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Stories tagged with: Health Impact

ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Rep. Beryl Brown Piccolantonio looks at mannequin in clinical skills training
Medical Education

ºìÐÓÊÓƵ lawmakers experience life as medical students during Heritage College’s first ‘DO for a Day’

August 31, 2026 7 min

The Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine invited state lawmakers to step into the shoes of medical students through a new program called “DO for a Day."
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Supporting our communities

ºìÐÓÊÓƵ awarded $10 million to expand rural health care workforce, access needs across ºìÐÓÊÓƵ

July 10, 2026 4 min

Alongside a broad range of interdisciplinary health collaborators across the state, OHIO will help connect health care employers, schools, training providers and community organizations to recruit, train and retain health professionals in rural ºìÐÓÊÓƵ communities.
A doctor holds a tablet using artificial intelligence.
Research

Transparency is vital for AI usage in health care, patient-provider relationship, OHIO researchers find

June 8, 2026 8 min

ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Professors Gaurav Bansal and Vic Matta have found that addressing transparency concerns is the most critical way to foster trust in primary care providers and improve patient outcomes.
Ian Klein works with students
OHIO faculty

Meet OHIO’s Educational Influencer

May 12, 2026 2 min

In the increasingly crowded space of online influencers, you might not expect to find an enthusiastic teacher of anatomy, physiology and health education. But for one ºìÐÓÊÓƵ professor, creating content is a natural extension of the classroom.
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Rural Health Impact

OHIO professor’s nonprofit pharmacy delivers life-saving medications with life-changing savings

April 28, 2026 14 min

Associate Clinical Professor Sarah Adkins, Pharm. D., donates her time and expertise to provide the Southeast ºìÐÓÊÓƵ region with essential medications and care through Rising Suns Pharmacy.
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Health

ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s Academic Health Sciences Center to improve health outcomes, access across Southeast ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and beyond

January 16, 2026 4 min

The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Academic Health Sciences Center (OHIO-AHSC) will address significant health challenges and health care workforce shortages across the state, particularly in rural and Appalachian communities.
Ken Johnson
Impacting Health

Kenneth H. Johnson appointed Vice President of Health Affairs at ºìÐÓÊÓƵ

December 11, 2025 2 min

In his new role, Johnson will lead efforts to advance ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s strategic priorities in health education, research and partnership across the academic health ecosystem.

A health care worker in green scrubs gently holding a patient’s hands
Healthcare

The Doctor Will Subscribe You Now

November 20, 2025 4 min

A new model is helping address the primary health care gap in rural ºìÐÓÊÓƵ.
Medical student Libbie Milks speaks with high school students about medicine as part of the LIC.
Student Success

ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s LIC Program prepares future physicians for underserved communities

October 27, 2025 5 min

A selective, yearlong program for third-year medical students is preparing future physicians who are interested in serving rural and urban underserved communities.
an instructor wearing glasses and scrubs demonstrates the use of an otoscope on a student
Community Impact

Care That’s Rooted in Community

October 13, 2025 10 min

OHIO is addressing health disparities in Appalachia—and training students to do the same in rural settings statewide.
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Health Research

‘These are worrisome numbers,’ OHIO researchers work to prevent Lyme disease in ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and Appalachia

July 24, 2025 5 min

Lyme disease is the most common tickborne illness in ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, and the number of cases have significantly increased in recent years. Mario J. Grijalva, Ph.D., director of ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute, explains the cause of this increase and the University's role in Lyme education and prevention.
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Health Research

OHIO professor collaborates to study cultural adaptability of Project ECHO

February 17, 2025 3 min

ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Professor Nagesh Rao collaborated with colleagues from other educational institutions to assess Project ECHO’s rapid diffusion.
Dr. Vishwajeet Puri, a professor of Biomedical Sciences at ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and the principal investigator of the project.
Health Research

NIH backs OHIO scientists in study of protein driving metabolic wellness

January 10, 2025 5 min

Biomedical researchers at ºìÐÓÊÓƵ have received National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding to investigate the role of a protein that is pivotal in fueling skeletal muscle, regulating exercise endurance, and enhancing insulin sensitivity.
Medical student Sydney Lingerak shares her experiences in the REACH program.
Health and Wellness

Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine introduces immersive rural medicine training program

December 17, 2024 9 min

The Heritage College has started a new program that gives participating medical students first-hand knowledge of the barriers to care rural Appalachian patients experience.
Community Health Programs mobile clinic
Health impact

ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s Community Health Programs has $63 million financial impact on Southeast ºìÐÓÊÓƵ

November 25, 2024 4 min

Southeast ºìÐÓÊÓƵ is the beneficiary of roughly $63 million in social and economic gains, according to a social return on investment analysis of the Heritage College’s Community Health Programs.
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