College of Medicine News

The Ohio State University College of Medicine announced recently the appointment of Daniel M. Clinchot, MD, to the position of Vice Dean for Education for the OSU College of Medicine. Dr. Clinchot will also assume the title of Associate Vice Preside ...[Read More]

Dr. Larry Schlesinger was on 610 WTVN yesterday discussing flesh eating bacteria. Recently, there’s been an increase in media coverage on the bacteria and Dr. Schlesinger went on the air to discuss the bacteria and shed some light on its causes, sym ...[Read More]

“Strong bodies bike that weak bodies may be nourished.”  These are the words of Blair Glasgo, a fourth-year medical student at Ohio State and a rider in the 2012 Ride for World Health (R4WH), a student-run cross-country bike ride that raises money f ...[Read More]

Wednesday, May 9, marked the 17th annual Richard J. and Martha D. Denman Undergraduate Research Forum. The Denman Forum provides students an opportunity to share their research with members and friends of the Ohio State and Wexner Medical Center com ...[Read More]

​Leon McDougle, MD, MPH, Associate Dean of Diversity and Inclusion and Associate Professor of Family Medicine, has received Ohio State’s Distinguished Diversity Enhancement Award for 2012. The award recognizes Dr. McDougle’s continued commitment t ...[Read More]

Garth Essig, MD, will retire May 31 after 47 years of service at Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Essig has notably served as student clerkship director for the department since 1970, orienting nearl ...[Read More]

The International Health Interest Group (IHIG) will be sponsoring Global Health Day on Friday, May 25. There will be several speakers presenting topics on acute malnutrition, global HIV, international medical experience, and global food safety and s ...[Read More]

Each year, the U.S. Schweitzer Fellows Program® competitively selects students from the nation's top universities to become Schweitzer Fellows. These graduate and professional students partner with community-based organizations to identify an unmet ...[Read More]

The OSU College of Medicine announced recently the establishment of a Bridge Funding Grant Program to support independent faculty research. Based on the continued low federal grant pay lines, the program was created to provide short-term bridge fund ...[Read More]

By Molika AshfordA group of research centers spanning five continents is in the middle of a clinical trial intended to identify genetic and other markers that can predict response to three antidepressants.According to Subhdeep Virk, a psychiatrist a ...[Read More]