Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Stories

Notable Alumni Award

Notable Alumni | Grace Eberly Works at the Intersection of Religion and Healthcare

Grace Eberly combined her love of world religions with an aptitude for biology. Now she’s in her final year as a medical student at OHIO’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.

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Heritage College plays role in statewide cardio health collaborative

A collaboration among Ohio’s medical schools aims to keep the state’s health care providers up to date on best practices for preventing and treating cardiovascular disease.

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NIH funds faculty research into how cancers grow and spread

With a grant from the National Institutes of Health, Researchers led by Xiaozhuo Chen, Ph.D. aim to learn more about how the molecule ATP aids the growth and spread of cancer cells.

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Heritage College team publishes study on diabetes-related stress

A new study by faculty and student researchers has found that going to college can increase the risk of diabetes-related stress for those who have the disease.

Erin Murphy standing in a research lab

Heritage College research team finds new adaptive trick used by Staphylococcus bacteria

A published study by Erin Murphy, Ph.D, and her team opened research pathways suggesting science has more to learn about tools that bacterial pathogens use to adapt to changes in their environment.

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Virtual reality project enters the life of a patient in Appalachia

Lula Mae Tate is the main character in an innovative series of virtual reality videos created by an interdisciplinary team at Ohio University, headed by co-investigator Elizabeth Beverly, Ph.D.

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DOC Awards recognize Heritage College students, faculty and staff

The 2019 Distinguished Osteopathic Commitment (DOC) Awards honor students, faculty and staff for their contributions to osteopathic medical education.

Vishwajeet Puri and Sonia Najjar

College researchers probe racial disparity in fatty liver disease

Two top researchers at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine are working with two other institutions on a federally funded project to investigate why Hispanics are more prone to develop non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The study will receive nearly $3 million over five years.

Medical students practice Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine in Athens Ohio

Power to the patients

Care for medical patients is changing: The one-doctor-knows-all approach is being replaced by the team approach. OHIO’s Heritage College has responded by training its students to embrace the power of team-based practice.

Medical provider talks with a patient

Wellness for all

For nearly 25 years, the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine has been steadily increasing access to health care for thousands of community members across 22 Southeast Ohio counties.

Zaya Gillogly and a Paraguayan friend test each other's strength during GHI's May 2017 trip to Paraguay.

A healthy perspective

Ohio University has a culture of doing. Bobcats don’t like to sit on the sidelines—they’d rather go out into the world, see for themselves, and figure out if they can make a difference. OHIO’s Global Health Initiative (GHI) gives students a way to turn this hunger to do good into acts of goodwill.

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University Medical Associates to join OhioHealth in best interest of patients, university and the community

OhioHealth and the Ohio University physician group, University Medical Associates (UMA), are moving forward with previously announced plans to join forces.

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Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine: So much history in only 40 years!

Ohio University officials first discussed the possibility of starting a medical college in 1823. The trustees even set aside land for the project.

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Making good—actually, great—on a promise

The University’s The Promise Lives Campaign raised $500 million over eight years to support students, faculty, programs, outreach, and facilities.

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