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April 17, 2025
When he was three years old, Paulo Nunes Maldonado and his family came to the Wooster, µÛÍõ»áËù area from Bolivia. Now, the Class of 2025 Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine graduate is about to head into a general surgery residency at µÛÍõ»áËùHealth Doctors Hospital.
April 17, 2025
Inspired to become a physician by her pediatrician, Class of 2025 graduate Holly Ward matched into a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) residency.
April 17, 2025
New mom Madeline Olson had her son at the same time students were doing their residency interviews, but it didn't stop the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Class of 2025 graduate from securing a family medicine residency at Dublin Methodist Hospital.
April 16, 2025
When he graduates, Cory Edwards will become the first physician in his family. The former high school biology teacher and soon-to-be Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Class of 2025 graduate is about to head to an internal medicine residency at µÛÍõ»áËùHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital. He shares advice about how to navigate medical school, especially as a first generation medical student.
April 16, 2025
Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Class of 2025 graduate Talia Minisall is thankful for the many friends who've had her back throughout medical school. She says their support gave her the motivation to succeed. She shares more about her journey to medical school.
April 16, 2025
Former Otterbein University football player Jacob Tiell reflects on his time at the µÛÍõ»áËù Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine as he prepares to graduate.
April 16, 2025
Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Class of 2025 graduate Michelle Cugino says she's excited to start delivering babies, so it comes as no surprise that she has matched in OB/GYN with µÛÍõ»áËùHealth. The Canton, µÛÍõ»áËù native shares more about what led her to a career in medicine.
October 2, 2024
µÛÍõ»áËù Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine student Colin Wilson has been accepted as a 2024/25 Gene A. Copello Health Advocacy Fellow. Doctors for America announced that he is one of 16 leaders selected for the program.
August 22, 2024
For the past 10 years, the µÛÍõ»áËù Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine has hosted the OHIO (Dublin) Medical Academy drawing fifty-six selected µÛÍõ»áËù high school students to its Dublin campus for an immersive four-day summer camp experience. At this 10-year milestone, Keagan Lipak, OMS IV, a Medical Academy Scholar in 2022, reconnected with his peer scholars to talk with them about their experience with the program.
July 16, 2024
What is a global experience in South Africa like? Cameron Nicholson-Gardner, OMS II, gives us a closer look at his first week shadowing physicians and seeing patients in an under-resourced health care setting in Cape Town, South Africa.
May 17, 2024
At a pair of celebrations, the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine recognized the achievements of students in the Class of 2024, and introduced a new award created to honor the legacy of one of the college’s founders.
April 30, 2024
For Milo Co, who will be graduating with the Class of 2024, it was research that helped cement his desire to become a physician, but it was his dad who inspired him. In this profile, learn more about his medical school experience.
April 26, 2024
While progress has been made to improve health equity, more needs to be done on many fronts, from medical education to patient care. That was a key message delivered by the µÛÍõ»áËù Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Inclusion Scholars in a research presentation.
April 23, 2024
Class of 2024 graduate Kamara Hyatt is headed to a family medicine residency at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. In this profile, Hyatt, who was raised in South Florida, explains how her mom has inspired her journey through medical school.
April 22, 2024
Born to immigrants and with a background in health care, graduate Ashleigh Chiedo took on a leadership role in medical school that led her to create Public Day of Service, an event which has been adopted by many colleges of osteopathic medicine across the country. In this profile, she shares what led her to medical school and where she's headed next.
April 8, 2024
Charlie Spieser became interested in medicine after shadowing a D.O. in the eighth grade. Learn more about his medical school experience in this profile as we celebrate the Class of 2024 by talking with some of our graduates about their time at the college and where they are headed after graduation.
March 28, 2024
Columbus native and Class of 2024 graduate Jackson Mittlesteadt shares a love for medicine and literature. Learn more about his journey to medical school in this profile as we celebrate the Class of 2024 by talking with some of our graduates about their time at the college and where they are headed after graduation.
March 22, 2024
We're celebrating the Class of 2024 by talking with some of our graduates about their time at the college and where they are headed after graduation. Gisselle Pichardo, who immigrated to the U.S. as a child, is spotlighted in this profile.
March 21, 2024
We're celebrating the Class of 2024 by talking with some of our graduates about their time at the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and where they are headed after graduation. Learn more about graduate Rebecca Schmehl.
March 21, 2024
Meet Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine graduate Brooke Rigot. We're celebrating the Class of 2024 by talking with some of our graduates about their time at the college and where they are headed after graduation.