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Checketts named Outstanding Resident of the Year in Orthopedics

OSU-COM alumnus and OSU Medicine resident Dr. Jake Checketts was named the American Osteopathic Foundation and American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics’ 2024 Outstanding Resident of the Year in Orthopedics.
Dr. Jake X. Checketts, an OSU-COM alumnus and OSU Medicine resident, sits in the surgical suite in the simulation hospital at OSU Center for Health Sciences. Checketts was recently awarded the 2024 Outstanding Resident of the Year from the American Osteopathic Foundation and the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics.
Student overcomes cancer while attending OSU med school

Mon, Aug 12, 2024

Dr. Brandon Garner's journey to becoming an OSU physician was filled with unexpected challenges, including a battle with cancer. Despite these obstacles, he has emerged stronger and more determined to help others.

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Historic inaugural class graduates from OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation

Fri, May 17, 2024

Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation celebrated a monumental achievement on May 16 as its inaugural class of 46 medical students graduated from the country’s first tribally affiliated medical school.

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Joint research study found Native American teens underrepresented in CDC database

Mon, Apr 01, 2024

A team from Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation and the University of Oklahoma-University of Tulsa School of Community Medicine studied how teens who self-reported as American Indian/Alaska Natives were reclassified using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Student Doctor of the Year always knew medicine was her future

Wed, Feb 28, 2024

Paul Delgado knew she wanted to be a doctor since she was 6 years old. Her drive and passion for medicine and helping people are just some of the reasons she was recently named the 2024 OSU D.O. Student Doctor of the Year.

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Tulsa World: Commitment to rural, underserved areas earns OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine top spot in rankings

Mon, Jul 17, 2023

In U.S. News & World Report’s most recent annual medical school rankings, the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine came in at No. 1 in percentage of graduates practicing medicine in what are deemed “Health Professional Shortage Areas.”

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Husen remembered for her kindness, compassion on somber anniversary

Fri, Jun 02, 2023

A year after four people died in a shooting on the Saint Francis Hospital campus, friends and family remember Dr. Stephanie Husen's kindness, generosity, optimism and caring nature.

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Sowah ‘can’t believe’ she was selected as ElevateMeD Scholar

Tue, May 23, 2023

OSU medical student Emily Sowah was one of only 15 medical students from across the country selected for the 2023 ElevateMeD Scholarship Program, which aims to develop talented medical students from underrepresented backgrounds into the next generation of physician leaders.

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