Heritage College student takes lead in trauma-informed care study

Kristen Cuevas, OMS II

BPI researcher Erin Murphy, Ph.D.,works in her lab.

Bacterial Pathogenesis Initiative seeks innovation through collaboration

Illustration by Andrew McAfee, Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Heritage College has hand in important Egyptian dinosaur discovery

Announcements

JAOA Editor Robert Orenstein, D.O.

JAOA editor to visit Heritage College

Robert Orenstein , D.O., editor of the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, will visit with student and faculty researchers at the Heritage College next week to gain an understanding of the scope of research being done at the college.

The entire college is invited to attend Dr. Orenstein's lecture to the Translational Biomedical Sciences seminar, "Writing Manuscripts for Scientific Publication: Avoiding Pitfalls," at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 14.

This event will take place in Grosvenor 128 (Athens), with videoconferencing to SPS-342 (Cleveland) and MEB1-415 (Dublin).

Ohio Osteopathic Symposium just around the corner

Registration is now open for the Ohio Osteopathic Symposium, an annual joint venture of the Heritage College and the Ohio Osteopathic Association.

This year's OOS, which takes place from Wednesday, April 25, to Sunday, April 29, at the Hilton Columbus at Easton Town Center, boasts an agenda full of engaging medical education sessions around the theme "Igniting a Movement in Primary Care." Keynote speaker is Andrew Morris-Singer, M.D., president and founder of Primary Care Progress, who spoke at a leadership summit for Heritage College students in 2017.

In addition to CME options for practicing physicians, OOS offers sessions for students and potential students as well, including an information session on Heritage College admissions, a research poster exhibition/competition and a networking reception. The event is free for medical students.

For more information and to register, visit the OOS Website.

Directors, IORs in place for new curriculum

The Pathways to Health and Wellness Curriculum Steering Committee has announced curriculum directors, instructors of record, and members of four course teams for the new curriculum, which will launch in August.

The curriculum directors for the PHWC are Jody Gerome Zuchowski, D.O.('05), assistant dean and associate professor of obstetrics/gynecology, and Peter Coschigano, Ph.D., associate professor of microbiology.

The four phases of the PHWC will focus on wellness, acute illness, chronic illness and return to wellness. Instructors of record are:

Wellness

Leah Sheridan, Ph.D., associate lecturer in physiology

Paige Gutheil, D.O. ('02), assistant professor of primary care

Acute Illness

Ann Dietrich, M.D., associate professor of primary care

Fabian Benencia, Ph.D., associate professor of immunology

Chronic Illness

Christine Fall, M.D., associate lecturer in primary care

Christian Stork , Ph.D., lecturer in physiology

Return to Wellness

Dawn Graham, Ph.D., lecturer in social medicine

Andrea Barresi, Ph.D., lecturer in physiology

The course teams are:

Wellness

Joseph Bianco, Ph.D., assistant professor of social medicine

Lawrence Witmer, Ph.D., professor of anatomy and Chang Ying-Chien Professor of Paleontology

Karen Coschigano, Ph.D., associate professor of molecular/cellular biology and director of the Diabetes Institute research division

Shawn Kerger, D.O. ('95), associate professor of osteopathic manipulative medicine

Nathaniel Kralik, OMS IV

Acute Illness

Erin Murphy, Ph.D., associate professor of bacteriology

Christie Murphy, D.O. ('98), associate lecturer in primary care

Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D., professor of neuroscience, interim associate dean for academic affairs

Jenny Zamor , D.O. ('98), lecturer in osteopathic manipulative medicine

Chronic Illness

Nick Okada, Ph.D., associate lecturer in pediatrics

Kelly Coon Adami , D.O. ('95), associate professor of family medicine

Ruger Porter , Ph.D., lecturer in human anatomy

Cheryl Hammes , D.O. ('98), associate professor of osteopathic manipulative medicine

Audrone Biknevicius , Ph.D., associate professor of gross anatomy

Return to Wellness

Berkeley Franz, Ph.D., assistant professor of social medicine

Alan Wiggers, D.O. ('90), associate professor of family medicine

Maureen Kollar, D.O. ('84), assistant professor of primary care

Michael Soroka, D.O., assistant professor of osteopathic manipulative medicine

Nancy Stevens, Ph.D., professor of functional morphology and vertebrate paleontology

For an update on the preparations to launch the PHWC, come to the Community Forum on Tuesday, March 20, from noon - 1 p.m. at these locations:

Athens: Irvine 194

Cleveland: SPS-110

Dublin : MEB1 - 415

Please send an email to hcomvc@ohio.edu to request videoconferencing.

Accolades

Three faculty receive Baker research awards

Three Heritage College faculty members were among seven OHIO researchers who received John C. Baker Fund awards to fund their research proposals during fall semester.

Zelalem Haile, Ph.D., assistant professor of epidemiology in the Department of Social Medicine, Heritage College, Dublin, is collaborating with Ilana Chertok, Ph.D., R.N., associate director of nursing research and scholarship in the College of Health Sciences and Professions, on the project "Timing of Lactogenesis II among Women with and without Gestational Diabetes." They received a $12,000 award from the Baker Fund.

Daniel Skinner, Ph.D., assistant professor of health policy in the Department of Social Medicine, Heritage College, Dublin, and Berkeley Franz, Ph.D., assistant professor of social medicine at the Heritage College, Athens, received $9,002 for their project, "Medical Urbanism."

Article re-examines rural competencies

Randall Longenecker, M.D., assistant dean for rural and underserved programs, was first author on an article recently published in the journal Family Medicine. In the paper, "Competence Revisited in a Rural Context," Dr. Longenecker and four co-authors attempt to sharpen the focus of a list of essential competencies for rural practitioners, and establish which competencies are most important specifically in a rural setting.

Note: Send news about published journal articles, books, conference presentations, honors, awards or appointments to ouhcomexrel@ohio.edu for consideration for the 'Accolades' section.

Events

JAOA editor lecture

Wednesday, Feb. 14

4 p.m.

Athens: Grosvenor 128

Cleveland : SPS-342

Dublin: MEB1-415

Robert Orenstein, D.O., editor of the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, will speak to the Translational Biomedical Sciences seminar on the topic, "Writing Manuscripts for Scientific Publication: Avoiding Pitfalls."

Biomedical Technology Showcase

Thursday, Feb. 15

11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Grover Center Atrium, Athens

Sponsored by the College of Health Sciences and Professions with collaborative support from the Heritage College and Ohio University's Office of Vice President for Research, this event will feature scientists, educators and industry partners demonstrating emerging technologies and how innovations can be applied to patient care, research and education.

Community Forum - State of the College Address

Tuesday, Feb. 27

Noon - 1 p.m.

Athens: Irvine 194

Cleveland: SPS-377

Dublin : MEB1 - 415

Join Executive Dean Kenneth Johnson, D.O., as he discusses his vision for the college's future and introduces the 2018-2021 strategic plan. Please send an email to hcomvc@ohio.edu to request videoconferencing.

Commencement 2018

Saturday, May 12

10 a.m. - noon

Convocation Center

95 Richland Ave., Athens

Longtime Heritage College benefactor Richard A. "Rick" Vincent, who recently retired as president and CEO of the Osteopathic Heritage Foundations, will be the speaker at Commencement 2018, the first Commencement to include graduates from the Heritage College, Dublin. Monitor the 2018 Commencement website for additional news and announcements as graduation approaches.