Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences

OSU-CHS was founded in 1972 as the Oklahoma College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery. It was renamed as the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine when it became part of the OSU System in 1988. In the spring of 2006, the College of Osteopathic Medicine signed an academic affiliation agreement with Tulsa Regional Medical Center to create a permanent teaching hospital for Oklahoma State students. As of November 2, 2006, Tulsa Regional Medical Center was rechristened as the Oklahoma State University Medical Center, as per the terms of the 50-year agreement. Oklahoma legislators appropriated $40 million in funding towards improving the hospital's technology and facilities. Among the expected improvements are an expansion of the intensive care unit and renovations to the women's health and neonatal intensive care unit programs. OSU Medical Center is the largest osteopathic teaching center in the United States, training 165 resident physicians in primary and sub-specialty care each year.{{cite web |url=http://www.do-online.org/TheDO/wp-content/uploads/pdf/pub_do0109voice.pdf |title=Saving OGME in Oklahoma |author=Carlo J. DiMarco |date=January 2009 |work=The DO |access-date=June 10, 2012 }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

OSU-CHS includes the College of Osteopathic Medicine, the School of Biomedical Sciences, the School of Forensic Sciences, the School of Healthcare Administration, and the School of Allied Health.

The Center for Health Sciences has conducted research into the condition known as Morgellons, for which there is no known etiology or treatment.[http://healthsciences.okstate.edu/morgellons/ "OSU HSC Morgellons Disease"]

Dr. Edward Goljan is the most well-known faculty member at the school. He is the professor and chair of pathology, and is nationally recognized as an expert educator in medical board exam preparation.{{cite web |url=http://www.healthsciences.okstate.edu/college/biomedical/pathology/goljan.cfm |title=Faculty and Staff |work=healthsciences.okstate.edu |year=2012 |publisher=Oklahoma State University |access-date=May 15, 2012}} Dr. Goljan is author of the popular "Rapid Review" book for pathology,{{cite web |url=http://elsevierauthors.com/edwardgoljan/ |title=Edward Goljan, MD |year=2012 |publisher=Elsevier |access-date=May 1, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141125210246/http://elsevierauthors.com/edwardgoljan/ |archive-date=November 25, 2014 |work=elsevierauthors.com }} and audio files of his lectures are used by medical students around the country.

OSU-CHS offers a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. The first and second years of medical school at OSU focus on the basic sciences, and are primarily classroom based. Courses include biochemistry, immunology, microbiology, pharmacology, and osteopathic manipulative medicine. The third and fourth years of medical training are clinically oriented, consisting of clinical clerkships, where students rotate through various specialties of medicine. These rotations, which provide opportunities for students to develop clinical skills, include: internal medicine, family medicine, surgery, OB/GYN, pediatrics, psychiatry, and osteopathic manipulative medicine.

Osteopathic medical students at OSU may choose to complete an additional degree to the DO degree. Combined degree programs include: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Master of Science, Master of Business Administration, and Master of Public Health (MPH).

OSU-CHS also offers master's degrees in physician assistant studies, health care administration, global health, forensic science, biomedical science and athletic training.

In 2021, several OSU-CHS healthcare programs were highly ranked by U.S. News & World Report in its 2022 rankings. The institution was ranked seventh in health shortage areas and tenth in rural care. Its primary care program was ranked 42nd in primary care production and 13th in diversity.{{Cite web|title=OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine Climbs U.S. News & World Report Rankings|url=https://www.newspressnow.com/news/national_news/coronavirus/osu-college-of-osteopathic-medicine-climbs-u-s-news-world-report-rankings/article_934c454c-f26e-5ec2-986d-aae716982b35.html|access-date=2021-04-16|website=News-Press NOW|language=en}}

OSU-CHS is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation.{{cite web |title=Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine |url=http://www.osteopathic.org/inside-aoa/accreditation/predoctoral%20accreditation/Documents/current-list-of-colleges-of-osteopathic-medicine.pdf |publisher=Commission on Osteopathic Colleges Accreditation |access-date=7 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20120913161254/http://www.osteopathic.org/inside-aoa/accreditation/predoctoral%20accreditation/Documents/current-list-of-colleges-of-osteopathic-medicine.pdf |archive-date=13 September 2012 |work=osteopathic.org }}

The Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences opened the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Classes commenced in the fall of 2020. This is the first Native American tribally-affiliated medical school in the United States,{{cite web |title=Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation |publisher=Oklahoma State University |url=https://health.okstate.edu/hastings/index.html |website=health.okstate.edu |access-date=6 September 2019 |language=en}} graduating its first class in May of 2024.{{cite web|url= https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/indigenous/nations-first-tribal-affiliated-medical-school-celebrates-first-class-of-graduates/article_683a2910-0e34-11ef-bae3-efab03d6a388.html |title=Nation's first tribal-affiliated medical school celebrates first class of graduates|publisher=Tulsa World, May 12, 2024|accessdate=May 12, 2024}}

Julie Ledgerwood, DO-chief of clinical trials program at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Vaccine Research Center

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