Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Stories

New OHIO study finds link between racial/ethnic disparities and COVID-19 deaths

March 10, 2022 4 min

OHIO researcher Berkeley Franz has published a new study examining the relationship between systemic racism, residential segregation and racial/ethnic disparities in COVID-19 deaths in the U.S.

Medical students study in the new anatomy lab inside Heritage Hall under the direction of Professor of Anatomy Dr. Susan Williams. Photo by Ben Wirtz Siegel, BSVC ’02

Care Lives Here

March 9, 2022 5 min

Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine has established itself as a leading provider of medical education in the state and in the nation. Now it has a home that reflects that success and its mission.

Blake Kinsel, DO ’21, was one of eight students who are the firsts to complete the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Transformative Care Continuum.

Family Doctors of the Future

March 9, 2022 4 min

In 2018, the Heritage College debuted its Transformative Care Continuum (TCC), an accelerated curriculum developed in partnership with Cleveland Clinic that’s training the family doctors of the future.

A man leaving through a doorway flanked by signs about vaccination

New OHIO research finds reasons for vaccine hesitancy among Ohioans

March 7, 2022 4 min

Distrust in government and institutions is a key indicator of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy according to a recently published study by a team of Ohio University researchers.

OhioHealth president/CEO to speak at Heritage College’s 2022 Commencement

February 24, 2022 3 min

Health care executive, family physician and military leader Stephen E. Markovich, M.D., will be the speaker for the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine’s 2022 Commencement.

National Science Foundation post-doctoral fellow Chris Torres researches avian paleontology at OHIO

February 16, 2022 5 min

Chris Torres is researching avian paleontology at OHIO under Heritage College professor Patrick O’Connor as part of his National Science Foundation (NSF) post-doctoral fellowship.

Ohio University collaborates to provide front-line health care workers with virtual reality simulation to help reduce stress

February 10, 2022 5 min

Researchers from OHIO's GRID Lab and the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine have collaborated with OhioHealth to offer front-line health care workers tranquil virtual reality simulations.

Medical ethicist Washington to speak for Ted Rose Lecture Series

February 8, 2022 3 min

The Spring 2022 Ted Rose Lecture Series kicks off with a talk by Harriet Washington Feb. 17, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Washington’s talk will be titled Environmental Racism in the Age of COVID-19.

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Four Heritage College faculty recognized as top Ohio University newsmakers

February 7, 2022 3 min

Four faculty members from the Heritage College were among the top 10 newsmakers at Ohio University in 2020.

Student handling medical equipment with guidance from others

Prospective students experience medical school for a day

February 2, 2022 3 min

Nearly 100 prospective students visited the three Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine campuses to experience what it's like to be a Medical Student for a Day.

Dr. Zach Meisel gives a time-of-flight tunnel tour at the Edwards Accelerator Lab

Ohio University achieves prestigious Carnegie R1 Classification, joins highest level of research institutions in the nation

January 31, 2022 3 min

OHIO has joined the highest level of research institutions in the country by earning the R1 Classification in the latest Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

1. Graduate student Emily Fairchild, along with her advisor, Dr. Jennifer Hines, professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences, and six other students recently published the first structural biology analysis of a section of the COVID-19 viral RNA called the stem-loop II motif.

Ohio University joins highest level of research institutions in the nation

January 31, 2022 2 min

Ohio University has joined the highest level of research institutions in the country by earning the R1 Classification in the latest Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

Medical students collaborate to offer accessible primary care to southeast Ohioans

January 21, 2022 5 min

Medical students have collaborated to offer a new option for quality primary care services for southeast Ohioans who are uninsured or underinsured through the Care Clinic.

Board of Trustees receives update on college collaborations

January 14, 2022 6 min

The leaders of three Ohio University colleges shared details of their cooperative efforts that serve as a national model for collaboration.

Deans highlight power of collaborations to impact Ohioans' health

January 14, 2022 4 min

Three of Ohio University’s colleges are having a significant impact on the state’s health care system and showing just how powerful such collaborations can be.

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