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Ohio University medical school begins in-person training
July 7, 2020
The Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine will begin in-person learning activities on all three campuses beginning July 7.
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OHIO-Ecuador connection helps combat COVID-19
May 14, 2020A longtime collaboration between Ohio University and the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador (PUCE) is helping step up the rate of testing for COVID-19 infections in the Latin American country. Assisting is the Center for Research in Health in Latin America (CISeAL), a joint venture between Ohio University and PUCE.
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Heritage College takes awards event online for 2020 grads
May 11, 2020More than 400 people attended the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine’s virtual graduate awards ceremony on Friday, May 8, as college leaders, faculty, family and friends joined with members of the class of 2020, whose degrees were conferred on April 18.
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OHIO researchers win grant to study treatment for possible fatal complications of COVID-19
April 30, 2020Faculty researchers from Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and Russ College of Engineering and Technology have received a grant to investigate possible treatments for mitigating COVID-19. Kelly McCall and Douglas Goetz will measure how effective a number of different chemical compounds are at preventing “cytokine storms.”
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Class of 2020 earns D.O. degrees
April 18, 2020More than 200 new physicians received their doctor of osteopathic medicine (D.O.) degrees from Ohio University on Saturday, April 18, giving the graduates the possibility of putting their talents to work sooner in the state’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Policy course adapted to extend student learning during pandemic
April 15, 2020Dan Skinner, Ph.D., had decided to transform his Health Care Management Clerkship course from in-person to distance learning even before the COVID-19 outbreak happened. But having the course already available to students via their laptops seemed a bit of luck when the virus hit.
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Faculty anatomist wins award for journal article
April 14, 2020When researchers from the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine published an article last October in the journal The Anatomical Record, it attracted attention from science news sites worldwide. Now the article has won lead author Ruger Porter, Ph.D., an award from the American Association for Anatomy.
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Ohio University medical students to receive degrees early to aid with pandemic
April 7, 2020As COVID-19 puts growing burdens on health care systems nationwide, Ohio University and its Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine are strengthening the medical workforce by graduating medical students sooner than planned.
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Heritage College students to lend a hand in fighting pandemic
April 2, 2020The Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine is sending in reinforcements in Ohio’s battle with COVID-19. Starting April 13, approximately 250 medical students will participate in the new COVID-19 public health rotation, a four-week course designed by the medical school in partnership with the Ohio Department of Health.
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Heritage College, and other OHIO colleges, donate protective gear to hospitals
March 31, 2020With COVID-19 putting increased strain on health care systems around the world, frontline care providers are facing shortages of protective gear. In the communities that are home to the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine’s three campuses, the college has stepped up to help fill this growing need.
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