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Cherokee Nation and OSU Medicine celebrate topping out of new medical school

Mon, Nov 25, 2019

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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OSU pre-med students guaranteed an invitation to interview

Mon, Nov 11, 2019

Applying to medical school can be overwhelming and waiting for an interview just adds to the stress. Partnering with the Oklahoma State University main campus, OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine will offer the Guaranteed Interview Program to eligible pre-medical students at OSU starting this academic year.

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OSU Center for Health Sciences President Kayse Shrum Named Woman of the Year

Fri, Oct 11, 2019

Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences President Kayse Shrum, D.O., received the top honor at The Journal Record’s 39th annual Woman of the Year annual gala. Dr. Shrum was named Woman of the Year from a field of 50 outstanding finalists.

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OSU Medicine National Center for Wellness & Recovery Receives NIH Grant as part of HEAL Initiative

Mon, Oct 07, 2019

Oklahoma State University Medicine and its National Center for Wellness & Recovery has been awarded a grant totaling $452,275 from the National Institutes of Health as part of its Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative, or the NIH HEAL Initiative.

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Oklahoma State University, Hazelden Betty Ford Partner to Expand Addiction Treatment Resources

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

Initial collaboration to focus on making addiction care more available in rural areas via telehealth

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OSU Medicine student named to first national liaison role

Fri, Aug 23, 2019

The Association of American Indian Physicians has named an OSU Medicine student to serve as the first osteopathic medicine liaison for the Association of Native American Medical Students. Brandon Postoak, a second-year medical student at the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Tulsa, was appointed to a one-year term as liaison with the goal of encouraging more Native Americans to consider careers in medicine and other health professions.

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OSU Center for Health Sciences to host first Project ECHO Summit in Oklahoma

Mon, Aug 19, 2019

The day long Project ECHO Summit is Thursday, Aug. 29 on the OSU-CHS campus

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OSU Medicine, Purdue Pharma announce research collaboration to fight opioid addiction

Thu, Aug 15, 2019

Purdue Pharma L.P. (“Purdue”) and the National Center for Wellness & Recovery (the “Center”) at Oklahoma State University today announced an innovative collaboration focused on accelerating solutions to the opioid addiction crisis.

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Opioid Epidemic Response

Fri, May 31, 2019

A $1.4 million award from the Center for Disease Control, awarded to the Oklahoma Department of Health and subcontracted to OSU Center for Health Sciences, will allow the Center for Wellness and Recovery to provide education on the use of prescription opioids, and treatment of opioid-use disorders in four of Oklahoma’s hardest hit communities: McAlester, Tahlequah, Duncan, and Ardmore.

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Finding Hope with Mental Health Awareness Training

Fri, Apr 05, 2019

Entitled “Finding Hope,” the three-year project will expand and enhance awareness training efforts to better prepare individuals and emergency services personnel to identify mental illness, employ de-escalation techniques, establish referral linkages, and connect individuals to available community resources.

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$200 Million to Establish Endowment for OSU Center for Wellness & Recovery

Tue, Mar 26, 2019

Attorney General Mike Hunter and Oklahoma State University leaders today announced an historic settlement with Purdue Pharma that will establish a nearly $200 million endowment at the Oklahoma State University’s Center for Wellness and Recovery, which will go toward treating the ongoing addiction epidemic nationwide.

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Dr. Kayse Shrum appointed as Secretary of Science and Innovation

Fri, Mar 15, 2019

Governor Kevin Stitt announced today his appointment of Dr. Kayse Shrum as the Secretary of Science and Innovation and Jerome Loughridge as Secretary of Health and Mental Health. Both cabinet positions require Senate confirmation.

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