Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Stories

Ohio University researchers partner on study that reveals gaps in behavioral healthcare system for racial and ethnic minorities

To quantify the true level of disparity in Ohio, a landmark study is being conducted by a partnership among several institutions, including Ohio University.

Graduate students invited to register for Three Minute Thesis® Competition

Graduate students are invited to participate in the Three Minute Thesis® Competition, where they will have three minutes to present a compelling oration on their thesis and its significance.

Dr. Eric Gorscak is still an explorer, shown here in the field.

Alumnus Eric Gorscak's 'inner kid' loves his career discovering deep-time dinosaurs and ecosystems

Professor Nancy Stevens substitute teaching in Eric Gorscak's undergraduate paleontology class might have been serendipity, but Gorscak didn't leave anything to chance.

Ohio University professors (left to right) Douglas Goetz, Stephen Bergmeier and Kelly McCall, who discovered a compound that can possibly help protect against a plethora of physiological and pathophysiological diseases.

Alumna Kelly McCall veered into a research career fighting autoimmune and inflammatory diseases

Kelly McCall thought she was headed to dentistry school. But as graduation loomed, she changed her major to biological sciences and found herself on a very different health-care related path.

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Bugada named Student Doctor of the Year

Mark Bugada, OMS IV, Dublin, has been selected as the 2022 Heritage College Student DO of the Year. The Student DO of the Year Award (SDOY) is presented annually.

Heritage Community Clinic to hold food pantry on Dec. 18

The Heritage Community Clinic will hold its first community food pantry at 16 West Green Drive in Athens on Sunday, Dec. 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

2022-23 Presidential Research Scholars are explorers of human history and scientific discovery

Ohio University has named four professors as its 2022-23 Presidential Research Scholars: Neil Bernstein, Ronan Carroll, Katherine Jellison, and Patrick O’Connor.

EBI postdoctoral fellow awarded fellowship in aging research

Ohio University’s Edison Biotechnology Institute (EBI) postdoctoral researcher Silvana Duran-Ortiz was awarded the 2022 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship in Aging Research.

Care that reaches every corner. We produce more of Ohio's healthcare professionals than any university

Ohio University launches campaign to highlight leadership in health education

As home to the state’s largest public medical school and one of the ten largest schools of nursing in the country, Ohio University has grown to be a national leader in preparing students for careers in health.

Ohio University Health Collaborative to host research symposium

The Ohio University Health Collaborative will launch its first official research event on Nov. 4, the 2022 Health Scholars Research Symposium.

New Translational Research Facility planned

Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine will start work on a new facility on the Athens campus dedicated to translational research.

Study: Disrupting growth hormone receptor gene in adipose tissue increases lifespan in mice

Led by Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and Edison Biotechnology Institute researchers, a study has shown that stopping the activity of growth hormone in fat cells can improve health.

Board approves creation of two new centers within OMNI

The Ohio University Board of Trustees approved the creation of two new centers, the Injury and Pain Research Center and the Center for Healthy Aging.

Ohio University’s Heritage College to bring researchers together through new Translational Research Facility