Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Stories

Ohio University announces 2023-24 Presidential Research Scholars

April 5, 2024 2 min

Ohio University has named four professors from the fields of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Physical Sciences and Engineering as its 2023-24 Presidential Research Scholars.

For Heritage College graduates, medicine is a family business

April 5, 2024 4 min

Soon-to-be graduate Kenneth “Robbie” Keller is following in his family's footsteps, earning a medical degree and heading to residency at Grandview Kettering Health, where his parents worked and met.

Celebration of the Heritage Community Clinic's new mini mobile unit

Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine adds mini mobile unit to health clinic fleet

April 4, 2024 4 min

The Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine has added a new mobile unit to its fleet to be used by the Heritage Community Clinic to provide free medical services in Southeast Ohio.

OHIO faculty continue to make headlines around the world offering expertise and research, honored as OHIO newsmakers

April 3, 2024 5 min

In the calendar year 2022, 174 faculty members from every college and regional campus were featured in 2,044 media reports from all over the world.

Dr. Amy Acton speaks to OHIO medical students in March 2024

Covid-19

OHIO exclusive: Dr. Amy Acton shares insights from early pandemic with medical students

April 3, 2024 6 min

When Amy Acton, M.D., became the first woman to run the Ohio Department of Health, she made history. What she didn’t expect was that she would become an icon and a symbol of calm in the face of a pandemic.

Sunset at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Dublin Campus.

Ohio University and the City of Dublin continue partnership to bring health-centered conversations to community

March 28, 2024 3 min

Ohio University and the City of Dublin are continuing their partnership with the next program of the OHIO Dublin Speaker Series. The speaker series brings awareness to relevant health-related topics.

The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows and several OHIO representatives pose for a photo at the College Gate

Fulbright Humphrey Fellows to visit OHIO for Professional Enhancement Workshop on climate change

March 19, 2024 3 min

Ohio University will host 12 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows for a Professional Enhancement Workshop focused on climate change from March 25-29,

Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine researchers link social factors with diabetes rates in Appalachia

March 19, 2024 3 min

Three social determinants of health significantly correlate with southeast Ohio diabetes rates according to a recent study by Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine researchers.

Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine students learn where they have matched

Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine students celebrate Match Day

March 15, 2024 3 min

On Match Day, graduating students at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine learned where they would spend the next several years as a medical resident.

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OHIO researchers join statewide effort to combat mental health, substance use epidemic

March 13, 2024 4 min

A team of researchers from Ohio University is joining a statewide initiative to identify the leading causes of mental health challenges, suicide, and substance use disorder in Ohio communities.

Aerial view of the Athens campus with the Hocking River on one side and rolling Appalachian hills on the other

OHIO to participate in statewide tornado drill on March 20

March 12, 2024 2 min

Ohio University will participate in the statewide tornado drill scheduled for Wednesday, March 20, 2024.

Diabetes

Revolutionizing diabetes care: Ohio University's impact on the Appalachian Diabetes Belt

March 7, 2024 7 min

Diabetes, a national crisis, hits close to home in the heart of Appalachia. While the infamous "Diabetes Belt" traditionally encompasses southern states like Georgia and Alabama, the Appalachian region grapples with similarly alarming rates of diabetes-related mortality.

Last Word: Mario Grijalva

March 6, 2024 7 min

Microbiology professor shares some of his life’s work preventing infectious disease and his childhood dream of being a superhero scientist

A nurse anesthesia candidate works in the operating room

Ohio University launches new nurse anesthesia program in partnership with OhioHealth

March 1, 2024 3 min

Ohio University's College of Health Sciences and Professions is addressing the growing demand for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) nationwide with a new anesthesia program in collaboration with OhioHealth Grant Medical Center. The program will launch in fall 2024.

Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine professor shapes national standards of diabetes care

February 23, 2024 2 min

Elizabeth Beverly, Ph.D., will serve on the American Diabetes Association’s Professional Practice Committee to establish the national Standards of Care in Diabetes.

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