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TODAY’S DO
volume 25.2
Today’s D.O. is published two
times a year by the Office of
Communication of the Ohio University
College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Editorial offices:
Room 330, Grosvenor Hall,
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 45701.
Editorial Board
George Dunigan II
Director of Governmental Affairs
Ryan Palmer
Student Government President
Edwin Rowland, Ph.D.
Chair, Department
of Biomedical Sciences
John Schriner, Ph.D.
Director of Admissions
Sharon Zimmerman
Director of Medical Development
Executive Diretor Alumni Affairs
Content Editor
Susan Green
Copy Editor
Shelby Mullins
Design
Marie Graham
Kari Gunter-Seymour
Photography
Leonardo Carrizo
Tim Creamer
John Sattler
Writers and Contributors
Anita Martin
Mary Reed
Jared Rutecki
Carla Saavedra-Santiago
Tracey Thomas
Andrew Tillotson
Administration
Roderick McDavis, Ph.D
President, Ohio University
A New Osteopathic Oath
Recently, the Ohio Board of Regents commissioned the
Robert Graham Center to perform a physician workload
analysis for Ohio. The report showed that approximately 62
percent of OU-COM graduates practice in Ohio—by far the
most successful medical school in the state. This compares to
42 percent of all the Ohio medical schools combined. It also
showed that D.O.s are more likely to practice in underserved
areas of the state.
What explains these findings? While there are a number of factors,
I believe the primary reason for our success is the CORE
training hospital consortium. The seventeen institutions that
make up the CORE provide exceptional training to students
who enjoy a different atmosphere from most medical schools.
Our clinical faculty teach because they enjoy it, and CORE
staff develop personal relationships with our students. Our clinical faculty live the osteopathic
physician’s oath they took when they graduated:
“To my college I will be loyal and strive always for its best interests and for the interests
of the students who will come after me.”
Now the Ohio CORE is embarking on a new and broader mission. By 2020, it is estimated
that there will be more than 95,000 active osteopathic physicians. That will be 79 percent
higher than today. Recognizing the deficiency in postgraduate positions required to
accommodate the large increase in graduates, the AOA has appealed to the profession to
establish new postgraduate training programs. A large part of this responsibility will
rest on the shoulders of the osteopathic colleges, particularly those in states with high
concentrations of D.O.s, such as Ohio. The Ohio CORE is rising to the task.
Medical centers all over Ohio are interested in establishing new osteopathic GME
programs. CORE hospitals have put aside their individual interests to support the
profession’s rapidly developing need for additional outstanding GME programs. It is
exciting to watch the CORE grow in size, stature and quality. No wonder so many
OU-COM students elect to stay in Ohio. As the premiere postgraduate training
institution in the United States, the CORE provides osteopathic physicians an
unparalleled environment in which to train and practice. The CORE hospitals have
clearly adopted a variant to the osteopathic oath:
“To our profession we will be loyal and strive always for its best interests.”
I couldn’t be prouder of them.
Dean’s Message
John Brose, D.O.
Dean, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Karoline Lane
Director, Office of Communication
Opinions expressed in Today’s D.O. are
those of the authors and
do not necessarily reflect
viewpoints of the editors or official
policy of the Ohio University
College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Jack Brose, D.O.
Dean, Ohio University College of
Osteopathic Medicine
© ’07 Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Address updates for Today’s D.O.
should be referred to Sheila Bycofski
OU-COM, 332 Grosvenor Hall
Athens, OH 45701
phone: (740) 593-2346
e-mail: bycofski@ohio.edu
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