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OSU-COM alum, cardiologist uses experience to save life on international flight

Invasive cardiologist Dr. TJ Trad, who was returning from a medical mission trip to Uganda, was called on help a passenger with chest pain on a recent flight in April 2025.
Person wearing black medical scrubs with a stethoscope around the neck standing in a modern medical clinic with a sign that reads Cura For The World Medical Clinic featuring a red cross in the letter C, red and gray chairs in the waiting area and another Cura sign near the reception desk in the background.
OSU-COM student working with local nonprofit to aid homeless population

Thu, Apr 17, 2025

Allison Long, an OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine student, is helping individuals navigate the legal system and advocate for their health.

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Schweitzer Fellow promoting children's health through Cherokee traditions

Thu, Mar 27, 2025

Hayden Kingfisher is educating students on diabetes prevention through Cherokee culture. A second-year medical student at the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation, he is a part of the 2024-25 Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Tulsa cohort.

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OSU-CHS athletic training student has passion for profession

Mon, Mar 24, 2025

A lifelong love of sports and relationship-building led Dacie Sanders down the path of becoming an athletic trainer. Sanders is completing her Master of Athletic Training at Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences and will graduate in May.

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Schweitzer Fellow educating teenagers on domestic violence

Fri, Feb 21, 2025

Cali Sweazea hopes to curb domestic violence among teenagers through communication and education. Sweazea, a second-year medical student at OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation, is a part of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship 2024-25 Tulsa cohort, one of 13 chapters in the United States.

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First-gen COM students, scholarship winners aim to give back

Mon, Jan 27, 2025

Oklahoma State University medical students Carleen Perez and Samuel Alvarado were recently named Sherry R. Arnstein Underrepresented Minority Scholarship winners by the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine.

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OSU-COM alum Gilbertson aligns medicine with her faith, family

Tue, Jan 21, 2025

As a child, Dr. Chelsey Gilbertson faced health challenges that ultimately inspired a career dedicated to changing lives. She's now an emergency medicine physician and the chief medical officer at Integris Health Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City.

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OSU-COM CN Dean Bray, health care leaders discuss the future of AI in medicine

Tue, Jan 21, 2025

Dr. Natasha Bray, dean of the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine at Cherokee Nation, took part in a panel discussion at the inaugural Think Health: AI for Healthy Communities conference on January 10 in Bentonville, Arkansas.

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