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OSU-COM at Cherokee Nation med student named Native Forward Scholar

Caleb Watson, a third-year medical student at OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation and Cherokee Nation citizen, was recently named a Native Forward Scholar, a national scholarship organization.
OSU-COM at Cherokee Nation med student named Native Forward Scholar
OSU-COM at Cherokee Nation med student named Native Forward Scholar

Thu, Nov 21, 2024

Caleb Watson, a third-year medical student at OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation and Cherokee Nation citizen, was recently named a Native Forward Scholar, a national scholarship organization.

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Joint research study found Native American teens underrepresented in CDC database

Mon, Apr 1, 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

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$10M grant awarded to develop, expand Indigenous food sovereignty initiatives

Fri, Nov 10, 2023

A five-year, $10 million grant was recently awarded to OSU's Center for Indigenous Health Research and Policy (CIHRP) to expand and grow health and nutrition initiatives in native communities across the country.

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Novo Nordisk donates $3.5M to OSU to fund indigenous health initiative

Wed, Jul 26, 2023

The Center for Indigenous Health Research and Policy (CIHRP) at OSU Center for Health Sciences recently received a $3.5 million donation from Novo Nordisk Inc., to fund the Indigenous Foodways and Health Initiative. The funds will support indigenous

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