Believe
July 2015
Conjoined Twins
Separated at
The Children’s Hospital
at OU Medical Center
A publication of the Oklahoma Health Center Foundation
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Center Foundation to promote the happenings at the Oklahoma Health Center and bring you the latest information
about our member organizations.
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patient care and community support institutions. As the second largest concentration of employees in Oklahoma,
this health care consortium touts a $3 billion capital infrastucture that is continually growing to meet the needs
and demands of the people. A recent study determined the Oklahoma Health Center has a more than $3 billion
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INSIDE
Conjoined Twins Separated
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Consumers Cautioned when Handling Raw Chicken
Avoid the Burn
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You are invited to the Annual Oklahoma
Health Center Breakfast!
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Oklahoma Health Center Campus Map
OHCF Members
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Recently Separated
Conjoined Twins Thriving
at Children’s NICU
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Ground Breaking Medicine
OKLAHOMA CITY — Khalie and David Perez are just
now thinking about a baby shower and planning for
life as new parents. Up until now, the reality of parenthood seemed like a minor detail.
Minor compared to learning they were going to have
twins. Minor to learning the twins were conjoined.
Minor to the flurry of specialists and doctor’s appointments, tests and follow-ups.
“For so long it was one day at a time,” said Khalie
Perez. “ Now, I can actually start thinking about the
future.”
On July 6, Khalie Perez gave birth to conjoined twin
daughters Hartlyn and Everlee at The Children’s Hospital at OU Medical Center. Two days later, the twins
were separated in a four-hour separation and reconstruction surgery at the hospital.
A team of around 20 physicians, nurses, technologists
and staff carefully separated the girls on a single surgical table. Once apart, the team moved the twins to
separate tables and began the initial reconstruction of
shared organ systems and closing up the girls.
Dr. Cameron Mantor, pediatric surgeon and chief
medical officer for The Children’s Hospital, along with
pediatric surgeon Dr. Robert Letton and pediatric
urologists Dr. Bradley Kropp and Dr. Blake Palmer led
the team separating the girls. All of the providers are
members of OU Physicians, the clinical practice of the
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine.
Mantor said these types of surgeries require a large
team working together and a well thought-out plan.
He said the surgery went as planned, and the girls are
now thriving.
“We couldn’t have expected them to do any better,”
said Mantor.
Conjoined twins are rare, occurring in an estimated
1 in 150,000 live births. Most conjoined twins are
female. Mantor was a part of a team that separated
conjoined twin sisters at The Children’s Hospital in
2009. The only other separation surgery at Children’s
occurred in the late 1980s.
“There was a plan in place for when the girls were
born and everyone told us how many times they’d
practiced and practiced,” said David Perez. “Everyone
made sure it went how it was supposed to. “
Today, the girls are breathing on their own, off pain
medications and are bottle-feeding. Khalie and David
Perez are looking forward to taking their daughters
home to Midwest City, even though they know there
will be surgeries ahead and some more time in the
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Children’s. The
girls shared some tissue and organs in the bladder
and urinary system that will need additional work.
“The girls are doing great, we just need them to get
bigger now in order to do more procedures,” Kropp
said. “We’re pleased with how everything has gone
so far, and now they’re in a position from a urology
standpoint that we’re well prepared to handle.”
Children’s urology is nationally ranked by U.S. News &
World Report.
Now, in between feeding the girls and looking at
baby registries, Khalie and David Perez are busy saying thank you to everyone who’s been a part of their
journey so far—including the maintenance man who
built a special table for the girls’ surgery. They’re even
catching up on some much-needed rest while they
still can.
“I am able to get some sleep now because they’re doing so well, “Khalie Perez said. “ I know the babies are
being well taken care of. “
The Children’s Hospital at OU Medical Center has 326
inpatient beds and is the only freestanding comprehensive children’s hospital in Oklahoma. The Children’s Hospital’s pediatric staff have years of specialized pediatric training with education, research and
technology to treat conditions ranging from cardiothoracic and oncology-related illnesses to neonatal
specialty care and pediatric solid-organ transplants.
The Children’s Hospital’s 88-bed Neonatal Intensive
Care Unit provides the highest level of neonatal care
in Oklahoma. The Children’s Hospital was one of the
first hospitals in the country to provide total, comprehensive care for mothers and their newborns all in the
same building. Additionally, the Women’s & Newborn
Center at The Children’s Hospital provides family-centered newborn care for all types of deliveries—from
routine to complicated, high-risk births—and offers
the most comprehensive obstetrics program in the
state. The Children’s Hospital is nationally ranked by
U.S. News and World Report in its most recent survey.
To find out more, visit www.oumedicine.com/childrens or www.facebook.com/okchildrens.
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Consumers
Advised to Safely
Prepare Raw, Frozen
and Stuffed Chicken
Products due to
Salmonella Outbreak
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Safety
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has joined public health officials in two other states
and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to investigate a foodborne outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis associated with pre-packaged stuffed chicken products. OSDH is informing consumers of
the products that have been recalled due to this outbreak, and urges persons who purchase raw, frozen,
breaded and pre-browned, stuffed chicken entrees, regardless of brand, to always use sound food hygiene
procedures to prevent foodborne illness.
As of July 16, 10 cases in three states, including Minnesota (8), Wisconsin (1), and Oklahoma (1), have been
linked to two multistate Salmonella Enteritidis outbreaks. Several brands of frozen, raw chicken products
have been recalled, including Barber Foods, Meijer, Sysco, and Omaha Steaks. These products were packaged in smaller quantities for home use and in larger quantities for institutional purchase.
Specific Recommendations regarding this Recall:
• Oklahomans should check their freezers for the recalled frozen, stuffed chicken entrees (chicken Kiev,
chicken cordon bleu, and chicken with broccoli and cheese). The recalled products, regardless of brand,
will have one of the following two numbers on the packaging: “P-276” or “P-4230A.”
• These products should not be prepared or eaten.
General Recommendations regarding these products:
• Consumers who purchase raw, frozen, breaded and pre-browned, stuffed chicken entrees, regardless of
brand, should always handle them safely to prevent foodborne illness:
• Read the package carefully. Look for words like “Raw” or “Uncooked” to determine if the product is
raw. The product may not look raw. It may appear to be pre-cooked because it may be breaded and
browned.
• Follow cooking instructions exactly as they are written on the package.
• Use a food thermometer to check that the product has reached an internal temperature of 165° F,
checking at the center, the thickest part, and the surface of the product.
• Clean and disinfect any surfaces and utensils that touched the raw product, including the product packaging or any breading that falls off.
• Wash your hands with warm soapy water for 20 seconds before and after handling the raw product.
• Keep raw poultry away from other food that will not be cooked before eating.
Symptoms of salmonellosis include: diarrhea, fever, abdominal pain, headache, muscle aches, nausea and
sometimes vomiting. Blood is sometimes seen in the stool. The illness usually lasts four to seven days, but
may last up to two weeks. In rare cases, Salmonella bacteria may enter the bloodstream. People with compromised immune systems, infants less than one year old, and the elderly are more likely to experience
severe or prolonged illness.
For more information on Salmonella, visit http://www.ok.gov/health/Disease,_Prevention,_Preparedness/
Acute_Disease_Service/Disease_Information/Salmonella.html.
For a list of the recalled products, visit the CDC Advice for Consumers website:
http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/frozen-chicken-entrees-07-15/recall-advice.html
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Feel the burn: Be smart in the sun
now to avoid problems later
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Health
It’s no secret that sunburns are bad
news.
In the short term, they can be quite painful and occasionally accompanied by blisters, swelling and other
unsavory side effects like headache, nausea and dizziness in more extreme cases. The real threat of sunburn, however, lies in the long term and how it affects
your skin over time.
It pays to take good care of your skin now to keep
it healthier later, said Oklahoma Medical Research
Foundation President Stephen Prescott, M.D., especially when it comes to sun exposure.
“Summertime naturally brings about more outdoor
activities, and they all can set the stage for sunburn,”
said Prescott, a physician and medical researcher. “It’s
important to be vigilant, because it’s not just a sunburn that leads to problems. The most common forms
of skin cancer tend to occur based on total exposure
to sunlight.”
Ultraviolet rays are the leading factor in causing skin
cancer, which is the most common cancer in the U.S.
In fact, more people have suffered from skin cancer
than all other cancers combined over the past three
decades, according to The Skin Cancer Foundation.
“All of us are at risk for sun-induced skin changes from
cumulative sun exposure, particularly to UV rays,”
said Prescott. “The infrared rays are not thought to be
dangerous, even though that’s what makes you appear pinkish or red when you come in out of the sun.
That typically goes away within a few hours, but it’s
the ultraviolet that comes back to get you later.”
There are three main types of skin cancer. Squamous
cell and basal cell cancers are the most common,
accounting for 3.5 million cases per year in the U.S.
alone, according to the American Cancer Society.
These most often present themselves in areas that
tend to be exposed to sunlight frequently, such as the
back of the neck or top of the ears.
“Even if you use a tanning bed or booth and never get
burned by the sun itself, it’s probably having the same
negative effects on skin aging and the cancer risks.”
But even with skin cancer, Prescott has good news,
“Most skin cancers are absolutely curable if found
early. They can often be removed through a variety of
mechanisms like surgery or chemical treatment, and
just by using standard precautions, they often never
recur.”
It’s also wise to have a skin check performed periodically by a dermatologist, general practitioner or
internist, he said. “Like all types of cancer, skin cancers are treated much more effectively when they are
detected early.”
While skin cancers can occur in anyone, there is plenty you can do to protect yourself. Prescott said the
obvious place to start is with sunscreen, preferably 15
SPF or higher. More effective measures include covering up with long-sleeved shirts and wide-brimmed
hats and staying in the shade as much as possible.
“The best thing you can do for your long-term health
is avoid excess sunlight,” said Prescott. “A little time in
the sun to get your vitamin D is fine, but 10 minutes a
day will accomplish that. This American idea of having
‘the perfect tan’ is not healthy for your skin.”
About OMRF
OMRF (omrf.org) is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institute dedicated to understanding
and developing more effective treatments for human
diseases. Its scientists focus on such critical research
areas as cancer, autoimmune illness, diseases of aging
and cardiovascular disease.
Avoiding sunburns and overexposure also will help reduce unwanted lines, wrinkles, freckles, discoloration,
sagging skin and other damage. But sunlight may not
be the only culprit, said Prescott.
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Oklahoma Health Center Campus
*Member Organizations
Oklahoma Health Center Foundation
1. American Red Cross of Central
Oklahoma*
2. Dean McGee Eye Institute*
3. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center
4. Easter Seals Oklahoma*
5. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
6. Oklahoma Allergy and Asthma Clinic*
7. Oklahoma Blood Institute*
8. Oklahoma City Clinic*/Global Health Inc.
9. Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
(OMRF)*
9a. OMRF Research Tower
9b. OMRF Bell Building
9c. OMRF Acree-Woodworth Building
9d. OMRF Massman Building
10. Oklahoma School of Science and
Mathematics*
11. Oklahoma Department of Health*
12. Oklahoma State Department of Mental
Health and Substance Abuse Services*
13. Department of Human Services
14. OU Medical Center*
A. Presbyterian Office Building
B. OU Medical Center
C. Radiation Therapy Center
D. The Children’s Hospital
E. Oklahoma Transplant Center
F. OU Medical Surgery Center
15. University Research Park (formerly
Presbyterian Health Foundation Research
Park)
A. Building 800
Biolytx
Biosource
Charlesson
Children’s Hospital Foundation*
Crisalis
Cytovance Biologics
Medencentive
Oklahoma Health Center Foundation*
OUHSC Research Labs
Rural Enterprises Inc.
Transtimulations Research
B. Building 840
ARL*
DNA Solutions*
i2E, Inc.*
Labcorp
Orthocare Innovations
Selexys
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Advancia Corporation
OU Medical Center*
Hyalose, LLC
InterGenetics, Inc.
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
Education
OneNet
OUHSC
Potts Family Foundation
Presbyterian Health Foundation*
Selexys
SIWA
Smith & Nephew
D. Building 755
Altheus
Dermamedics
Nova Venture Services, LLC
Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of
Science and Technology (OCAST)
URP Management Offices
OUHSC Facilities Management
OUHSC Risk Management
OUHSC Fire Marshall
OU Compliance Office
Altheus
Haus
Sickle Cell Foundation
Sylvia Bottomly
OU College of Public Health
Productive Tech
Veterans Affairs
New Spin 360
E. Building 825
Camille’s Sidewalk Café and Richey’s Grill
URP Shipping/Receiving
PHF Video Conference Center-Conference
Rooms
F. Building 885
Cytovance Biologic Manufacturing
G. Building 865
Accele Biopharma
Analytical Edge Labs
DRIK Labs
Miles Associates
OUHSC – Comparative Medicine
OMRF
16. University of Oklahoma Health
Sciences Center*
A. Allied Health Practice Center
B. Basic Sciences Education Building
C. Campus Police Station
D. College of Allied Health
E. College of Dentistry
F. College of Medicine/Biomedical Sciences
Building
G. College of Nursing
H. College of Pharmacy
I. College of Public Health
J. David L. Boren Student Union
K. Don E. Hogg Greenhouse
L. G. Rainey Williams Pavilion
M. Harold Hamm Diabetes Center
N. O’Donoghue Research Building
O. Stephenson Cancer Center
P. OU Children’s Physicians*
Q. Child Study Center
R. OU Physicians* Building
S. Mark Allen Everett Dermatology
Building*
T. Family Medicine Center*
U. Robert M. Bird Library & Graduate
College
V. Rogers Building
W. Service Center Building
X. Stanton L. Young Biomedical Research
Center
Y. Steam and Chilled Water Plant
Z. University Health Club
AA. University Village (owned by OUNorman)
17. University Hospitals Authority and
Trust*
18. Ronald McDonald House Charities of
Oklahoma City*
19. Ronald McDonald Family Room (in The
Children’s Hospital)
20. Ronald McDonald House II (in Garrison
Tower)
21. Founders Plaza at Stiles Park featuring
The Beacon of Hope
22. OK Kids Corral
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Annual Chamber Breakfast
Celebrates
the Oklahoma Health Center
Each year, the Greater Oklahoma
City Chamber partners with the
Oklahoma Health Center Foundation and Presbyterian Health
Foundation to invite the community to the campus in a breakfast
setting. After years of hosting the
event outdoors, now with the
opening of the Embassy Suites at
the Health Center, the breakfast
will be held at 7:30 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 24 inside at the Embassy Suites.
The breakfast was limited to
space and only could seat up to
300 people comfortably. Now, the
Embassy Suites, the event can
hold up to 500 people. This is a
chance for the business community, representatives
from government entities and members of the Oklahoma Health Center to join together and learn about
the great accomplishments happening each day at the
Health Center.
Scenes from a past
breakfast event.
This year’s event
will be held at
the new Embassy
Suites.
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This year, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the
founding of the Oklahoma Health Center, the event
will feature an interactive panel discussion.
If you would like to purchase a seat, a table or sponsor the event, please contact the Greater OKC Chamber at (405) 297-8900.
Member Organizations
American Red Cross of Central Oklahoma
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ARL Bio Pharma, Inc.
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Children’s Hospital Foundation
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Dean McGee Eye Institute
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DNA Solutions, Inc.
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Easter Seals Oklahoma 19
Emergent Technologies, Inc.
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i2E, Inc.
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Oklahoma Allergy & Asthma Clinic
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Oklahoma Blood Institute
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Oklahoma Health Center Foundation
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Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology
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Oklahoma City Clinic
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Oklahoma Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services
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Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
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Oklahoma School of Science & Mathematics
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Oklahoma State Department of Health
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OU Medical Center 31
OU Physicians
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Presbyterian Health Foundation
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Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Oklahoma City
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University Hospitals Authority and Trust
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University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center:
College of Allied Health • College of Dentistry
College of Medicine • College of Nursing
College of Pharmacy • College of Public Health
Graduate College
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Member
Central & Western Oklahoma
Mark Smith, Interim CEO
601 Northeast Sixth Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Phone: (405)228-9500
Website: www.redcross.org/ok/oklahoma-city
Jobs: www.redcross.org/about-us/career
survivors, and to the people who generously support
our work through donations.
The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates hu-
man suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing
the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.
The Central and Western Oklahoma Region of the
American Red Cross covers a 47 county region totaling 42,000 square miles. Our regional office is based
in Oklahoma City with 18 offices and service centers
across the region.
The humanitarian mission of the American Red Cross
connects us to people and communities across the nation and around the world. The common bonds of humanity and compassion unite us together, not just in
the face of emergencies and disasters, but in helping
our neighbors every day.
Since being founded by Clara Barton in 1881, the Red
Cross has been a consistent lifeline for people when
they need us the most. The depth and breadth of our
services – whenever and wherever they’re called for –
is unmatched by any organization in the world.
The Red Cross was chartered by the United States Congress to “carry on a system of national and international relief in time of peace and apply the same in mitigating the sufferings caused by pestilence, famine, fire,
floods, and other great national calamities, and to devise and carry on measures for preventing the same.”
The Charter is unique to the Red Cross because it assigns duties and obligations to the nation, to disaster
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Red Cross disaster relief focuses on meeting people’s
immediate emergency needs caused by disaster. When
disaster threatens or strikes, the Red Cross provides
shelter, food, and health and emotional health service
to address basic human needs and assist individuals
and families in resuming their normal daily activities
independently.
We support members of
the military, veterans and
their families in coping,
connecting and obtaining
financial assistance. This
is done at Tinker Air Force
Base, Vance Air Force
Base, Altus Air Force Base
and Fort Sill.
We train individuals, families and organizations
with lifesaving skills and
emergency and disaster
preparedness information. The Red Cross has been the
go-to source for more than a century for information,
skills and confidence to act in an emergency, at home,
in school and in the workplace.
The American Red Cross is the nation’s largest blood
collection organization, supplying approximately 40
percent of the blood and blood products used in our
country.
We are a global leader in responding to emergencies,
preparing for disasters, preventing disease and promoting humanitarian values.
Member
Tom Kupiec, Ph.D., President and CEO
840 Research Parkway Suite 546
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Phone: (405)271 1144
Website: www.arlok.com
Analytical Research Laboratories (ARL) provides analytical
and microbiological testing for the pharmaceutical industry.
Located at the University Research Park in Oklahoma City,
ARL occupies approximately 19,000 square feet of state of
the art laboratory and office space and positions itself as a
leader among emerging and growing biotechnology companies nationwide. ARL has been serving the clinical and pharmaceutical markets since 1998.
ARL offers a comprehensive range of analytical and microbiological services applicable for pharmaceuticals and
medical devices. ARL services routinely include assay for
pharmaceutical ingredients, stability studies, and full compendial testing. ARL is well equipped with instrumentation,
such as High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC),
HPLC-Tandem Mass spectrometry (HPLC/MS/MS), High resolution Time of
Flight Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS)
for accurate molecular
weight
determination
and analysis of
proteins/peptides with an upper mass range of
20,000 m/z, Gas
Chromatography
(GC),
GC/MS,
high resolution
Fourier
Transform Infrared (FTIR), Polarimeter,
ELISA,
Genetic
Analyzer, Thermal
Cyclers, Luminometer, and
Environmental Chambers.
ARL has a
dedicated
team of scientists and
e x p e r t s
continually
delivering
research solutions for the
pharmaceutical industry
and governmental institutions. ARL’s
competent
personnel
with regulatory expertise provide a comprehensive approach to analytical testing, as well as forensic and pharmaceutical consultations. Additional experience includes: pharmacogenomics,
biomedical sciences, medical technology, immunohematology and expert witness testimony.
ARL is an FDA registered analytical laboratory and DEA licensed. ARL is ISO 17025:2005 accredited as applicable to
our scope of accreditation. ISO outlines general requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. An independent QA/QC department conducts
internal audits of the laboratories as a part of a quality management system.
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Member
Kathy McCracken, Executive Director
800 Research Parkway, Suite 150
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Phone: (405) 271-2260
Toll Free: 888-229-KIDS
Tax ID: #73-1200262
Website: www.okchf.org
Children’s Hospital Foundation is the only nonprofit organization in Oklahoma whose sole focus is the advancement of
pediatric research and education while supporting specialized clinical care for Oklahoma’s children. It supports pediatric specialists who treat more than 213,000 patient visits
every year, including children from all 77 counties in Oklahoma. Since its inception in 1983, Children’s Hospital Foundation has raised and leveraged matching funds to create
more than $100 million for pediatric research, quality specialized clinical care and education programs. Many of these
endeavors include collaborative projects with the University
of Oklahoma College of Medicine and Children’s Hospital at
OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City.
Current program and research focus areas include:
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Infectious disease
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Arthritis
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Education
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At-risk newborns
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Diabetes-Obesity
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Digestive health
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Cancer
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Genetics
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Community pediatrics
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Surgery & Emergency
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Autism-ADHD-Down Syndrome
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Lung, kidney and heart disease
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Adolescent medicine
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Eating disorders
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Behavioral medicine
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Child abuse and neglect
Funding for programs is made possible through the efforts
of a dedicated volunteer board and thousands of community volunteers and donors. Through endowments and direct support, Children’s Hospital Foundation is able to recruit and retain nationally and internationally recognized
pediatric physician-scientists to direct research, as well as
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treat patients and train medical students. All funds raised
in Oklahoma stay in Oklahoma to improve the lives of kids
here at home.
Children’s Hospital Foundation is a proud affiliate of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to helping sick children by raising
funds and awareness for 170 member hospitals throughout
North America.
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals organizes and executes thousands of special events and promotions each
year through its dedicated corporate sponsors and media
partners and keeps 100 percent of its donations in the
community where they were raised. Children’s Medical Research Institute and The Children’s Hospital at OU Medical
Center are part of the network hospitals.
The Foundation is currently recruiting endowed chairs and
has naming opportunities available. For more information,
contact Children’s Hospital Foundation toll free 888-229KIDS (5437) or (405) 271-2260.
Member
President and CEO Greg Skuta, M.D.
608 Stanton L. Young Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73104-5065
Phone: (405) 271-6060
Website: www.dmei.org
Benchmarks of Dean McGee Eye Institute Excellence
The Dean McGee Eye Institute is one of the largest and
most respected eye institutes in the United States, providing more than 160,000 patient visits per year from all 77
Oklahoma counties and the surrounding region, and serving more than 7600 surgical patients annually in its state-ofthe-art ambulatory surgery center.
Twenty of the Eye Institute’s ophthalmologists are listed
among the Best Doctors in America.
In 2012, the University of Oklahoma (OU) College of Medicine’s Department of Ophthalmology, which is housed in
the Dean McGee Eye Institute, ranked 14th in the country in
National Institutes of Health funding and 11th in the nation
in cumulative funding from Research to Prevent Blindness.
The Dean McGee Eye Institute’s residency program (in affiliation with the OU College of Medicine) attracts top medical students from throughout the nation. Resident surgical
education has consistently ranked above the 90th percentile nationally. Since 2000, the first-time pass rates on the
American Board of Ophthalmology’s written and oral examinations are 100% and 98% respectively with an average
score on the written examination at the 80th percentile.
The Eye Institute’s Director of Vision Research is a Past President of the International Society for Eye Research, Past Vice
President of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) and a recipient of ARVO’s prestigious
Proctor Medal; two members of the faculty are recent or
current directors of the American Board of Ophthalmology;
three serve on the Board of Trustees of the American Academy of Ophthalmology; one serves as Vice Chair of the Residency Review Committee in Ophthalmology for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; and one is
President of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and
a Past President of the American Glaucoma Society.
The Dean McGee Eye Institute provides more than $1 million of care to needy Oklahomans each year.
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Thomas C. Kupiec, Ph.D., CEO and President
840 Research Parkway, Ste. 551,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104
Toll Free: (866) 362-9778
Phone: (405) 271-6033
Website: www.dnasolutionsusa.com
DNA Solutions, Inc. is a genetic testing laboratory providing
highly discerning services including: relationship and forensic testing in humans and animals. Located at the University
Research Park in Oklahoma City, DNA Solutions provides
unique laboratory solutions to our customers including custom genetic research studies and forensic testing.
DNA Solutions is accredited to the highest standard, ISO
17025. ISO/IEC 17025:2005 sets the international laboratory standard for testing laboratories. In addition, DNA Solutions is a CLIA registered laboratory and has its New York
State Department of Health Laboratory Permit.
DNA Solutions is also
accredited by the
American Association
of Blood Banks (AABB)
for relationship testing. AABB accreditation is granted only
to laboratories that
achieve high quality
performance for relationship testing which
follows strict quality
guidelines that cover
all aspects of parentage testing from initial
specimen collection
to the issuance of the
final results.
The company provides research and development expertise
in the area of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) detection, DNA sequencing for forensics and human and animal
genotyping, bacterial / fungal identification, biological patent infringement and ancestry testing. DNA Solutions maintains the deer registry for North American white-tailed deer
and mule deer breeders as well as providing genotyping services to wildlife enforcement agencies.
One significant distinguishing characteristic of DNA Solutions is the personal client services our company provides.
DNA Solutions prides itself in providing high touch customer service to all of our clients. Our highly skilled and
knowledgeable personnel are accessible to our clients for
questions and explanations regarding results provided to
our clients. DNA Solutions provides services worldwide and
services are legally defendable and meet or exceed the applicable standards for genetic relationship testing.
For over 14 years,
the
innovative
scientists at DNA
Solutions have
been
helping
people discover
the answers contained within the
strands of DNA.
Member
Paula K. Porter, President & CEO
701 NE 13th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Phone: (405)239-2525
Website: www.eastersealsok.org
More than 56 million Americans have a disability which
accounts for approximately 19 percent of the population. Easter Seals Oklahoma is the leading nonprofit
provider of services for individuals with disabilities and
is trying to bridge the gap for the increasing number of
Oklahomans needing services.
prove their ability to remain independent. The program
provides various activities to stimulate minds, promote
social interaction, and keep everyone moving.
Our child development center includes an onsite early intervention and childhood learning program for
children with disabilities as well as typical children. A
new peer integration program was just developed to
increase early intervention and consultation services
are also available for parents and teachers that need
additional support and training on developmental disabilities.
Easter Seals Oklahoma also provides direct financial
assistance for children needing therapy, as well as a variety of rehabilitative equipment that is necessary for a
child’s development. Medical rehabilitation is available
onsite for behavioral, occupational, and speech therapies.
It is our mission at Easter Seals Oklahoma to enhance
the quality of life for children and adults with disabilities so they may live with equality, dignity, and independence. Thanks to the support of the community,
we are able to fulfill our mission.
For more than 88 years, we have been offering help
and hope to children and adults with disabilities and to
the families who love them. Through therapy, training,
education and support services, Easter Seals Oklahoma creates life-changing solutions so that people with
disabilities can live, learn, work, and play.
Our adult day center provides special care for adults
who are unable to care for themselves for extended
periods of time and enables them to maintain or im-
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Thomas A. Harlan, Chairman, President,
and Chief Executive Officer
800 Research Parkway, Suite 340
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Phone: (405)271-3838
Website: www.emergenttechnologies.com
ETI is a regionally-based venture capital and management
services firm that specializes in forming, funding, commercializing, and managing companies for the purpose of converting institutional and university-based technology into
high return ventures. Its unique process matches breakthrough technology with commercialization partners who
can validate the market potential and expeditiously bring
the technology to market. Investors can have confidence
that risks will be reduced and the time to liquidity accelerated because ETI’s process avoids unproven technologies,
large front-end investments, and dependency on the IPO
market.
ETI created its first investment fund, Emergent-OU, Ltd., in
1999 to launch three technologies emanating from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma
City, OK. Its second fund, Emergent Technologies Oklahoma, L.P. was created in 2000 to make further investments in
the first three companies and provided seed capital for the
fourth and fifth companies.
Pure Protein has developed a unique method to produce
soluble HLA protein from human cell lines. The company
is focused on the discovery of new targets to prevent and
treat infectious disease and cancer. Pure Protein’s core
technology platform allows the production of large quantities of immune surveillance proteins and provides unique
insight to the inner workings of diseased cells. It has created
two subsidiaries, Pure Transplant Solutions, L.L.C. and Pure
Vaccine Solutions, L.L.C. The Pure Protein platform enables
a distinct toolset for evaluating and improving vaccines as
well as reducing unwanted allergic reactions from bio therapeutics. www.pureproteinllc.com
Hyalose, L.L.C. has developed unique capabilities for the
recombinant production of hyaluronic acid both in bulk
production using fermentation and in enzymatic synthesis
where a very high level of control is possible in determining
the exact molecule that is synthesized. Controlled enzymatic synthesis also enables the placement of other glycosaminoglycan sugars and unnatural sugars at precisely defined
positions in the sugar chain creating new novel sugar compounds. The company has licensed several genes from different species of bacteria that synthesize hyaluronic acid.
www.hyalose.com
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MedUnison – Formerly known as MedSynergy, MedUnison’s DocSynergy is an online, secure medical community
for physicians and other healthcare providers to dramatically improve the quality of healthcare delivery, while significantly lowering the cost of treatment. The DocSynergy solution harnesses the benefits of distance medicine through
unique technology to enable physicians to tap the expertise
and knowledge of colleagues regardless of location. The
DocSynergy solution is built for the rural physician, the urban specialty group, and physicians working with captured
patients, such as those in correctional facilities. www.medunison.com
Heparinex, L.L.C. is a biopharmaceutical company focusing
on the novel recombinant synthesis of compounds for the
growing anticoagulation market and associated arenas. The
core technology platform was originally discovered and patented by a leading carbohydrate chemist/ glycobiologist at
the University of Oklahoma in 2002. Heparinex’s core platforms employ (a) bacterial production techniques and (b) in
vitro defined polymer syntheses to provide uniquely controlled non-animal sources of genetically customizable heparinoid compounds for drug discovery, therapeutic formulations and medical device applications. www.heparinex.com
Choncept is a biotech company focused on development of
new technology to produce chondroitin from fermentation
of recombinant bacteria to replace the current chondroitin
source of beef and other animal by-products. Chondroitin
produced by the gene patented by Choncept is unsulfated
which can be sulfated to produce chondroitin similar to that
isolated from animal sources. The unsulfated chondroitin
may also be of interest as a biomaterial. Chondroitin produced recombinantly may be significantly less expensive to
produce than current methods that rely on animal by-products. Modified chondroitin, dermatan sulfate, has properties as an anti-coagulant, an important pharmaceutical market. www.choncept.com
Member
Scott Meacham, President & CEO
University Research Park
840 Research Parkway, Suite 250
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Phone: (405)235-2305
800/337-6822 TOLL FREE
800/337-6822 TOLL FREE for Oklahoma
Website: www.i2e.org
i2E, Inc. is a nationally recognized private not-for-profit corporation focused on growing innovative small businesses
in Oklahoma and making a positive impact on the state’s
economy.
Our stated mission is “Investing in Entrepreneurs to build
successful high growth companies in Oklahoma.”
We achieve our mission by working directly with entrepreneurs, researchers and companies to help them commercialize their technologies, launch and grow new businesses
and access needed capital. Our clients like the fact that our
staff consists of experienced entrepreneurs and investors
who have walked in their shoes.
Busy entrepreneurs tell us that our model works for them
because we not only provide high quality business advice,
capital and entrepreneurial development, we act as a portal to other
private and public resources —
making it easier to access the right
information, expertise and investment at the right time.
The results speak for themselves:
Clients enjoy job, revenue and capital growth significantly higher than
the state average. The state benefits from new globally competitive
businesses, high quality jobs and an
enhanced quality of life.
Our History:
Originally founded in 1997, i2E was created to respond to
an Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and
Technology (OCAST) initiative. Since we opened our doors
for business in 1998, i2E has assisted hundreds of entrepreneurs, companies, inventors and researchers turn their innovations into high growth business opportunities for Oklahoma.
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Serving Oklahoma and the southwest since 1925, the Oklahoma Allergy & Asthma Clinic is one of the oldest and largest medical practices in the United States dedicated solely
to the treatment of allergy, asthma and immunology.
The Oklahoma Allergy & Asthma Clinic has nine physicians
on its medical staff; certified or board eligible by the American Board of Allergy & Immunology and are on the teaching
faculty at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine.
The Oklahoma Allergy & Asthma Clinic is one of only a few
allergy groups in the United States with a full-time Nurse
Practitioner who holds a Doctorate and is a pulmonary disease management coordinator consulting with individual
patients about breathing techniques and asthma education. Also on staff is a full-time, registered, licensed nurse
practitioner.
Almost one-fourth of The Oklahoma Allergy & Asthma
Clinic’s patients are referred from outside Oklahoma City
and travel many miles for the sophisticated, high-level allergy and asthma care and to participate in the numerous
research studies.
The Oklahoma Allergy & Asthma Clinic has a Burkard pollen and mold collection instrument on the roof of its main
location and provides the daily counts to the media and the
counts are also posted on the website and on social media.
The Oklahoma Allergy & Asthma Clinic has its central clinic
location on the Oklahoma Health Center campus. Three fullservice satellite clinics are located in Edmond, Norman, and
Northwest Oklahoma City, adjacent to Mercy Hospital.
How is an allergist different than a regular physician? An
allergist is a doctor who is an expert in the diagnosis and
treatment of allergic diseases and conditions. Those conditions include asthma and frequent coughing; hay fever; sinus infections; eye allergies; reactions to food, insect stings
and drugs; and immune system problems that might cause
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Gordon Heiselbetz, COO
750 N. E. 13th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73104-5010
Phone: (405) 235-0040
Website: www.oklahomaallergy.com
Facebook oklahomaallergyandasthmaclinic
Twitter @okallergyasthma
frequent infections. You should see an allergist if you have
any of these conditions.
More than 50 million people in the United States have
these allergic diseases. Although symptoms may not always
be severe, allergies and asthma are serious and should be
treated that way. Many people with these diseases simply
don’t realize how much better they can feel with proper
treatment.
An allergist is trained to find the source of symptoms, treat
it and help patients feel healthy. After earning a medical
degree, the doctor must complete a three-year residencytraining program in either internal medicine or pediatrics.
Then, an allergist completes two or three more years of
study in the field of asthma, allergy and immunology.
Member
ity to recruit marrow registrants from ethnically and agediverse populations.
John Armitage, M.D., President, CEO
1001 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Phone: (405) 278-3100
Website: www.obi.org
Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) is the ninth largest, nonprofit blood center in America. Every drop of blood needed
by patients in more than 140 medical facilities in Oklahoma
is provided by donors with OBI. This includes exclusive service for every hospital in the metro-OKC area. An average of
700 donors a day is required to meet these needs.
Volunteer blood donors give more than a 287,000 units of
blood annually to provide a safe and adequate blood supply. Blood donors with Oklahoma Blood Institute know they
are, literally, saving the lives of their friends, family and coworkers, some who may have no idea they will need blood
in an urgent situation. One blood donation can save as many
as three peoples’ lives.
OBI is responsible for recruiting blood donors, collecting,
processing and testing blood components and transporting
it to hospitals across our state. Random inspections by the
Food & Drug Administration (FDA) confirm the quality of
our operations at every donation site. OBI’s perfect
record through 36 straight inspections validates our
quality exceeding regulatory requirements.
Oklahoma’s first and only umbilical cord blood bank is in the
final phases of FDA accreditation at OBI. It is one of only
24 accredited centers worldwide. Expectant mothers of underserved ethnic descent families now have an opportunity
to donate cord blood. There is no charge to the parents,
and the donation process is simple and painless. During a
blessed time in their own lives, this cord blood center enables Oklahoma families to potentially bring life-saving joy
to someone else’s.
OBI is a vital link in cell therapy, procuring healthy stem cells
for transplants from adult marrow and umbilical cord donations. The future holds great promise as we expand research and treatments partnerships within the healthcare
biosciences industry. Cell therapies and regenerative medicine applications are predicted to revolutionize care for the
most life-threatening diseases. We are uniquely positioned
as a ready-made ‘cell bank’ with hundreds of thousands of
combinations of genetic characteristics among our blood
donors. These giving people may be offered the opportunity to further make a difference in the lives of others as
part of medical research. Oklahoma Blood Institute can accelerate this revolutionary research cost effectively, so that
today’s vision more rapidly becomes the reality of life-enhancing, routine medical treatments.
OBI employs 642 Oklahomans and works with 1,200
volunteers and 2,600 blood drive coordinators. Its
donor centers are located in Ada, Ardmore, Edmond, Enid, Lawton, Norman, central Oklahoma
City (Oklahoma Health Center), north Oklahoma
City and Tulsa. Numerous mobile blood drives are
conducted in conjunction with businesses, schools
and civic groups each week across the state.
Oklahoma Blood Institute is the state’s only affiliate
of Be The Match®, the national marrow donor program. For more than 12,000 Americans each year, a
marrow or stem cell transplant is the only hope for
a cure of a life-threatening blood cancer or other
blood disorder. For the past three years, OBI has
ranked in the top performance tier, due to our abil-
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Member
Terry Taylor, President
800 N. Research Parkway, Suite 400
Oklahoma City, OK 73103
Phone: (405) 271-2200
Website: www.oklahomahealthcenter.com
The mission of the Foundation is to promote innovations in healthcare and science, and to serve as a connector between our member organizations, in order to
raise awareness of the Oklahoma Health Center’s profile among business and governmental entities as a key
driver of economic development.
The Oklahoma Health Center (OHC) is unique, unlike any
other medical center in the United States or even the
world. With an annual economic impact of almost $3
billion in the greater Oklahoma City area, the OHC represents the second largest concentration of employees
and students in Oklahoma — more than 17,000 —larger
than a number of Oklahoma communities.
Chartered in 1965, the Oklahoma Health Center Foundation, Inc. (OHCF) was established to assist the Oklahoma Health Center, and its 23 member entities, in
matters of mutual physical, administrative and planning concerns.
This assistance helps drive the OHC’s potential in attracting and developing biomedical and biotechnical
industries in Oklahoma. From cutting-edge biotechnology companies to government, medical education, patient care and community support institutions, OHCF
serves as the facilitator to 23 world-renowned organizations.
OHCF works closely with many aspects of the campus
and its organizations, serving as a liaison between Federal, State, County and City governments by representing the various interests of the campus.
OHCF is a founding member of the 10th Street Medical Business Corridor, a vital and stabilizing anchor to
north downtown, which links the OHC campus to other
medical facilities in the area, along 10th street.
OHCF is responsible for the implementation of the
campus Master Plan, which seeks to establish the
Oklahoma Health Center as the primary destination
for health care and education and the continued building of a campus that will sustain OHC’s status as a true
major economic engine for the region.
OHCF initiated campus beautification projects with the
creation of parks and adding public art projects throughout the campus. The Treasures For Tomorrow program
began in 2002, and almost $3 million has been raised.
Projects include public art sculptures at Dean McGee
Eye Institute and The Children’s Hospital, and Founders
Plaza at Stiles Park featuring the Beacon of Hope.
OHCF is involved in the plans for a modern and comprehensive way-finding signage project.
Since 2000, more than $534 million in construction
costs have been completed at the campus. OHCF continues to serve as a facilitator between developing
agencies and their surrounding agencies, ensuring the
successful and orderly growth of the campus.
OHCF continues to serve the campus interests as a key
stakeholder through meetings with the City of Oklahoma City in discussing the proposed MAPS 3 streetcar
development and its potential service to the OHC.
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OHCF continues to represent the interests of the OHC
in the successful, revitalization development of downtown Oklahoma City by closely working with the City
of Oklahoma City, the Greater OKC Chamber of Commerce and Downtown OKC, Inc.
Member
Michael Carolina, CEO
755 Research Parkway, Suite 110
Oklahoma City, OK 73104-3612
Local: (405)319-8400
Toll Free: 866-265-2215
In Tulsa: 618 East Third Street, Suite 5
Tulsa, OK 74120 918-576-7650
Website: www.ocast.ok.gov
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ocast.ok.gov
Twitter: www.twitter.com/ocast
The Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science
and Technology (OCAST) was established in 1987 as
the state’s agency for technology-based economic development. OCAST’s mandate is to “expand and diversify Oklahoma’s economy and provide new and higher
quality jobs for Oklahomans” by encouraging “. . . the
development of new products, new processes and
whole new industries in Oklahoma.” (O.S. 74, Sections
5060.1a and 5060.2A)
MISSION
To foster innovation in existing and developing businesses
• by supporting basic and applied research
• by facilitating technology transfer between research laboratories and businesses
• by providing seed capital for innovative firms in the
development of new products or services
• by helping Oklahoma’s small and medium-sized
manufacturing firms become more competitive
through increased productivity and modernization
(O.S. 74, Section 5060.3)
VISION
OCAST funds cutting-edge science and technology
through processes that are recognized nationally and
internationally for demonstrating excellence, objectivity and economic impact. OCAST’s vision is continued
growth and vitality of its basic premise of facilitating
collaborations between state government, universities, start-up companies and established large-scale
firms to develop an entrepreneurial environment which supports technologybased economic development. OCAST’s
strategy includes technologies such
as biosciences, information technology, sensors and electronics, advanced
materials, energy and alternative fuel
sources. Achieving this vision will result
in continued growth of advanced technology companies in the state thereby
increasing Oklahoma’s global competitiveness, per capita income and quality
of life.
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MISSION
Providing quality healthcare with compassion and concern for our patients.
Our mission is to provide the highest quality medical
care to all patients in an atmosphere conducive to the
practice of good medicine. We strive to do this through
our physicians who place the needs of their patients
first and are committed to caring for families, neighborhoods, and communities across the state of Oklahoma.
OUR HISTORY
In 1919, a group of Oklahoma physicians returning from
World War I, decided a new form of health care was
needed in the Oklahoma City area. They envisioned
this form of health care providing quality healthcare
and services to all patients. These six (6) physicians incorporated their experiences from working together
in the war to develop a specialty group practice. This
practice, they believed would enable them to improve
the efficiency and quality of care for their patients.
This new concept was the beginning of our organization, The Oklahoma City Clinic (OCC).
In 1978, the Clinic relocated to its present facility further enhancing its ability to offer medical care to residents throughout the state as well as in the Oklahoma
City area. It has since opened four additional locations
to better serve and provide convenience for our patients.
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John M. Bell, M.D. President
Oklahoma City Clinic (Central Location)
701 NE 10th Street (East of 10th & Lincoln)
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Phone: (405) 280-5550
Website: www.okcclinic.com
Member
Terri White
ODMHSAS Commissioner
1200 N.E. 13th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
Phone: (405) 522-3878
Website: www.odmhsas.org
The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services is responsible for providing
services to Oklahomans who are affected by mental
illness and substance abuse. In fiscal year 2008, the
department provided services to 64,465 individuals –
an increase of nearly 3,600 individuals over the previous year.
The demand for public mental health services exceeds
the capacity of the current treatment system. This has
always been the case, but has been exacerbated in recent years due to a growing public awareness of mental
illness and of the existence of effective treatment; rising healthcare costs; and the state’s growing substance
abuse problem, particularly the brain-damaging use of
methamphetamine and resultant psychotic behavior.
Through the use of proven practices and expansion
of community based services, the department will increase the effectiveness of services and continue to
improve the efficiency of the delivery system. The department’s goal is to ensure access to appropriate care
for all Oklahomans and the recovery of all served.
In the mid-1970s, the concept of “deinstitutionalization” prompted states to increase efforts to utilize outpatient services through Community Mental Health
Centers. This approach has proven to be an effective
means of recovery and a less costly method to provide
services as compared to long-term inpatient care in a
hospital setting.
Today, over 60,000 individuals receive services from
the department each year. Of those, only about 5 percent require hospital care. The vast majority take part
in mental health and substance abuse outpatient programs, targeted community based services, prevention
efforts and educational initiatives.
In fact, Oklahoma has become a national leader in several areas of community based services including the
implementation of programs for assertive community
treatment, alternative criminal justice initiatives such
as drug and mental health courts, and comprehensive
services for children and families.
In many ways, Oklahoma already is “ahead of the
curve” in terms of treatment success for people with
mental illness or substance abuse problems. With a
focus on community-based and proven practices, and
emphasis on treatment across the lifespan, from children to the elderly, more Oklahomans with mental illness and substance abuse problems are being served
than ever before.
The ODMHSAS was established through the Mental
Health Law of 1953, although publicly supported services to Oklahomans with mental illness date back
to early statehood. Until the mid-1960s, the primary
means to treat mental illness was institutionalization
in large state hospitals. On an average day in 1960,
nearly 6,400 Oklahomans were in the state’s mental
hospitals.
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Member
Stephen M. Prescott, M. D., President
825 N.E. 13th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Phone: (405)271-7400
Website: www.omrf.org
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What if there was a place solely focused on research?
A place where collaboration could thrive and ideas
could grow? Where the stage was set for life-changing
discoveries?
There is.
It’s the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation.
•
OMRF scientists hold 700 US and international
patents and have developed two FDA-approved drugs.
•
The Scientist magazine named OMRF among
the “Best Places to Work” for postdocs and in academia in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
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For our work on rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, the National Institutes of Health has designated
OMRF as one of only nine Autoimmunity Centers of Excellence in the US.
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Our internationally recognized cardiovascular
biologists are studying how blood-vessel formation impacts heart disease and breast and colon cancer.
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Researchers at OMRF have identified more
than 25 genes associated with lupus and five linked to
Sjögren’s syndrome.
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Physicians in OMRF’s Multiple Sclerosis Center
of Excellence offer the region’s most comprehensive
center for researching and treating MS.
•
OMRF is seeking novel methods of preventing
age-related macular degeneration, hearing loss, osteoarthritis and diabetes.
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For 12 consecutive years, OMRF has earned
a four-star rating—the highest possible score—from
Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator.
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With 18 vertical wind turbines that generate
85,000 kilowatt hours of energy each year, OMRF’s research tower is home to the world’s largest wind farm.
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Our new biorepository holds more than 1 million patient samples in a massive freezer that maintains
a constant temperature of -112 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Scientists at OMRF led the largest genetic experiment ever in the field of lupus research, working
with 50 scientists in 6 countries to study biological
samples gathered from 15,000 patients.
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OMRF has discovered an experimental medication to treat a deadly form of brain cancer. The investigational new drug is currently in clinical trials.
OMRF. Discoveries that make a difference.
Member
Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics
Frank Wang, Ph.D., President
The Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics
1141 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104
Phone: (405) 521.6436
Website: www.ossm.edu
Only one of a handful of high schools of its kind in the
nation, the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics is a unique learning institution for Oklahoma
students. OSSM is Oklahoma’s public, tuition-free, residential high school for juniors and seniors with exceptional abilities in mathematics and science.
The school’s residency program is designed to encourage an atmosphere of informal interaction among peers
and foster each student’s highest potential. The availability of laboratories, along with evening and weekend
programs of interest, challenge students and stimulate
studies.
OSSM was created by the Oklahoma Legislature in 1983
and is funded by the state. The school is governed by
a Board of Trustees, which is appointed by legislative
leaders and the governor. Although the history of the
school is grand, the wonderfully gifted students are at
the heart of OSSM. Since its inception 22 years ago,
students have matriculated from all of Oklahoma’s 77
counties.
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The campus is located on a 32-acre site near the state
capitol and adjacent to the teaching and scientific research resources of the Oklahoma Health Center. In the
summer of 2000, the school completed a $25 million
campus building program. The classrooms and offices
of the historic Lincoln School were restored through a
unique partnership with Oklahoma patrons, organizations, businesses and government entities and is now
called the Manning Academic Center. Students live in
the school’s Dan Little Residence Hall that accommodates 144 students and faculty families. OSSM also has
a gymnasium, Bernice Shedrick Library and Samson Science and Discovery Center, which houses physics and
chemistry laboratories. The dormitory has expanded to
allow the school to house 100+plus additional students
per year should funding become available from the
state to ensure the school’s future and keep the dream
alive for Oklahoma’s best and brightest students.
OSSM is committed to building a strong academic foundation for each student. While in residence at OSSM,
students are required to complete successfully four and
one-half units of science, two units of mathematics,
one-half unit of computer science, two units of English,
two units of history, two units of a foreign language, one
unit of fine arts, and two units of physical education.
Each science class features a two-or-three-hour weekly
laboratory experience. Students receive five and onehalf days of academic instruction every week. Students
must also receive satisfactory participation reports in
both campus and community service and a total of 120
hours are required for graduation.
The graduates of OSSM have already left their indelible
marks on Oklahoma. Of the more than 1,300 OSSM
graduates since the first class, 300 are engineers and
nearly 100 are medical doctors. More than 50 have
earned Ph.D.s and 75 have served in the U.S. armed forces. Eighty-five percent of these graduates have careers
in science, math, engineering and technology. More than
half now work or live in the state and 10 graduates have
begun their own businesses in Oklahoma.
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Member
Terry Cline, Ph.D.
Commissioner
1000 N.E. 10th
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
Phone: (405)271-4200
Website: www.health.ok.gov
A Day in the Life of Public Health…
From the time you get up in the morning till you go to
bed at night, public health is involved in your life:
•When you got up this morning, you made food
choices for breakfast. We provide you messages on
healthy food choices.
•You have a yearning for that cigarette you are trying to give up. We work with the Oklahoma Tobacco
Helpline to help you quit smoking.
•Hopefully, you brushed your teeth. We work with
communities to fluoridate water supplies.
•You got in the car and buckled in your children, put
the baby in the car seat, and buckled your own seatbelt. We encourage seat belt use and provide car
seats to those who need them.
•You dropped the kids off at school. All should have
their mandated immunizations to protect them from
childhood diseases. We provide immunizations.
•You go to work where most of your colleagues seem
to be sick. We investigate disease outbreaks.
•You go to lunch at a local restaurant. We inspect food
service facilities.
•You decide not to go back to work – since everyone’s sick anyway – so you think you’ll get that tattoo you’ve been dreaming about. We license tattoo
artists.
•You decide to visit your grandmother to show off
your new tattoo. She’s at a local nursing facility. We
license nursing homes.
•You pick the kids up from the after-school program.
It’s one that works with the health department to
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provide lots of physical activity and healthy snacks.
•You stop off at the grocery store where you see a
friend selecting fresh fruits and produce. You know
she’s on WIC, the special nutrition program for women, infants and children. We administer the program.
•You start to prepare dinner. You wash your fruits and
vegetables to help prevent contamination from E.
coli bacteria. The Public Health Laboratory analyzes
food specimens during foodborne illness outbreaks.
•Your sister calls and says she has enrolled in the Children First program. This is a special nurse visitation
program provided by county health departments to
visit first-time mothers in their home and teach them
about caring for their new baby.
•After dinner you go for a walk and let the kids ride
their bikes. Public health partners with communities
to encourage safe sidewalks and bike trails to promote physical activity.
•While outside, you make sure everyone has used insect repellent containing DEET to prevent mosquito
bites and tick bites. We investigate cases of West Nile
virus caused by mosquito bites, and Rocky Mountain
spotted fever, caused by tick bites.
•You put the baby to bed in a crib that meets current
federal safety standards and is free of bumper pads
so the baby cannot suffocate. You place the baby on
its back, the safest position. We provide education
on child safety.
•On the 10 o’clock television news, you learn that
HIV continues to be of concern in Oklahoma. Public
health provides testing for HIV.
•Overnight, a tornado hits your community. When
you turn on the radio the next morning, you hear
messages that your local health department will be
providing tetanus shots for those involved in the
cleanup.
So indeed, public health is at work every day to keep
Oklahomans healthy!
Charles L. Spicer, Jr.,
Member
FACHE
President and Chief
Executive Officer of
OU Medical System
Jon Hayes, MHA, CMPE
Chief Executive Officer of
The Children’s Hospital at
OU Medical Center
OU Medical Center
700 NE 13th, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
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The Children’s Hospital at OU Medical Center
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Oklahoma City, OK 73104
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OU MEDICAL CENTER—Oklahoma City’s largest and most
comprehensive hospital—is the major referral center in
central and western Oklahoma for adults and children. We
provide a full range of hospital services for every patient,
from the smallest neonate to the most critically ill senior.
We’ve been in the community for more than 100 years, and
envision the next century to be as productive as the first as
we grow with our city and community.
With more specialists in more fields than any other hospital in
the state, we’re making sure Oklahomans are alive and well.
Our adult services boast an award-winning tradition of applying innovative treatments to the care of patients in a full
range of specialties, including the state’s only Level One
Trauma Center and one of the first certified comprehensive
stroke centers in the country.
OU Medical Center is recognized for its excellence in neurology and neurosurgery, sleep disorders, orthopedics, cancer
treatment, critical care and many other areas.
Our patients have the advantage of being cared for by some
of the premier experts in their field of medicine. Our staff
works as a team, leading health care and taking what we do
to another level of medicine.
The Children’s Hospital at OU Medical Center is Oklahoma’s
only comprehensive, freestanding pediatric medical center where pediatricians, pediatric specialists and pediatric
sub-specialists have been caring for Oklahoma’s children
for nearly 90 years. Children’s is home to Oklahoma’s only
pediatric emergency department, and has the state’s largest staff of Child Life specialists who help promote development and minimize the stress of hospitalization.
For expectant families we offer care in our Women’s & Newborn Center at Children’s Hospital. From the easiest of pregnancies to the most complicated, our staff is experienced in
caring for mothers and babies. If a baby needs extra care,
she is an elevator ride away from the highest level Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit in the state.
The Children’s Hospital provides medical care found nowhere else, and excels in specialties like cancer, orthopedics, urology, epilepsy and heart disease.
Our staff and affiliated physicians train tomorrow’s health
care professionals, conducting innovative medical research
and providing compassionate, quality patient care.
Oklahoma City is alive and well, and OU Medicine is at its heart.
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Member
1200 N. Phillips Ave., Suite 2900
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Phone: (405) 271-3932
Website: www.oumedicine.com
OU Physicians is part of OU Medicine, combining academic
knowledge and advanced health care. With more than 560
doctors, OU Physicians is the state’s largest physician group.
The practice encompasses almost every adult and child specialty. Many OU Physicians have expertise in the management of complex conditions that is unavailable anywhere
else in the state, region or sometimes even the nation. Some
have pioneered surgical procedures or innovations in patient
care that are world firsts and many are conducting groundbreaking research to develop new treatments and cures.
More than 175 of our doctors are OU Children’s Physicians.
The majority of them are board-certified in children’s specialties, and many provide pediatric-specific services unavailable elsewhere in the state. Many children with birth
defects, critical injuries or serious diseases who can’t be
helped elsewhere come to OU Children’s Physicians. Oklahoma doctors and parents rely on OU Children’s Physicians
depth of experience, nationally renowned expertise and
sensitivity to children’s emotional needs.
In 2009, OU Children’s Physicians opened a new state-ofthe-art facility on the OU Health Sciences Center campus.
A year and a half later, the Children’s Atrium was opened
creating a new entrance to not only the children’s physician
offices, but the hospital as well. The following year, the final
piece of this construction project was completed with the
opening of the Samis Education Center, further enhancing
the campus’ ability to provide the highest quality education
services to faculty, staff and students.
Many OU Physicians see patients through specialty centers
like The Peggy and Charles Stephenson Cancer Center and
Harold Hamm
Diabetes Center.
The
Cancer
Center building represents
the
largest
public-private
biomedical initiative in Oklahoma history.
The 210,000
square-foot facility provides
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Brian
Lynn
Office
Brian Maddy, Chief Executive Officer
and Lynn Mitchell, M.D., Chief Medical Officer
patient-center care, offering the most advanced cancer
detection and treatment technology, the largest and most
experienced group of cancer specialists, a wide array of supportive services and an environment that provides a warm
and comforting experience for patients and caregivers.
Members of the Cancer Center - including faculty from OU
Health Sciences Center, OU Norman, OU Tulsa, Oklahoma
State University and the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation - conduct innovative and nationally-funded cancer
research in the basic, clinical and population sciences.
Harold Hamm serves as the focal point for coordinating and
expanding numerous avenues of research, patient care, education and prevention that are required to address the diabetes epidemic in a comprehensive manner. The Center offers outreach efforts throughout the state, partnering with
communities and other agencies both inside and outside the
University of Oklahoma. The Center was established by the
University of Oklahoma with the goal of promoting the wellbeing of all people with or at high risk for diabetes in Oklahoma, regardless of ethnic background or financial status.
OU Physicians see patients in their offices at the OU Health
Sciences Center and in Edmond, Midwest City and other cities around Oklahoma. When hospitalization is necessary,
they often admit patients to OU Medical Center. Many also
care for their patients in other hospitals around the metro
area. OU Physicians serve as faculty at the University of
Oklahoma College of Medicine and train the region’s future
physicians.
For more information about OU Medicine, including OU
Physicians and OU Children’s Physicians, go to www.oumedicine.com.
OU Physicians faculty and staff are employed by the University of Oklahoma, one of Oklahoma’s largest employers.
The university attracts leading faculty and staff from around
the world. To view job opportunities within OU Physicians,
go to this site: www.oumedicine.com/ouphysicians/job-opportunities
Member
Tom Gray, President & CEO
655 Research Parkway, Suite 500
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Phone: 405-319-8150
Fax: 405-319-8168
Website: www.phfokc.com
Founded in 1985 with the vision of creating a premier
medical center in Oklahoma City, the Presbyterian
Health Foundation has invested over $118 million in
medical education and research in Oklahoma. This
investment has led to medical breakthroughs which
touch the lives of individuals and families in communities across the state and nation. It has also brought
exciting economic opportunities by positioning Oklahoma at the forefront of genetic research and biotechnology.
Proceeds from the 1985 sale of the Presbyterian Hospital were used to create a foundation which would enhance medical research and education in the state of
Oklahoma. Trustees of the Presbyterian Hospital continued with the newly formed foundation and believed
the potential for excellent health could become the
norm, rather than the exception, for all people.
Nearly 30 years later, Trustees of the Foundation continue to share a set of values, expectations, and modes
of behavior refined under strong leadership and forged
by a long history of success that has made a tremendous impact on the people of Oklahoma.
Over the last decade, Presbyterian Health Foundation developed the PHF Research Park which contains
700,000 square feet of wet lab and office space and
provides a place for researchers to translate discovery
to solutions, putting science to work solving a specific
human health need.
Following the 2013 sale of the PHF Research Park to the
University of Oklahoma, the Foundation has returned
to focusing its efforts on supporting scientific research
and medical education at the Oklahoma Health Center
Campus.
The purpose of the foundation is to provide resources
and to encourage the development of medical education and research programs, conducted primarily in
Oklahoma. The Foundation concentrates its support in
four areas:
• Medical Research
• Medical Education
• Community Health Programs
• Technology Transfer
Researchers, mentors, administrators and leaders in
biotech companies are all part of a community of people who bring to life the ideas of PHF’s mission. PHF
will continue its mission to support excellent biomedical science where discovery may be translated to therapies that save and enhance human life.
Today, the disclosures in good science, evidenced
based knowledge, yield brand new widened horizons
of human existence.
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Member
Serving Children and Families since 1984
Susan Adams, President & Chief Executive Officer
1301 NE 14th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
Phone: (405) 424-6873
Family Room phone (405) 271-2215
Website: www.rmhokc.org
When a child is hospitalized or receiving ongoing medical
treatment, we believe the love and support of family is as
powerful as the strongest medicine.
Unfortunately for most parents, being with a hospitalized
child means eating out of vending machines and sleeping
in chairs or bearing the expense of hotel rooms.
That is why Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Oklahoma City is here.
Keeping families together . . . when they need it most
At 78% of the world’s leading children’s hospitals, families
benefit from at least one RMHC Core Program.
The Children’s Hospital is served by the 15-BR Ronald
McDonald House which has been located at NE 14th St and
Lottie for 30 years.
• At our House, families can have a bedroom of their
own with a comfortable bed, a family-style kitchen
with home-cooked meals, and laundry facilities for
their personal use.
• Worried moms and dads can talk to one another,
sharing their hopes and fears.
• For the child who is sick or injured, having a Ronald
McDonald House means that they can rest easier,
knowing that mom and dad are nearby.
The Ronald McDonald Family Room®, located on the sixth
floor of The Children’s Hospital, opened in 2008 for dayuse respite services. Parents can relax and regroup just
steps away from their child’s bedside.
The positive, comforting environment of both facilities
allows the families to focus on their children’s healing process. Services are available to any family with
a child 21 years of age or younger receiving medical
treatment in Oklahoma City area, regardless of their
economic status. Ronald McDonald House Charities of
Oklahoma City relies on donors and the community for
support of daily operations. No family is ever turned away
due to the lack of finances.
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The organization offers career opportunities within
the charity, at the House and Family Room to help
with the daily operations. For open positions, please
visit www.rmhcokc.org/contact/careers. Interested
candidates should submit a resume to [email protected].
Member
Dean Gandy, Chief Executive Officer
University Hospitals Authority & Trust
PO Box 26307
Oklahoma City, OK 73126
Phone: 405-271-4962
Website: www.universityhospitalsauthority.com
The University Hospitals Authority and Trust are a state
agency and a public trust of the state of Oklahoma. Key
facts:
• Formed as part of an historic agreement more than
a decade and a half ago that united the state, a private corporation (HCA) and the University of Oklahoma in a partnership that created the OU Medical Center and united the adult hospitals with The
Children’s Hospital at OU Medical Center.
• Mission - To be a catalyst for medical excellence,
to support medical education and research and to
help assure quality health care for all Oklahomans.
• Through its leadership, state and federal resources
are maximized to ensure a dependable source of
revenue for growth and development with a goal
of supporting improved health for every Oklahoman.
• The Authority and Trust provide support for important educational enhancements, for key research
and health care advancements and for critical capital improvement projects at the OU Health Sciences Center
Key projects funded to date include:
• Construction of the new Children’s Atrium. This
beautiful, architectural gem will serve as a new
front door for The Children’s Hospital at OU Medical Center and the OU Children’s Physicians Building, as well as a unique space catering to the young
patients of both facilities and their families.
• Construction of Samis Education & Conference Center for the OUHSC campus, completed in 2012. It’s
three-story design provides state-of-the-art meeting rooms, board rooms and auditorium space to
accommodate a wide variety of meeting needs.
• Support of facility enhancement and expansion
project for Dean McGee Eye Institute
• The OU Children’s Physicians Building, completed
in 2009. Located at the corner of NE 13th and Phillips, it provides 336,000 square feet of state-of-theart medical office space designed specifically with
the needs of young patients and their families in
mind. It is home to more than 100 pediatric specialists and the first free-standing first, freestanding, pediatric multi-specialty, medical office building in the state.
• Support of the new Clinical Skills Testing and Education Center at the OU Health Sciences Center, in
conjunction with other generous donors. This facility offers cutting-edge medical simulation equipment and facilities, as well as a new robot-assisted
surgical training facility.
• Support of Phase Two of the Stanton L. Young Biomedical Research Center. A hub of research of activity on campus, the facility more than doubled in
size with the completion of phase two, providing
more research space where top scientists continue
their nationally and internationally renowned work
in biomedicine, cancer, genetics and more.
• The OU Physicians Building, completed in 2001. Located at the corner of NE 10th and Phillips, the OU
Physicians Building is home to more than 130 physicians, with expertise in a wide range of medical
specialties. The building provides an environment
where patient care and the newest technology
come together under one roof.
• A facility enhancement project for the OU College
of Dentistry that included much-needed upgrades
and technological enhancements aimed at elevating the training of Oklahoma’s future dentists to a
new level of excellence.
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Member
Dewayne Andrews, M.D.
Senior Vice President,
Executive Dean, College of Medicine
P. O. Box 26901
Oklahoma City, OK 73126
Phone: (405) 271-3223
Website: www.ouhsc.edu
In education, research and patient care, the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center is the state’s
premier academic health center and regional leader
in meeting the challenges of 21st-century health care.
The most concentrated source of medical expertise in
Oklahoma, the OU Health Sciences Center’s new facilities and new technology -- plus an internationally
prominent faculty -- place it at the leading edge of the
nation’s institutions of medical education.
One of only four comprehensive academic health centers in the nation with seven professional schools, the
OU Health Sciences Center serves more than 3,800
students enrolled in more than 70 health professions,
graduate and undergraduate programs on the Oklahoma City campus and at the Schusterman Center at
the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa. In addition, more
than 700 physicians are receiving residency training in
Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Research, training grants and
contracts, and sponsored program activities at the OU
Health Sciences Center totaled more than $120 million
in FY 2013. With a budget of over $870 million, OUHSC
employs more than 1,200 full time faculty and 4,000
staff.
More than half of all NIH expenditures in the state of
Oklahoma result from OU Health Sciences Center research.
The OU Health Sciences Center serves as the state’s
training facility for physicians, biomedical scientists,
nurses, dentists, pharmacists and a wide range of allied health and public health professionals.
The OU Health Sciences Center is known for its research programs in cellular and molecular medicine,
gene regulation, structural biology, cancer, diabetes,
microbiology and immunology, vision, cardiovascular
physiology, neuroscience and pharmaceutical sciences.
The center’s growing faculty and facilities offer unparalleled opportunities for students, patient care and the
development of the biomedical industry in Oklahoma.
OU Health Sciences Center-developed technology is
advancing the economy of Oklahoma. Companies that commercialize
technology created by OU Health Sciences Center researchers have been
established in Oklahoma City.
OU has become one of the primary
centers in the world for genome studies, with the Norman campus contributing to the human genome project
and the OUHSC campus providing a
number of microbial pathogen genomes. The OU Health Sciences Center ranks second in the world for the
number of microbial genomes being
sequenced.
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Two-thirds of all Oklahoma physicians, half of the
state’s dentists and a significant percentage of Oklahoma’s other health care professionals earned their degrees from the OU Health Sciences Center. In addition,
the seven OU Health Sciences Center colleges are the
primary source of continuing education for the state’s
health care professionals.
Member
The scientists, scholars and clinicians appointed to the
OU Health Sciences Center faculty stand at the leading
edge of their profession. They not only train the next
generation of health care providers and researchers,
With cancer being one of the leading causes of death in
the United States, The Peggy and Charles Stephenson
Cancer Center opened in June 2011. This cancer center
allows the people of Oklahoma to receive world-class
treatment without leaving the state and is staffed with
some of the nation’s finest cancer physicians. It offers
state-of-the-art technology, unparalleled cancer research programs, and bench-to-bedside care.
many are themselves practicing professionals actively
involved in improving the lives and health of Oklahomans.
The clinical practice of the OU College of Medicine is
provided through OU Physicians. These physicians represent the largest multi-specialty medical group in the
state with more than 500 physicians, offering almost
every adult and child specialty. OU Physicians accepts
referrals from across the state and region and care for
hospital patients at the OU Medical Center. OU Children’s Physicians is an integral part of OU Physicians.
The Harold Hamm Diabetes Center is a comprehensive
treatment, research, and educational facility dedicated
to eliminating and controlling the effects of all types
of diabetes. The Diabetes Center is at the forefront in
diabetes-related research, and OUHSC physician researchers are specialists in diabetes care and utilize
cutting edge research for the best treatment available
research.
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