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OSU-CHS' Operation Orange summer camp turns 10 years old

Tue, May 17, 2022

Operation Orange, a one-day traveling medical school summer camp, aims to spark or encourage an interest in medicine and health care in middle and high school students in communities outside the larger metropolitan areas in the state.

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New partnership set to transform pain and addiction research

Fri, May 06, 2022

Researchers at two state universities are joining forces to battle the opioid epidemic with help from decades of chemistry research conducted by Purdue Pharma.

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Transformative addiction research partnership announced between OSU, University of Arizona

Fri, Apr 29, 2022

Dr. Kayse Shrum, president of Oklahoma State University and Dr. Robert C. Robbins, president of the University of Arizona announced on Friday the two institutions’ academic medical centers have joined forces to combat the opioid crisis and chronic pain through research, treatment and education.

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OSU Medicine, Family and Children’s Services formally open Legacy Plaza West Tower

Thu, Apr 28, 2022

Family and Children’s Services and the OSU Center for Health Sciences hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house for Legacy Plaza West on April 26.

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Med student takes oath at Navy commissioning ceremony on OSU-CHS campus

Fri, Apr 22, 2022

Ricken, a first-year medical student, was commissioned and sworn into the Navy as an ensign on April 15 at Cowboy Park on the OSU Center for Health Sciences campus. She was administered the Oath of Office by Dr. Stacy Chronister, an OSU-COM alumna, clinical assistant professor and former lieutenant commander in the Navy.

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OSU paleontology students bring history to life at Cherokee Immersion School

Thu, Apr 21, 2022

OSU-CHS students Celine Cortes, Lianna Marilao, Jacob George and Forrest LaFleur taught children about paleontology and STEM at the Cherokee Immersion School in Tahlequah

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Faculty Spotlight: Joshua Muia, Ph.D.

Mon, Apr 18, 2022

Spotlighting Joshua Muia, Ph.D., an assistant professor of biochemistry in the OSU-CHS School of Biomedical Sciences. Muia's ADAMTS enzyme research was awarded a $1.67 million NIH research grant last year.

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OSU Institute for Global Explosive Hazard Mitigation growth continues

Tue, Apr 05, 2022

Last fall, School of Forensic Sciences partnered with national organizations to form institute to further research, development and operations for mitigation of mines and explosives.

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OSU-COM at Cherokee Nation faculty member recognized by ACOFP

Fri, Apr 01, 2022

Dr. Janel Johnson, an assistant clinical professor of medical education at OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation earned a Distinguished Service Award from the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians during the organization’s annual conference in March.

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OSU-CHS earns top 10 spots in U.S. News and World Report rankings

Tue, Mar 29, 2022

For the second consecutive year, OSU Center for Health Sciences has been designated one of the nation’s best medical schools in several U.S. News and World Report rankings. OSU-CHS earned the No. 5 ranking in graduates practicing in rural areas and once again earned the No. 7 spot in health professional shortage areas.

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Alum John Barson looks back at his father's legacy, his journey with the school

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

In OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine’s 50-year history, no one has quite the same perspective as Dr. John V. Barson. His father, John W. Barson, was the founding president of the institution, which was established as the Oklahoma College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery in 1972. Four years later he was a medical student at the same school where his father was president.

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Med student Paul Delgado recognized with LMSA National Scholarship

Wed, Mar 23, 2022

As a first-year medical student, Delgado is one of the founding members of the Latino Medical Student Association chapter at OSU-COM and was recently selected as one of the recipients of the 2022 LMSA National Scholarship.

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