OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine Climbs U.S. News & World Report Rankings
April 15 2021 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences has been
designated one of the nation’s best medical schools in numerous
U.S. News and World Report rankings.
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OSU Medicine students with a focus on
rural health stand around OSU-CHS President Dr. Kayse Shrum.
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OSU-CHS earned a No. 10 ranking in rural care and the No. 7 spot
in health professional shortage areas. In primary care, OSU-CHS is
No. 42 in primary care production and No. 13 in diversity.
“Being ranked as one of the top schools in the nation in the
areas of graduates practicing in rural areas, medically needy and
underserved areas, and the most graduates in primary care is a
point of pride for us, but more importantly, we realize that we are
answering the call and changing the landscape for a healthier
Oklahoma," said Dr. Kayse Shrum, president of the OSU Center for
Health Sciences and dean of the OSU College of Osteopathic
Medicine. "The ranking as one of the most diverse medical schools
is in large part a testament to our partnerships with tribal
nations, as well as our commitment to recruit underrepresented
minorities to achieve their dream of becoming doctors. All of this
speaks to our work toward creating better health outcomes for all
Oklahomans."
In 2020, the nation’s first tribally affiliated college of
medicine was established with the opening of the OSU College of
Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation. The No.13 ranking in
diversity is a true badge of honor as more Native American students
are admitted to medical school, many at OSU’s additional campus in
Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
Doctor training is vitally needed in this current pandemic as
rural America is facing a disproportionate share of the negative
impacts of COVID-19. In Oklahoma, the COVID-19 mortality rate in
rural Oklahoma and among tribal people is much higher than the
urban death rate, increasing the need for well-trained
physicians.
Oklahoma State University’s medical residency programs bring
newly graduated physicians into specifically targeted rural areas
to further their medical education while simultaneously serving
those outlying communities with direct medical care. OSU has more
than doubled its residency training over the national average in
the past five years. OSU residency programs have increased 25
percent in that time supplying an accelerated stream of new doctors
to rural areas just as the pandemic took root.
“At Oklahoma State, we believe your zip code should not dictate
your access to quality health care,” continued Dr. Shrum.
“Providing health care to rural and underserved populations is the
heart of the OSU-CHS mission. Placing in the top 10 schools serving
medically needy and rural areas is especially meaningful.”
The 2022 U.S. News & World Report rankings surveyed more
than 150 accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical schools in
the United States, which grant M.D. and D.O. degrees,
respectively.
U.S. News published four new rankings of medical schools,
working with the data providing Robert Graham Center, a division of
the American Academy of Family Physicians, to measure how medical
schools are performing on key health care issues they and their
graduates face.
To see the U.S. News and World Report 2022 Best Graduate School
rankings, go to the Best Graduate Schools website at
https://okla.st/2R1Dg7b.
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Melani Hamilton (918) 809-8963 melani.hamilton@okstate.edu