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Student Doctor of the Year always knew medicine was her future

Wed, Feb 28, 2024

Paul Delgado knew she wanted to be a doctor since she was 6 years old. Her drive and passion for medicine and helping people are just some of the reasons she was recently named the 2024 OSU D.O. Student Doctor of the Year.

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OSU-CHS student discovers new dinosaur species, publishes findings

Wed, Jan 24, 2024

Atkins-Weltman, an anatomy and vertebrate paleontology Ph.D. student in the School of Biomedical Sciences, was studying a small collection of foot and leg bone fossils of what was believed to be a juvenile Anzu wyliei, but histology tests of the bones determined that it was actually a new species.

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OSU biomedical professor, medical students publish research into rare blood disease tests

Thu, Jan 18, 2024

Advances are being made in developing new and more versatile tests for the rare, but life-threatening, blood disease TTP thanks to findings recently published by researchers and medical students from OSU Center for Health Sciences.

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OSU-CHS adds online mental health resources for students

Thu, Dec 21, 2023

OSU-CHS students now have two new technology-based mental health resources they can utilize through Student Wellness— BetterHelp and Togetherall.

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NCWR takes part in OKDMHSAS' Momentum conference

Wed, Dec 13, 2023

The National Center for Wellness & Recovery was both a sponsor and participant at Momentum: Prevention, Justice, Recovery conference put on by the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.

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OSU, OU collaboration finds semaglutide treatment associated with reductions in alcohol use disorder symptoms

Mon, Nov 27, 2023

The first published evidence from humans that semaglutide specifically reduces the symptoms of Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) has been published in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry and details a recent collaboration between clinicians and scientists at the OU-TU School of Community Medicine and OSU Center for Health Sciences.

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OSU-CHS awarded $16 million grant to improve health in rural, tribal and urban communities

Tue, Nov 14, 2023

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recently awarded OSU Center for Health Sciences a $16 million grant to enhance the school’s recruitment, retention and training programs focused on rural, tribal, and urban and underserved populations in Oklahoma.

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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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OSU-CHS researcher studying if weight loss drugs could be used to treat alcohol use disorder

Thu, Nov 09, 2023

Semaglutide, the medication in the popular diabetes and weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, continues making headlines. What if it could also help curb substance use disorder or addiction?

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Hardesty ‘humbled and privileged’ to be named to 50 Making a Difference list

Fri, Oct 27, 2023

Dr. Teresa Hardesty, internal medicine physician with OSU Medicine and an OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine alumnus, was recently recognized by the Journal Record as a 50 Making a Difference honoree.

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Inaugural class of Physician Assistant students graduates

Fri, Oct 20, 2023

OSU Center for Health Sciences' first class of Physician Assistant students graduated Thursday, Oct. 19, in front of a packed crowd at the OSU-Tulsa auditorium.

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Behavioral Health Workforce Development Fund RFP open for submissions

Mon, Oct 09, 2023

In order to increase Tulsa’s offering of behavioral health services and achieve long-term local retention of behavioral health professionals, Oklahoma State University Medical Authority (OSUMA) has established a one-time grant program to launch or support initiatives that recruit or train behavioral health clinicians and other behavioral health staff working in the City of Tulsa.

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