OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY in TULSAOSU-Tulsa | OSU Center for Health Sciences

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

MissionOklahoma State University is a multi-campus public land-grant educational system that improves the lives of people in Oklahoma, the nation and the world through integrated, high-quality teaching, research and outreach. The instructional mission includes undergraduate, graduate, technical, extension and continuing education informed by scholarship and research. The creative activities, scholarship and research promote human and economic development through the expansion of knowledge and its application.

» Founded December 25, 1890.

» More than 36,500 students and 7,400 employees.

» Campuses conveniently located in Stillwater, Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Okmulgee.

» More than 240,000 alumni living around the world.

» Listed by the Princeton Review as one of the 122 “Best in the West” for 2013, and as one of 50 “Best Value Colleges – Public” for 2010. It is ranked by U.S. News & World Report No. 70 among “Top Public Schools: National Universities.”

» Named a Truman Honor Institution for its success in producing 16 Truman scholars. This prestigious national program provides up to $30,000 each for juniors with exceptional leadership potential and a commitment to a career in the government, non-profit or educational fields.

» OSU has many programs recognized as being among the best in their field.

» 2012 freshman class size of nearly 4,300 is the largest freshman class at any public university in the state’s history.

» OSU hosts “America’s Greatest Homecoming Celebration,” which drew more than 80,000 alumni and friends back to campus in 2011. This student-run event has been presented annually by the OSU Alumni Association since 1920.

PRESIDENT BURNS HARGIS

OSU in Tulsa is an important participant and partner in the $1 billion Branding Success campaign. We appreciate our donors who are alumni of OSU along with our many non-alumni supporters who recognize and value the role “OSU in Tulsa” plays in improving Tulsa and our area communities through our education, research and outreach initiatives.

» Working with local corporations to meet the needs of Tulsa businesses.

» More than 80 degree programs for juniors, seniors and graduate students in everything from business and education to computer science and engineering.

» Interdisciplinary degree options for students searching for their preferred career path.

» Students earn an internationally recognized OSU bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree.

» More than 3,100 students.

» Partnership with Tulsa Community College provides for seamless transfer of associate-level credit hours.

» Both resident faculty and OSU-Stillwater faculty teach at OSU-Tulsa. Many students take classes on both campuses.

» OSU-Tulsa students have received the prestigious Truman Scholarship and the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship.

PRESIDENT HOWARD G. BARNETT, JR.

OSU-Tulsa

MissionIn a metropolitan setting, OSU-Tulsa advances knowledge, enriches lives and enhances economic development through innovative instruction, research, and creative activities and outreach.

Organizational Chart

Oklahoma State UniversityPresident Burns Hargis

City of Tulsa OSU Medical Center

Trust Authority

Oklahoma State Universityin Tulsa

President Howard Barnett

OSU Tulsa Campus

OSU Center for Health SciencesDean & Provost

Dr. Kayse Shrum

OSU Medical Center

OSU-Tulsa is also home to the:

Helmerich Research Center » Research focuses on materials science with four strategic research and technology development

areas important to the Tulsa region: nanotechnology, biosciences, energy and aerospace.

» Houses eight research professionals, supported by 32 graduate students with aspirations to grow to 20 researchers and 100 graduate students.

» Students get valuable, hands-on experience working with innovative faculty on life-changing projects that create new technologies and contribute to Oklahoma’s economy.

Center for Family Resilience » Promotes research and education that directly improves the lives of Oklahoma individuals,

couples and families.

» Addresses Oklahomans’ challenges through OSU’s expertise and collaboration with more than 20 not-for-profit and public school systems.

OSU-Tulsa’s Speech and Hearing Clinic » Provides community pediatric evaluations, speech-language therapy and newborn hearing

screenings on campus.

» Offers Communication Sciences and Disorders students hands-on training and experience.

Center for Poets and Writers » Home to the Celebration of Books - one of the largest gatherings of writers in the Southwest.

» Celebrates established authors and provides opportunites for aspiring writers.

» College of Osteopathic Medicine

» Center for Rural Health

» School of Forensic Sciences

» School of Biomedical Science

» School of Health Care Administration

The Center for Health Sciences is home to the:

OSU Center for Health Sciences

MissionOklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences educates and trains osteopathic physicians, research scientists and other health care professionals, with an emphasis on providing health care for rural and underserved Oklahomans.

KAYSE SHRUM, D.O., PROVOST, OSU CENTER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES DEAN,COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND PROFESSOR OF PEDIATRICS

College of Osteopathic Medicine

» Founded by the state legislature in 1972 to provide primary care physicians to small towns and rural areas of Oklahoma.

» Merged with Oklahoma State University in 1988.

» Consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the best medical schools in the country in allopathic and osteopathic medicine. For 2007, the weekly newsmagazine ranked the college 20th nationally in rural medicine and 45th in primary care. U.S. News also reported that the Center for Health Sciences ranked third in financial aid offered.

» OSU medical students’ pass rate consistently leads the nation on the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners COMLEX Level 2 Performance Evaluation. Every osteopathic medical student must pass this test to graduate.

» OSU College of Medicine faculty frequently receive national recognition for outstanding work including the recent Distinguished Osteopathic Surgeon Award from the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons.

» Class size is 115 students annually with a current total student enrollment of 457 with 86 percent from Oklahoma.

» Has graduated more than 2,500 physicians.

» Two-thirds of the graduates practice in primary care and one-third practice in specialty areas such as dermatology, neurology, surgery, psychiatry, anesthesiology and gastroenterology.

» Partners with the OSU Medical Center, which serves as the largest osteopathic teaching center in the United States, training 151 resident physicians in primary and sub-specialty care each year.

» Operates six clinics in Tulsa totaling more than 140,000 patient visits annually, providing $3 million in indigent care to help fill Tulsa’s need.

Offers telehealth services:

» State’s largest telehealth network connecting physicians to patients via the Internet.

» First American medical school requiring telehealth education for all graduates.

» OSU Telehealth Network is linked to more than 24 locations throughout Oklahoma, with plans to reach 55 communities within five years.

» Three OSU mobile clinics utilize a 39-foot bus and two large vans to provide specialty care in northeastern Oklahoma, visiting five locations monthly and attending health fairs and community events.

» Staffed by a paramedic, an electronics and office assistant and a third-year OSU medical student, the buses contain a full exam room connected to specialists up to thousands of miles away to provide cardiology services, prenatal care, behavioral health consults and HIV/AIDS follow-up care, among other services.

College of Osteopathic Medicine partners include the following plus many more:

OSU Medical Center, Akdar Shrine Temple, St. Francis Children’s Hospital, St. Anthony Hospital, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma, Community Action Project, Planned Parenthood and the City of Tulsa.

Center for Rural Health

School of Forensic Sciences

» Mission is to improve health care in rural Oklahoma through student education, residency training, research, program applications, advocacy and alliances with others who share its goals.

» Oversees the rural rotations of third- and fourth- year medical students.

» Funds programs to support Oklahoma’s rural practitioners, hospitals and clinics to ensure access to quality health care. Many of these services are free and provide important information not readily available to most rural communities.

» Serves as a statewide clearinghouse for rural health information.

» Accredited by FEPAC, the accrediting commission of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences— one of only 17 such graduate programs nationally.

» Offers a master’s degree with thesis and non- thesis options for specialization in DNA, document examination, pathology, psychology, toxicology and forensic science administration.

» Provides research, testing and training on methods to deter, detect and defeat improvised explosives through the OSU Center for Improvised Explosives Research and Training (IMPEX).

» Collaborates with the Tulsa Police Department (TPD) to offer an online class for certification as a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner.

» Rated as a Top 10 “CSI” forensic science graduate program in the U.S. by Forensics-School.com.

» Shares a facility with TPD’s crime lab, evidence room and training facilities. Only one other U.S. forensics program is in the same building as a working crime lab.

» Partners with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the Oklahoma Medical Examiner, the National Institute for Microbial Forensics and Food and Agricultural Biosecurity, and the Central Technology Center in providing training and outreach opportunities.

School of Biomedical Science

School of Health Care Administration

» Offers master’s and doctorates in anatomy, biochemistry, cell biology, microbiology, pathology, pharmacology and physiology.

» Involves projects by faculty and investigative scientists translating molecular research into new medical therapies.

» Current research includes seeking cures and advanced treatments for autism, cancer, HIV/ AIDS, cardiovascular diseases, upper respiratory illnesses, asthma and Otitis Media (ear aches) in children. Other areas of original research include psychological factors in cardiovascular disease, endocrine factors of post-partum depression, chronic sub-clinical infections and patented system of delivery for cognitive rehabilitation exercises.

» Extramural funding for our research has increased five-fold during the past decade, most significantly in neuroscience.

» Offers graduate degrees in Natural and Applied Sciences Health Care Administration.

» Began offering a Bioinformatics degree in Fall 2012. Bioinformatics is a growing interdisciplinary field combining biology, information technology and computer science. It is a driving force behind the discovery of drug targets responsible for shorter term-to-market for life-saving drugs and medical devices. It is vital to the growth, commercialization and profitability of bio-industries and the development of biotechnology research.

» Maintains a significant focus on administration in rural settings and specifically attracts rural students through a distance learning option.

Important Facts » Owned and operated by a City of Tulsa public

trust; has 249 beds and located conveniently in the heart of downtown Tulsa.

» Is fully accredited by The Joint Commission and the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program.

» Is the largest osteopathic teaching hospital in the nation and serves as the primary academic hospital for the OSU CHS.

» Has 19 post-graduate programs that train more than 155 residents and fellows each year in both primary care and sub-specialty areas.

» Graduates 40 Osteopathic physicians per year helping to reduce the shortage of physicians in Oklahoma.

» Provides telehealth to more than 90 sites in the four-state region.

» OSU Medical Center is not owned, operated or funded by Oklahoma State University.

For more information about OSU Medical Center, go to www.osumc.net or call 918.599.5900 or email at web@osumc.net.

OSU Medical Center

MissionProvide high-quality health services, delivered with compassion for patients and their families, respect for employees, physicians and other health care professionals, ensuring Oklahoma State University Medical Center’s viability and growth through sound fiscal and ethical performance and, in partnership with Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences (OSU CHS), provide a superior training for health care professionals to serve rural and urban Oklahoma.

OSU FoundationMissionUniting donor and university passions and priorities to achieve excellence.

KIRK JEWELL, PRESIDENT & CEO

FOUNDATION STAFF

» Founded in 1961 to generate private support for Oklahoma State University students, facilities, programs and faculty.

» Policy guidance provided by a 27-member Board of Trustees with 183 additional alumni and friends offering wisdom and support as the Board of Governors.

» Currently in the fifth year of a seven year, $1 billion Branding Success campaign for OSU with more than $919 million received to date.

» OSU Foundation representatives based in Tulsa are ready to help unite your philanthropic passions with OSU.

We Stand Ready to Help Unite Donor and University Passions and Priorities to Achieve Excellence

Your support of students, faculty, facilities and programs will transform the future of Tulsa and inspire success for America’s Brightest Orange!

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION400 South Monroe / Stillwater, OK 74074 / Ph. 800.622.4678 Fax 405.385.5102 / info@OSUgiving.com / OSUgiving.com

Your OSU Foundation Team in Tulsa

Stephen MasonAssociate Vice President of Development

918.594.8166 | smason@OSUgiving.com

Amy MillerSenior Director of Development

918.594.8014 | amiller@OSUgiving.com

Glenn ZannottiAssistant Director of Development

918.594.8438 | gzannotti@OSUgiving.com