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Student Spotlight
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In March, a group of 3rd-year medical students from the OSU Center for Health Sciences participated in a disaster simulation exercise held in Lawton, Oklahoma. The exercise simulated an aircraft emergency at the Lawton-Ft. Sill Regional Airport and included elements of the Lawton Fire Department, Lawton Police Department, and local EMS. The twelve students observed triage in the ER at Comanche County Memorial Hospital and participated in simulated patient care in surgery, PACU, and recovery.
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Did You Know...
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That Corie Kaiser, director of the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health, was featured on the Rural Health Leadership Radio podcast hosted by Bill Auxier?
Corie discusses the importance of the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health and the role it plays in helping the state's rural hospitals.
Their conversation lasts about 23 minutes and is accessible by clicking the image above.
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May 21-23, 2018
Norman, Ok.
WE ARE OKLAHOMA TURNING POINT! 2018 Turning Point Conference & Policy Day
Critical Access Hospital Conference
National Rural Health Day
November 15, 2018
Nationwide
NRHA Rural Health Policy Institute
February 5-7, 2019
Washington, D.C.
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Responsible for the rural medical education at OSU's College of Osteopathic Medicine, the OSU Center for Rural Health oversees the rural rotations of third & fourth year medical students. The Center also delivers programs aimed at providing Oklahoma's rural practitioners, hospitals, and clinics the support necessary to ensure access to quality healthcare for our state's rural residents.
For more information please visit our website
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Still Time to Register for the Oklahoma Rural Health Conference
The 2018 Oklahoma Rural Health Conference is next week. Slated for May 21-23 at the Embassy Suites Hotel & Conference Center in Norman, this annual event brings together rural health stakeholders and advocates from across the state. The agenda this year includes presentations covering tribal health,
Project ECHO, diabetes education, opioid addiction, and many other salient topics.
View the draft agenda.
Conference activities begin May 21 with a golf scramble at the nearby Westwood Golf Course. Lunch begins at 12:00 p.m. with a shot-gun start at 1:00 p.m. Regular conference activities commence on the morning of May 22 and conclude with an awards luncheon on May 23.
Several registration options are available, including single day registration and discounted organization registration. Visit the
conference website for more information or to register.
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Pet Therapy Dog Joins Rural Health Staff
The Center for Rural Health (CRH) is excited to welcome our first OSU Pete's Pet Posse therapy dog! Maggie, a two-year-old boxer mix rescued from the banks of the Arkansas River, belongs to CRH Coordinator of Rural Research and Grant Development, Dr. Krista Schumacher.
Maggie is a member of the third class of Pete's Pet Posse Tulsa (P3T) and received her AKC Canine Good Citizen and Alliance of Therapy Dogs certification in March. In addition to P3T, Maggie and Krista are also members of the Tulsa-based Karing K9s therapy dog group, which visits both urban and rural communities in the area. Because of Maggie's rural Oklahoma roots, she thinks her job of bringing smiles to Rural Medical Track students, CRH staff, and rural residents is a dream come true.
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Maggie and her human partner, Krista Schumacher, were all smiles P3T graduation.
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Resource Directory Aims to Help HRSA Grantees
The Oklahoma Office of Rural Health (OORH) is developing an electronic "Partner Resource Directory" (or PRD) for current and prospective Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grantees in Oklahoma. The PRD leverages the expertise of partners with the twin goals of increasing the number and competitiveness of HRSA grant applications from Oklahoma. Last summer, officials from the HRSA Region 6 office identified Oklahoma as having a low rate of HRSA grant submissions as compared to other states in the region and nation. The PRD will also help strengthen existing partnerships among HRSA grantees, create better coordination of healthcare resources, and improve the alignment of HRSA and state resources.
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OSU TeleHealth Partners with Heartland Telehealth Resource Center
OSU TeleHealth is excited to announce its academic partnership with the Heartland Telehealth Resource Center (HTRC). As one of three academic partners, OSU TeleHealth serves as HTRC's Oklahoma liaison providing guidance and expertise in the development and expansion of telemedicine in the state. The University of Kansas and the University of Missouri
house the other two academic partners.
Serving Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma, HTRC is one of 12 federally designated regional telehealth resource centers established by the Health Resources and Services Administration's Office for the Advancement of Telehealth. While HTRC itself does not provide telehealth services, they offer a wide range of assistance to providers and organizations looking to establish or expand their telehealth offerings. HTRC
offers
many of its services free of charge.
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