Only about 6% of physicians in the United States identify as Hispanic or Latino. Frida Miranda and Paolla Anderson aim to change this statistic and bridge the health care gap for their community.
For Sara Latos, being the athletic trainer for the Tulsa Oilers hockey team means dealing with a lot of injuries to knees, shoulders, wrists and hips. And of course, a lot of blood.
Kyleigh Harrell, an OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation student and Albert Schweitzer Fellow, aims to decrease diabetes rates among school-aged youth through education and health initiatives at the Cherokee Nation Immersion
Adam Khan, a fourth-year medical student at OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine, partnered with YWCA Tulsa to host mental health workshops as a part of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship.
Track and field opened many doors for Micaylon Moore, including recognition by the NCAA. He is a first-year medical student at OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine and received the NCAA Impact Award in 2026.
OSU Center for Health Sciences, along with other key partners, were awarded a FIPSE Special Projects grant of almost $4 million from the U.S. Department of Education for their project proposal on strengthening civil discourse on college campuses and
Nicole Ezell, an academic assistant in the Office of Educational Development at OSU-CHS was named on the Tulsa World's People to Watch in 2026 list for founding City Belle Athletics, an affordable cheer program for all ages.
Jake McAlester and Maria Nolan, OSU-COM at the Cherokee Nation students, are a part of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship 2025-26 Tulsa cohort. They are using their interest in sports medicine to prevent injuries in high school athletes.
MacKenzie Toliver, a third-year OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine student, recently added another accolade to her resume — she was chosen by her peers as the 2026 OSU Student Doctor of the Year.
