Outreach and engagement

OUTREACH & ENGAGEMENT

OPERATION ORANGE

In June 2022, Operation Orange, a summer outreach event, celebrated its 10th anniversary. Operation Orange gives secondary students living in rural communities in Oklahoma an opportunity to learn about OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine and some OSU-CHS graduate programs and hopefully spark an interest in the professions of medicine and health care.

Operation Orange began as a way to encourage students in rural areas to consider attending medical school, and in turn, returning to their rural communities to practice medicine.

PRE-HEALTH ROUND UP

Pre-Health Round Up, the one-day event on the OSU-CHS campus, is designed for high school and technology center students to explore the numerous health careers available in Oklahoma. Students choose from a variety of workshops and hands-on experiences geared toward health career fields as well as college preparation. There are even workshops for parents and school and career counselors.

In addition to learning about medical school and the various specialties available to physicians, participants also gain knowledge about other careers in health care including athletic training, physician assistant, health care administration, biomedical sciences and forensic sciences.

ELEMENTARY OUTREACH

It’s never too early to get children interested in medicine and science. There are several events and activities aimed at introducing elementary students in Tulsa County and Cherokee County to concepts of medicine and STEM including our Teddy Bear Clinic, Way Cool Science, Read Across America and more.

DR. PETE’S IMMERSION CAMP

Dr. Pete’s Immersion Camp is a robust interactive experience allowing a select number of high school students who are interested in a career in medicine to develop a real understanding of the critical physician shortage facing Oklahoma and the opportunities available to them to help meet this challenge. Participants will spend three days on the OSU-CHS and OSUCOM at the Cherokee Nation campuses learning and working alongside current medical and graduate students, as well as taking part in fun, social camp activities in the evenings.