College of Osteopathic Medicine

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.

Mon, Oct 24, 2022

For the second consecutive year, OSU Center for Health Sciences has received a Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine.

Thu, Sep 29, 2022

Leslie Barcenas, OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine alumna, said her family's medical history and the challenges they faced when communicating with health care professionals was a big motivation for going into medicine.

Mon, Sep 19, 2022

A $3.5 million grant recently awarded to OSU Center for Health Sciences will fund new programs and bolster existing ones aimed at recruiting and preparing Native American undergraduate students to enter medical school.

Fri, Sep 09, 2022

During its regular meeting Sept. 9, the OSU A&M Board of Regents approved the removal of the interim title for the deans of the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine and OSU-COM at the Cherokee Nation. Dr. Dennis Blankenship is now dean of OSU-COM and Dr. Natasha Bray is now dean of OSU-COM at the Cherokee Nation. Both had served as interim deans since June 2021.

Wed, Aug 31, 2022

Oklahoma was combating a rural physician shortage so severe that in 1972, state leaders came together to create and pass Oklahoma Bill 461 establishing the osteopathic medical school.

Wed, Aug 31, 2022

In 1972, it was founded as the Oklahoma College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery, then in 1988 it became Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Nine years later it expanded to become the OSU Center for Health Sciences. Now, through historic and exceptional partnerships, the OSU Center for Health Sciences continues to change lives in Oklahoma and across the country.