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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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Brain Matters: OSU-CHS researchers studying semaglutide for possible addiction treatment

Wed, May 08, 2024

Dr. W. Kyle Simmons — Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences professor of pharmacology and physiology — is leading the Semaglutide Therapy for Alcohol Reduction study at OSU’s Hardesty Center for Clinical Research and Neuroscience to determine whether semaglutide can be used to treat alcohol use disorder.

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Team from OSU-CHS, HPNRI publishes findings on language used in obesity research

Mon, Apr 29, 2024

A team of medical students, residents and faculty from Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, OSU Medicine, and the Human Performance and Nutrition Research Institute have found that most sports medicine journals were not adhering to language guidelines specific to obesity.

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Rep. Bice set to speak at OSU spring commencement

Wed, Apr 24, 2024

U.S. Rep. Stephanie Bice, an Oklahoma State University alumna, will be the speaker at her alma mater’s spring 2024 commencement May 11.

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Delgado first OSU-COM med student named AACOM’s National Student D.O. of the Year

Fri, Apr 19, 2024

OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine student Paul Delgado has been recognized as the National Student D.O. of the Year by the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine.

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OSU-CHS partners with TU’s STRETCHED Program for area high school students

Fri, Apr 19, 2024

More than 70 sophomores from Tulsa-area high schools recently got to spend the day on the OSU Center for Health Sciences campus learning how to take a patient’s vitals, doing chest compressions, listening for heart sounds, touring the inside of an ambulance, and learning about osteopathic manipulative medicine.

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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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USA BMX athletic trainer excited by opportunities, challenges of new sport

Thu, Mar 28, 2024

Luke Akande is one of the first dedicated athletic trainers for BMX, bicycle motocross, the sport where riders race on dirt tracks with jumps and turns that showcase athletes’ speed and style. He recently joined OSU Sports Medicine and works full-time for USA BMX out of the headquarters in Tulsa.

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FC Tulsa names OSU Medicine official sports medicine partner

Thu, Mar 28, 2024

FC Tulsa announced that OSU Medicine would be the organization’s official sports medicine partner for Oklahoma’s premier professional soccer club.

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Biomedical Sciences club brings STEM activities to elementary students

Fri, Mar 22, 2024

Members of the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Student Association at OSU Center for Health Sciences are hoping to spark and nurture an interest in science in elementary-age students through a new outreach program funded through the Full STEM Ahead grant from the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.

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OSU Medicine to provide staff for McAlester Regional emergency department

Tue, Mar 19, 2024

Board-certified emergency medicine physicians from OSU Medicine will now be working in the emergency department at McAlester Regional Health Center during every shift, every day of the year.

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Love of sports leads to career paths for athletic training students

Wed, Mar 13, 2024

A love of sports is what brought many OSU Center for Health Sciences athletic training students to the program and Kaleigh Hanzlick, Tatum Komlodi and Samantha Renson are no exceptions.

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