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OSU-COM at Cherokee Nation student runner-up for National Student D.O. Doctor of the Year

Wed, Feb 16, 2022

In January, Ashton Glover Gatewood, a second year student at OSU-COM at the Cherokee Nation, was selected as the OSU-COM Student Doctor of the Year and then just recently as runner-up for National Student D.O. Doctor of the Year.

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Black History Month Student Spotlight: Tomi Adewumi, OSU-COM

Tue, Feb 15, 2022

In honor of Black History Month, we will spotlighting Black students attending Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences.

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OSU Medicine, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture partner to study mental health of farmers and ranchers

Mon, Feb 14, 2022

The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry was awarded a $500,000 grant by the United States Department of Agriculture to study mental health conditions of farmers and ranchers in Oklahoma, as well as develop ways to assist rural Oklahomans struggling with their mental health. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture has partnered with OSU Center for Health Sciences and OSU Extension to spearhead this initiative.

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Black History Month Student Spotlight: Thomas Kamumo, Physician Assistant program

Fri, Feb 04, 2022

In honor of Black History Month, we will spotlighting Black students attending Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences.

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Paleontology alum featured in dinosaur documentary

Sat, Jan 29, 2022

For OSU Center for Health Sciences alumnus Evan Johnson-Ransom, taking part in paleontology field research in Alaska’s Denali National Park last summer was unlike anything he had done before, including being filmed for a dinosaur documentary.

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Biomedical Sciences faculty member awarded $1.67M research grant

Tue, Dec 21, 2021

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry Joshua Muia, Ph.D., is hoping his research into two tiny enzymes can help identify and possibly treat a rare blood disease as well as the most common form of heart disease.

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Cancer Sucks donations vital to OSU-CHS cancer research

Mon, Dec 20, 2021

Professor of Immunology Rashmi Kaul, Ph.D., has been studying and researching infectious disease and cancer development and how the two are connected for more than 20 years. For the last 16 years, nonprofit organization Cancer Sucks Inc, and its founder Rick Horton, have donated more than $300,000 to Kaul's research enabling her to purchase state-of-the-art equipment for her lab and aiding in securing additional funding and resources for her research.

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Dr. Pete Book Nook inspired by med student's daughter

Thu, Dec 16, 2021

OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation student Ashton Glover-Gatewood and the leadership team at the school worked to refurbish a book depository and turn it into Dr. Pete's Book Nook for patients and their families at the nearby Cherokee Nation Outpatient Health Clinic.

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Biomedical Sciences student turns passion of research into winning presentation

Thu, Dec 09, 2021

Christy Eslinger, a Biomedical Sciences doctoral student, was a paramedic for 20 years before pursuing a career as a researcher. Her work into IBD earned her first place in the OSU system-wide Three Minute Thesis competition, the first time an OSU Center for Health Sciences student has taken the top spot.

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Native American Student Spotlight: Sierra Posey-Grounds, OSU-COM at the Cherokee Nation

Mon, Nov 22, 2021

In November, we will be spotlighting Native American students at the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences in honor of Native American Heritage Month.

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Schweitzer Fellows, OSU med students work to introduce health careers to north Tulsa elementary students

Fri, Nov 19, 2021

Jackson and fellow OSU third-year medical student Alyssa Lindsey, chosen as 2020-21 Albert Schweitzer Fellows, partnered to develop and implement a Health Science Pipeline Project at Sankofa School of Creative and Performing Arts, a charter school in downtown Tulsa.

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Native American Student Spotlight: Kyla McGee, Medical Sciences

Thu, Nov 18, 2021

In November, we will spotlighting Native American students at OSU Center for Health Sciences in honor of Native American Heritage Month.

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