Meet the first U.S. medical school – and the first GHHS Chapter – with a Cherokee Nation Campus
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In this episode, we talk with two leaders at a one-of-a-kind medical school: Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah, the first medical school to be on tribally affiliated land. Gold Humanism Honor Society Director Louisa Tvito interviews interim Dean Dr. Natasha Bray and GHHS Chapter President Alex Douglas. OSU inducted its first GHHS members in 2022. Learn about the campus' unique curriculum, the story behind its beginnings and purpose, and the particular challenges facing Native Americans in accessing humanistic care. 
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