Who is committed to improving health outcomes for all?
Orange is the Answer.
For the second-consecutive year, Oklahoma State University’s Center for Health Sciences has been designated one of the nation’s best medical schools in several "U.S. News and World Report" rankings. OSU-CHS earned the No. 5 ranking in graduates practicing in rural areas and also ranked in the top 60 in the areas of diversity and most graduates practicing in primary care.
Our faculty and students are well equipped to continue leading the way with expansive state-of-the-art resources like OSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine’s new Institute for Translational and Emerging Research in Advanced Comparative Therapy (INTERACT), which focuses on developing and translating new discoveries into therapies for patients.
INTERACT includes faculty participants from almost all OSU colleges, as well as industrial, nonprofit and academic institutions across the country. The institute aims to fulfill One Health research by doing parallel investigations in humans and animals. INTERACT supports collaborative, cutting edge research, including non-invasive treatment technologies (high-intensity focused ultrasound or HIFU) for treating cancer tumors in animals and humans in an effort to advance breakthroughs in One Health.
It is our mission to provide solutions to society’s most pressing issues. Dr. Tom Oomens, an associate professor of virology in the College of Veterinary Medicine, is focused on understanding the life cycle of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). During the last five to 10 years, Oomens’ lab at OSU has begun to translate the accumulated knowledge into vaccine design and testing and has generated novel vaccine prototypes.
At OSU, translational research is instrumental. Dr. Craig Miller is a project leader for the Oklahoma Center for Respiratory and Infectious Diseases and Assistant Professor in the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, CVM at OSU. He and his team recently published a feline COVID-19 animal model, which provides a unique tool for therapeutic and vaccine development in fighting the pandemic. Dr. Miller and his team have been dedicated to investigating the link between domestic animals and COVID in an effort to find advancements to treat this disease.
Home to our nation’s leading researchers and experts in animal and human health, OSU
is committed to educating the next generation of health care professionals. Through
groundbreaking research, training and education, we are fulfilling our land-grant
mission to care for those in rural and underserved areas as well as improving the
lives of all.