley

Tue, Feb 07, 2023

In honor of Black History Month, we will spotlighting Black students, residents, alumni and faculty from Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences.

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Student Doctor of the Year exemplifies D.O. philosophy

Tue, Feb 07, 2023

Jordyn Austin, a third-year medical student at OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation, was recently named the 2023 OSU-COM Student Doctor of the Year.

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Black History Month Spotlight: Megan Campbell

Thu, Feb 02, 2023

In honor of Black History Month, we will spotlighting Black students, residents, alumni and faculty from Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences.

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TSET awards Project ECHO $4.5M to improve rural health care

Thu, Feb 02, 2023

The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) Board of Directors awarded $4.5 million over three years to OSU Center for Health Sciences. The funding will be used for the expansion of Project ECHO, a program designed to improve health care in rural areas.

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Scientist spouses team up to research urinary tract infections, treatments

Fri, Jan 20, 2023

OSU Center for Health Sciences professors, and spouses, Rashmi and Anil Kaul recently published their research into recurrent UTIs and possible alternative treatments.

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OSU med students study inequalities, gaps in ophthalmology research

Tue, Dec 20, 2022

A team of OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine students from both the Tulsa and Tahlequah campuses spent six months researching, writing and then publishing an article that analyzed previous studies conducted into inequalities of ophthalmology care and found notable inequalities among Black and Hispanic patients that led to negative outcomes.

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Research into tyrannosaur feet may one day help treat sports injuries

Mon, Dec 19, 2022

A group of health professionals, scientists and paleontologists, including two anatomy professors from OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine, recently published a study into tyrannosaurs’ unique feet and how they may have played a role in this dinosaur family’s success as top predators — and how their findings could help treat or prevent sports injuries in humans.

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Renowned expert to lead new Human Performance and Nutrition Research Institute at Oklahoma State University

Thu, Dec 08, 2022

Oklahoma State University has taken another major step to enhance health in Oklahoma by appointing Lance Walker to lead the new Human Performance and Nutrition Research Institute (HPNRI).

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Med student spends time in Alaska as part of tribal medicine training

Wed, Nov 16, 2022

For medical student Ashton Glover Gatewood, spending time in Wasilla, Alaska, treating patients and learning from physicians at the Benteh Nuutah Valley Native Primary Care Center was both quite similar and very different to her time in tribal health facilities in Oklahoma.

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OSU’s HCA program ranked in top 5 for online master’s health care degrees

Fri, Nov 11, 2022

OSU Center for Health Sciences’ Health Care Administration degree program has been ranked fourth in the country for online health care degrees by website EduMed.org for its overall quality, affordability and commitment to student success.

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Instructor brings decades of experience to forensic nursing courses

Wed, Nov 02, 2022

For more than 30 years, Kathy Bell has worked in the field of forensic nursing, first at Hillcrest Medical Center and then the Tulsa Police Department, before adding instructor to her resume. About 10 years ago, Bell started teaching two forensic nursing courses as an adjunct professor with OSU Center for Health Sciences School of Forensic Sciences.

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OSU-COM at Cherokee Nation dean recognized with two national awards

Fri, Oct 28, 2022

This fall Dr. Natasha Bray, dean of the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation, is being honored with two prestigious national awards — one highlighting her work as a physician and the other for her work in medical education.

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