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HCOM Executive Dean Kenneth Johnson celebrates with a group of students after the 2014 Convocation ceremony

Office of the Executive Dean

Welcome to the Office of the Executive Dean


The executive dean is the chief administrative officer of the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and is responsible for the college’s strategic direction and its partnerships with health care systems across the nation.

Contact the Executive Dean

 johnsok9@ohio.edu

 740.593.9350

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Communications

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  • Update on college's accreditation inspection

    November 1, 2021
    The Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation has provided initial feedback from the virtual site inspection.
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  • HCOM celebrates 2021 Points of Pride

    October 19, 2021
    Heritage College employees came together virtually on Oct. 19 to celebrate a year's worth of collective achievements. 
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  • A look back at Convocation

    September 24, 2021
    Recordings of all three Convocation and White Coat ceremonies are now available for viewing. 
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Care Leads Here

The Heritage College is where tomorrow's primary care physicians and specialists learn, grow and go forward. Trained to treat the whole patient. Ready to serve every population. And fully prepared to address the most pervasive medical needs of the state.

 

Strategic Planning

Since our beginning over 40 years ago, OHIO's Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine has been guided by its founding idea: To train excellent osteopathic physicians who serve Ohio’s communities of greatest need, especially in primary care fields.
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The Phillips Medal of Public Service

The Phillips Medal of Public Service is named for the late J. Wallace Phillips and Jody Galbreath Phillips, longtime friends of Ohio University, to recognize the men and women involved in health care, education and public service.
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News

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  • Diabetes Institute hosts virtual research symposium

    November 12, 2021
    The Diabetes Institute hosted its inaugural research symposium, Patient Care and Diabetes in Appalachian Ohio and Beyond, on Nov. 5-6, with more than 50 students, faculty and staff in attendance.
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  • Ohio University and Cleveland Clinic partner to train future primary care physicians

    May 10, 2021
    The first cohort of eight students to complete the Transformative Care Continuum, an accelerated medical school curriculum developed jointly by the Heritage College and Cleveland Clinic, received their degrees on Saturday. 
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  • First Ohio University Early Assurance Program students to graduate medical school

    April 20, 2021
    Amy Mehlman Strope and Rosemary Oaks are the first two students to graduate through our Early Assurance Program partnership with Ohio University. 
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