The main event on Saturday, Aug. 23, drew more than 500 people to the new campus for a day of celebration and tours. Calling the event a day that was "years in the making," Heritage College Executive Dean Kenneth H. Johnson, D.O., said the "stunning" campus is only the most visible part of a much larger transformation for the college.

When it comes to suturing a cut, performing a spinal tap or filling out an electronic health record, a medical student can learn only so much from reading and observation.

 

That's why all physicians-in-training entering their third year at the Heritage College must complete an intensive, hands-on course that engages them in more than a dozen common clinical procedures, from scrubbing for surgery to splinting a limb.

 

These days, it seems, everyone in the medical profession is talking about the importance of primary care. So it must be an important part of the curriculum at most medical schools, right?

 

For the most part, the answer appears to be no, but our college is one exception. Last year, the Heritage College launched its "Introduction to Primary Care" course for first-year students, and researchers here have completed a soon-to-be-published study on its impact.

 

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The Executive Committee has adopted changes to college policies in three areas: Room scheduling, food expenses and local travel reimbursement. The changes can be found in sections 6.02, 5.01 and 5.02 of the college's policies and procedures document, which can be accessed here.

At this year's Osteopathic Medical Conference and Exposition, a number of Heritage College faculty, students, alumni or friends will be receiving awards from the American Osteopathic Foundation.

 

The following persons are slated to be honored at the conference, which takes place Oct. 25-29 in Seattle:

• Leonard Calabrese, D.O., longtime college advocate and clinical assistant professor - Physician of the Year

• The Diabetes Institute, Executive Director Darlene Berryman, Ph.D.; Clinical Division Director Jay Shubrook, D.O. ('96) - Excellence in Diabetes Care Award

• David Heath, D.O., winner of 2013 OU-HCOM/CORE Outstanding Resident/Physician Award - Outstanding Resident of the Year

• Ashley Fuentes, OMS III - Welch Scholars Grant

• Kristen Conrad-Schnetz, D.O. ('09) - Rossnick Humanitarian Grant

• Nicole Kuroiwa, spouse of Joshua Kuroiwa, D.O. ('14) - Donna Jones Moritsugu Memorial Award

Jody Gerome, D.O. ('05), CORE assistant dean at OhioHealth O'Bleness Memorial Hospital, added this role July 11 to her current faculty position as assistant professor of obstetrics/gynecology. She can be reached in Parks Hall 107 in Athens at 740.593.2180.

 

Sam Leitkam, Ph.D., biomedical research engineer, joined the Department of Biomedical Sciences Aug. 4. He can be reached in Grover Center W262A in Athens.

 

 

 

 

Nadine Borovicka, program coordinator, joined the Office of Advanced Studies Aug.18. She can be reached in Grosvenor 022 in Athens at 740.593.9791.

Tiffani Hart, administrative associate, joined the Office of Research and Grants-CTRU Unit Aug. 28. She can be reached in Irvine 221A in Athens at 740.566.9873.

 

 

 

 

Melissa Standley, director of operations,
Diabetes Institute, joined the Diabetes Institute Sept. 1. She can be reached at Konneker 108D in Athens.

 

 

  

The growth in the student body size from the addition of new campuses reflects the college's ambitious campaign to increase even further its production of well-trained primary care physicians who will practice in Ohio after graduation.

 

Class lists created for Dublin, Athens sites

With the opening of our Dublin campus, separate class lists have been created in Outlook for the class of 2018 cohorts at the Athens and Dublin campuses, in addition to the overall Class of 2018 list.

 

The three lists are called OU-HCOM Class of 2018; OU-HCOM Class of 2018 - Athens; and OU-HCOM Class of 2018 - Dublin.

 

These targeted e-mail lists allow faculty, staff and students to communicate easily with the specific group of students they need to reach. When e-mailing students, please consider whether your message is relevant to the entire class, or to only the Athens or Dublin cohort, and select the appropriate distribution list.