Primary Care Department
Who We Are
Family physicians, emergency physicans, psychologists and educators
The Department of Primary Care (DPC), one of the founding departments of the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, is also its largest clinical department. It represents a diverse group of family physicians, emergency physicians, psychologists and educators who teach at all levels of the medical education continuum. Most provide clinical services to the community and many are actively involved in clinical research.
DPC serves as the academic base for the office of faculty development and is the academic home for family physicians, osteopathic manipulative medicine physicians and emergency physicians, who serve as preceptors for the Heritage College students in their clinical training years at Centers for Osteopathic Research and Education (CORE) sites throughout Ohio.
Departmental faculty serve as preceptors for students at all levels, from the youngest Phase I student to PGY III family medicine residents. Many serve as course coordinators, block team leaders and facilitators in the Heritage College’s two curricular tracks.
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Events
McConnelsville Primary Care Clinic
Wednesday, May 14
9:00 AM — 3:00 PM
Morgan County Health Department
Pomeroy Primary Care Clinic
Monday, May 19
9:00 AM — 3:00 PM
Powell's Food Fair 700 E. Main Street Pomeroy, Ohio 45769
May 14, 2025
The top students of the Heritage College's Class of 2025 were recognized for their scholarship, research and practice at the recent Commencement Awards Ceremony, including several who also walked away with scholarships.
May 13, 2025
Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medical student Samuel Schonfeld, OMS III, won first place in the biomedical/clinical research division of the Ohio Osteopathic Symposium poster competition.
May 6, 2025
Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine graduate Cameron Bowman is looking forward to putting what he's learned in medical school to work when he starts his residency in internal medicine at Kettering Health Grandview in Dayton.
May 6, 2025
Cleveland native Imani Sellers' interest in medicine sparked because of her grandparents, but she also wanted to make a difference in underserved communities and diversify medicine. The Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine graduate has matched in family medicine at Ohio Health Dublin Methodist Hospital.
May 6, 2025
A rotation helped fuel a passion for endocrinology in Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Class of 2025 graduate Ashley Gerard, who matched to an internal medicine residency at OhioHealth Doctors Hospital.
May 6, 2025
Class of 2025 graduate M. Blake Suponcic is about to take the next step in his career. He matched in orthopedic surgery at Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital, his number one pick in the specialty he's been focused on for years.
May 6, 2025
Sandusky native Lauren Noftz is about to graduate from the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, but she's not your typical student. The mother of three is now headed to her number one pick for residency
May 1, 2025
The path of Maryam Ahmed, Ph.D., from international student to virologist and department chair at Ohio University reflects a journey shaped by curiosity and resilience. Now a leading researcher at the Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute, she studies how viruses can be used to fight cancer, while also working to modernize science education and improve public health outreach in Appalachian communities.
April 17, 2025
Inspired to become a physician by her pediatrician, Class of 2025 graduate Holly Ward matched into a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) residency.
April 17, 2025
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.
April 17, 2025
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.
April 16, 2025
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.
April 16, 2025
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.
April 16, 2025
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.
April 16, 2025
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.
April 4, 2025
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.
March 28, 2025
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.
March 28, 2025
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.
March 28, 2025
Heritage College alumnus Scott Smith, D.O., a month away from retirement, reflects on a 28 year career as a rural family practitioner.
November 21, 2024
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.