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  • Class of 2025 Graduate Profile: Holly Ward

    Inspired to become a physician by her pediatrician, Class of 2025 graduate Holly Ward matched into a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) residency.

  • Class of 2025 Graduate Profile: Madeline Olson

    New mom Madeline Olson had her son at the same time students were doing their residency interviews, but it didn't stop the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Class of 2025 graduate from securing a family medicine residency at Dublin Methodist Hospital.

  • Class of 2025 Graduate Profile: Paulo Nunes Maldonado

    When he was three years old, Paulo Nunes Maldonado and his family came to the Wooster, Ohio area from Bolivia. Now, the Class of 2025 Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine graduate is about to head into a general surgery residency at OhioHealth Doctors Hospital.

  • Class of 2025 Graduate Profile: Jacob Tiell

    Former Otterbein University football player Jacob Tiell reflects on his time at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine as he prepares to graduate. 

  • Class of 2025 Graduate Profile: Michelle Cugino

    Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Class of 2025 graduate Michelle Cugino says she's excited to start delivering babies, so it comes as no surprise that she has matched in OB/GYN with OhioHealth. The Canton, Ohio native shares more about what led her to a career in medicine. 

  • Class of 2025 Graduate Profile: Cory Edwards

    When he graduates, Cory Edwards will become the first physician in his family. The former high school biology teacher and soon-to-be Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Class of 2025 graduate is about to head to an internal medicine residency at OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital. He shares advice about how to navigate medical school, especially as a first generation medical student.

  • Class of 2025 Graduate Profile: Talia Minisall

    Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Class of 2025 graduate Talia Minisall is thankful for the many friends who've had her back throughout medical school. She says their support gave her the motivation to succeed. She shares more about her journey to medical school.

  • Stop the Bite event seeks to better understand Lyme disease education

    Tick Bite Prevention Week was observed on the Athens campus with Stop the Bite, an educational event hosted by the Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute.

  • Society of Alumni & Friends President, Jared Storck, D.O., reflects on leadership

    Jared Storck, D.O., president of the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Society of Alumni & Friends, shares his story about becoming a friend of the college and leading the SAF.

  • Health Equity Symposium invites faculty, alumni and students to work together to reduce health disparities

    The Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine hosted its inaugural Health Equity Symposium on the Dublin campus featuring speakers and attendees who are working to improve health outcomes for patients. 

  • Small town family doctor, Scott Smith, '89, D.O., retires after lengthy career

    Heritage College alumnus Scott Smith, D.O., a month away from retirement, reflects on a 28 year career as a rural family practitioner. 

  • Alumni Highlight: Let’s Be Frank – Francis Essien and Bryan Grooms

    Francis Essien, D.O. (’18), met Bryan Grooms, D.O. (’11) during his first year working at Campus Care and the OMM lab. Grooms remained in Athens after graduation to complete his family medicine residency at O’Bleness, and they quickly found commonalities and connections beyond medicine, deepening their bond over days training in the gym.

  • Alumni Highlight: 2024 Medal of Merit Winner, Dr. Ralph Crew, ‘81

    The Heritage College Medal of Merit is awarded to graduates who have achieved distinction in their chosen field of medicine through commitment and exemplary leadership. This is the college’s most prestigious award and the Society of Alumni and Friends recognized Dr. Ralph Crew at the Ohio Osteopathic Symposium as its 2024 Medal of Merit winner.

  • ITDI STARS program immerses students in service learning

    Twenty students from Ohio University and the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador participated in the ITDI STARS program. Here's a look at the rich learning experience students had in Ecuador and Appalachian Ohio.

  • RUSP helps increase access to menstrual health

    The Heritage College's RUSP program collaborated with OhioHealth and the OHIO Women's Center to pack bags containing essential items for menstrual health on Period Action Day, an annual event dedicated to ending inadequate access to menstrual products and health education.

  • Student Colin Wilson named a Doctors For America 2024/25 Copello Fellow

    Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine student Colin Wilson has been accepted as a 2024/25 Gene A. Copello Health Advocacy Fellow. Doctors for America announced that he is one of 16 leaders selected for the program.

  • Osteopathic health policy fellows visit Ohio

    In August, the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine hosted a four-day orientation for osteopathic leaders interested in becoming more engaged in health policy.

  • Dublin Medical Academy scholars share how program shaped their career

    For the past 10 years, the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine has hosted the OHIO (Dublin) Medical Academy drawing fifty-six selected Ohio high school students to its Dublin campus for an immersive four-day summer camp experience. At this 10-year milestone, Keagan Lipak, OMS IV, a Medical Academy Scholar in 2022, reconnected with his peer scholars to talk with them about their experience with the program.

  • Guest blogger Cameron Nicholson-Gardner shares immersive clinical experience in South Africa

    What is a global experience in South Africa like? Cameron Nicholson-Gardner, OMS II, gives us a closer look at his first week shadowing physicians and seeing patients in an under-resourced health care setting in Cape Town, South Africa. 

  • Heritage College celebrates Class of 2024 student achievements

    At a pair of celebrations, the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine recognized the achievements of students in the Class of 2024, and introduced a new award created to honor the legacy of one of the college’s founders.

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