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Lean Healthcare internship prepares med students to tackle hospital challenges

Wed, Oct 15, 2025

The OSU Center for Health Systems Innovation (CHSI) is equipping OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine students with the skills to address real-world problems in hospitals with the Lean Healthcare internship program.

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Orange Impact: OSU-Tulsa celebrates Main Hall renovation, touts growing workforce development impact in Green Country

Thu, Oct 09, 2025

OSU President Jim Hess and university leaders cut the ribbon on a newly renovated hall Thursday at OSU-Tulsa as part of the Orange Impact event highlighting the university’s growing role in workforce development, health care innovation and economic growth across northeastern Oklahoma.

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OSU Medicine partners with Discovery Lab for science and health care exhibit

Mon, Oct 06, 2025

In order to introduce more students to careers in health and science, OSU Medicine has partnered with Tulsa’s Discovery Lab to give children an inside look at health care through the Curiosity Clinic.

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Emergency prevention and preparedness: Meet Harrison Hill

Tue, Sep 23, 2025

Hill works out of the OSU-Tulsa Police office in Main Hall, helping departments prevent and prepare for emergencies across multiple campuses and clinics in the Tulsa area, including OSU-Tulsa, OSU Medicine clinics, OSU Center for Health Sciences and the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine in Tahlequah.

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Graduate programs drive record enrollment growth at OSU-CHS

Fri, Sep 19, 2025

OSU Center for Health Sciences broke a new record this fall semester. For the first time, enrollment in its Graduate Programs has surpassed 2,000 students. Overall, Graduate Programs at OSU-CHS saw a 23% increase in enrollment, with the largest growth occurring in the HCA and Forensic Sciences programs, which had enrollment increases of 35% and 19% respectively.

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Emergency management team is ready to serve the CHS community

Fri, Sep 19, 2025

OSU-CHS Campus Security merged with the OSU Police Department based in Stillwater and is now part of the Tulsa Division. OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation and OSU Medicine clinics are now covered by OSU’s emergency management team. Capt. Dan Ray is the captain of emergency services with the OSU Police Department and Harrison Hill is associate emergency manager for the Tulsa Division.

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Mid-Air Miracle: OSU-COM alumnus saves life during flight

Fri, Sep 19, 2025

Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine alumnus Dr. TJ Trad was returning from a medical mission trip to Uganda in April 2025 when he responded to the call for a doctor about three hours into his flight because a male passenger was suffering from symptoms of a heart attack.

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Biomed PhD student awarded Robberson Summer Dissertation Fellowship for her cancer research

Tue, Sep 16, 2025

Serene Lim, a fourth-year doctoral student in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology at OSU Center for Health Sciences, is researching connections between a bacteria found in the mouth and cancer.

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Past experiences, present research opportunities shape OSU med student

Thu, Sep 11, 2025

Second-year OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine student Amara Dike's commitment to community-centered care is demonstrated by her recent summer externship with the Robert A. Winn Clinical Investigator Pathway Program.

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OSU-CHS using grant funds to improve care, outcomes of patients with VTE

Tue, Sep 09, 2025

A team from OSU Center for Health Sciences is hard at work on a grant-funded project to improve the treatment and health care outcomes of patients in rural Oklahoma who are diagnosed with venous thromboembolism, or VTE.

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From collegiate competition to clinical skills

Fri, Aug 15, 2025

Former OSU basketball player Rylee Langerman and wrestler Joey Sanchez transfer skills as student-athletes to new challenge as medical students.

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OSU-CHS awards inaugural PA scholarships in Audrey Hendershot's name

Wed, Aug 13, 2025

For the first time since its launch in 2021, the OSU Center for Health Sciences Physician Assistant program has awarded five students with scholarships.

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