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They will explore the feasibility of creating a regional Ohio University Heritage College campus in the Kettering Health service area. The two organizations hope to improve community care across the state, especially in the southwest Ohio region. “This affiliation is focused on improving health for the people of Ohio,” said Mike Gentry, president and CEO of Kettering Health. “By scaling a trusted relationship with the HCOM, we’ll grow the health care workforce, expand access to care, and support statewide health priorities through education, research and clinical innovation.” https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2026/01/19/ohi... Most Memorable Bobcat Events Attended 2010 97-83 win over Georgetown in NCAA 1st round 2012 45-13 victory over ULM in the Independence Bowl 2015 34-3 drubbing of Fiami @ Peden with 25,086 fans 2023 10-7 near shutout of Iowa State @ Solich Field 2025 17-10 defeat of WVU @ Peden in front of 26,740 Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 15,789 Status: Offline     RE: HCOM Expanding to Dayton?    Posted: 5/31/2026 2:54:08 PM  I suspect that this initiative in SWO is at least in part a reaction to the new osteopathic medical school planned for Xavier University. The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top SBH General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Post Count: 4,692 Status: Offline     RE: HCOM Expanding to Dayton?    Posted: 6/2/2026 9:04:04 AM  That'll make our good friends at Wright State happy. Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 15,789 Status: Offline     RE: HCOM Expanding to Dayton?    Posted: 6/2/2026 10:58:10 AM  SBH wrote: That'll make our good friends at Wright State happy. Ah, Wrong State Medical School. The stories I could tell. This school only exists because of the late Senator Robert Byrd's desire to build a medical school at Marshall University. Six other schools qualitied for the seven-year federal startup money under what in West Virginia was known as the "Marshall Medical School Bill." Only cities with state universities and VA Hospitals qualified. The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top Athens General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Alexandria, VA Post Count: 5,459 Status: Offline     RE: HCOM Expanding to Dayton?    Posted: 6/4/2026 12:23:55 PM  OhioCatFan wrote: I suspect that this initiative in SWO is at least in part a reaction to the new osteopathic medical school planned for Xavier University. I don't know about that. The draw for Xavier's new osteopathic school is that its the first Jesuit affilated osteopathic medical school in the United States if you appeal to the Jesuit mission. The tuition is projected to be 60k and there is no in-state break. HCOM in-state is roughly 42k while out-of-state is 61k. Xaiver's new school will probably draw from places like Chicago and Indianapolis. It won't be particularly big either with a goal of graduating 1,300 doctors by 2038 which is about 150 a year once the program ramps up. Most Memorable Bobcat Events Attended 2010 97-83 win over Georgetown in NCAA 1st round 2012 45-13 victory over ULM in the Independence Bowl 2015 34-3 drubbing of Fiami @ Peden with 25,086 fans 2023 10-7 near shutout of Iowa State @ Solich Field 2025 17-10 defeat of WVU @ Peden in front of 26,740 Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 15,789 Status: Offline     RE: HCOM Expanding to Dayton?    Posted: 6/4/2026 2:38:41 PM  Athens wrote: OhioCatFan wrote: I suspect that this initiative in SWO is at least in part a reaction to the new osteopathic medical school planned for Xavier University. I don't know about that. The draw for Xavier's new osteopathic school is that its the first Jesuit affilated osteopathic medical school in the United States if you appeal to the Jesuit mission. The tuition is projected to be 60k and there is no in-state break. HCOM in-state is roughly 42k while out-of-state is 61k. Xaiver's new school will probably draw from places like Chicago and Indianapolis. It won't be particularly big either with a goal of graduating 1,300 doctors by 2038 which is about 150 a year once the program ramps up. OU-HCOM does not like the idea of another osteopathic college in Ohio. They may not be direct competition in any way, as you point out, but the history of the work that the Ohio Osteopathic Association did over decades to get an osteopathic medical school in Ohio makes many D.O.s in the state have a very proprietary feeling toward the school in Athens. A graduating class of 150 is about average for a medical school these days. For many years, OU-HCOM had 100 in its graduating classes, before the expansion and adding the new campuses. The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top Athens General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Alexandria, VA Post Count: 5,459 Status: Offline     RE: HCOM Expanding to Dayton?    Posted: 6/5/2026 1:57:13 PM  OhioCatFan wrote: Athens wrote: OhioCatFan wrote: I suspect that this initiative in SWO is at least in part a reaction to the new osteopathic medical school planned for Xavier University. I don't know about that. The draw for Xavier's new osteopathic school is that its the first Jesuit affilated osteopathic medical school in the United States if you appeal to the Jesuit mission. The tuition is projected to be 60k and there is no in-state break. HCOM in-state is roughly 42k while out-of-state is 61k. Xaiver's new school will probably draw from places like Chicago and Indianapolis. It won't be particularly big either with a goal of graduating 1,300 doctors by 2038 which is about 150 a year once the program ramps up. OU-HCOM does not like the idea of another osteopathic college in Ohio. They may not be direct competition in any way, as you point out, but the history of the work that the Ohio Osteopathic Association did over decades to get an osteopathic medical school in Ohio makes many D.O.s in the state have a very proprietary feeling toward the school in Athens. A graduating class of 150 is about average for a medical school these days. For many years, OU-HCOM had 100 in its graduating classes, before the expansion and adding the new campuses. Xavier is barely in Ohio but OK. The idea of going into Kettering with another osteopathic branch I think has more to do with OU-HCOM having run through its other priorities for facilities and another campus is a potential next step for the oteteopatic college if I'm looking at the timeline. 2011 OU reveives the 105 million dollar gift from HCOM. 2012 Dublin Campus approved. 2014 First Dublin medical class. 2015 First Cleveland medical class. 2016 New osteopatic campus appears on campus master plan. 2021 Hertiage Hall new Athens campus opens. 2023 HCOM gives OU another $70 million. 2027 Translational Research Center opens. If opening extensions was a dream and a new campus on Athens beyond a dream OU-HCOM has already delivered on that. What else can the school do? HCOM in Kettering is now on the menu as another step the college could take. SW Ohio is a large enough population center to support it. Demand for medical school graduates is at an all time high with a large aging population. To follow on with sports in the 2016 campus master plan its one area the university hasn't tackled that much yet and that is why I believe there is a push on the football side to start placing projects into the pipeline. An addition to the Convo is in the 2016 master plan and I would bet it will announced fairly soon now the academic priorities are satisfied. https://www.ohio.edu/sites/default/files/sites/planning/f... Most Memorable Bobcat Events Attended 2010 97-83 win over Georgetown in NCAA 1st round 2012 45-13 victory over ULM in the Independence Bowl 2015 34-3 drubbing of Fiami @ Peden with 25,086 fans 2023 10-7 near shutout of Iowa State @ Solich Field 2025 17-10 defeat of WVU @ Peden in front of 26,740 Back to Top Flat Tire General User Member Since: 12/24/2006 Post Count: 144 Status: Offline     RE: HCOM Expanding to Dayton?    Posted: 6/21/2026 8:44:21 PM  j Last Edited: 6/21/2026 8:50:10 PM by Flat Tire Back to Top Flat Tire General User Member Since: 12/24/2006 Post Count: 144 Status: Offline     RE: HCOM Expanding to Dayton?    Posted: 6/21/2026 8:49:07 PM  OhioCatFan wrote: SBH wrote: That'll make our good friends at Wright State happy. Ah, Wrong State Medical School. The stories I could tell. This school only exists because of the late Senator Robert Byrd's desire to build a medical school at Marshall University. Six other schools qualitied for the seven-year federal startup money under what in West Virginia was known as the "Marshall Medical School Bill." Only cities with state universities and VA Hospitals qualified. Do you realize the difference between a real Medical School and an osteopathic program? In Ohio, THE Ohio State University (The Flagship and Land Grant University for Ohio); Case Western Reserve and the U of Cincinnati have medicals schools. The Ivy League Schools have Medical Schools, not osteopathic programs. Even Liberty University has an osteopathic School, osteopathic schools are a dime a dozen. Back to Top mid70sbobcat General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Post Count: 816 Status: Offline     RE: HCOM Expanding to Dayton?    Posted: 6/22/2026 12:33:50 AM  Flat Tire wrote: OhioCatFan wrote: SBH wrote: That'll make our good friends at Wright State happy. Ah, Wrong State Medical School. The stories I could tell. This school only exists because of the late Senator Robert Byrd's desire to build a medical school at Marshall University. Six other schools qualitied for the seven-year federal startup money under what in West Virginia was known as the "Marshall Medical School Bill." Only cities with state universities and VA Hospitals qualified. Do you realize the difference between a real Medical School and an osteopathic program? In Ohio, THE Ohio State University (The Flagship and Land Grant University for Ohio); Case Western Reserve and the U of Cincinnati have medicals schools. The Ivy League Schools have Medical Schools, not osteopathic programs. Even Liberty University has an osteopathic School, osteopathic schools are a dime a dozen. Decades ago there was a difference. There are 44 accredited osteopathic medical schools in the United States. These schools offer the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree, which is equivalent to the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree in terms of practice rights and responsibilities. So, 44 makes then a dime a dozen? My niece was accepted into both MD and DO programs and chose DO. Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 15,789 Status: Offline     RE: HCOM Expanding to Dayton?    Posted: 6/22/2026 9:52:23 AM  mid70sbobcat wrote: Flat Tire wrote: OhioCatFan wrote: SBH wrote: That'll make our good friends at Wright State happy. Ah, Wrong State Medical School. The stories I could tell. This school only exists because of the late Senator Robert Byrd's desire to build a medical school at Marshall University. Six other schools qualitied for the seven-year federal startup money under what in West Virginia was known as the "Marshall Medical School Bill." Only cities with state universities and VA Hospitals qualified. Do you realize the difference between a real Medical School and an osteopathic program? In Ohio, THE Ohio State University (The Flagship and Land Grant University for Ohio); Case Western Reserve and the U of Cincinnati have medicals schools. The Ivy League Schools have Medical Schools, not osteopathic programs. Even Liberty University has an osteopathic School, osteopathic schools are a dime a dozen. Decades ago there was a difference. There are 44 accredited osteopathic medical schools in the United States. These schools offer the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree, which is equivalent to the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree in terms of practice rights and responsibilities. So, 44 makes then a dime a dozen? My niece was accepted into both MD and DO programs and chose DO. Thanks for helping to stamp out ignorance. For a little historical background on osteopathic medicine, let me refer you to an article that I wrote back in 1977: https://sites.ohio.edu/denbow/Documents/PackingMoreProefe... The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 15,789 Status: Offline     RE: HCOM Expanding to Dayton?    Posted: 6/22/2026 10:02:24 AM  Flat Tire wrote: OhioCatFan wrote: SBH wrote: That'll make our good friends at Wright State happy. Ah, Wrong State Medical School. The stories I could tell. This school only exists because of the late Senator Robert Byrd's desire to build a medical school at Marshall University. Six other schools qualitied for the seven-year federal startup money under what in West Virginia was known as the "Marshall Medical School Bill." Only cities with state universities and VA Hospitals qualified. Do you realize the difference between a real Medical School and an osteopathic program? In Ohio, THE Ohio State University (The Flagship and Land Grant University for Ohio); Case Western Reserve and the U of Cincinnati have medicals schools. The Ivy League Schools have Medical Schools, not osteopathic programs. Even Liberty University has an osteopathic School, osteopathic schools are a dime a dozen. Why don't you tell Murray Goldstein, D.O., retired director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke that he didn't graduate from a real medical school. Or, maybe go to the OU-HCOM branch campus in Cleveland and tell the folks at the Cleveland Clinic that they associated themselves with a fake medical school. In both cases you'd be in for a rude awakening. The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 15,789 Status: Offline     RE: HCOM Expanding to Dayton?    Posted: 6/22/2026 10:07:19 AM  Flat Tire sounds like someone from WVU who says Marshall is not a "real university." I bet there are still folks in Huntington who refer to WVU as "The University." Ignorance is hard to eradicate. The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top OUs LONG Driver General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Copley, OH Post Count: 716 Status: Offline     RE: HCOM Expanding to Dayton?    Posted: 6/22/2026 10:56:16 AM  OhioCatFan wrote: Flat Tire sounds like someone from WVU who says Marshall is not a "real university." I bet there are still folks in Huntington who refer to WVU as "The University." Ignorance is hard to eradicate. OCF, correct me if I'm wrong but don't many DO's take the USMLE exam in addition to the COMLEX? I believe my wife did that as a way to show competitiveness with MDs during the residency interview process. She went on to a fellowship at the NIH under one of the founders of her field, is now double board certified, and a partner of her practice so the Osteopathic path worked out OK for her. Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 15,789 Status: Offline     RE: HCOM Expanding to Dayton?    Posted: 6/22/2026 11:13:21 AM  OUs LONG Driver wrote: OhioCatFan wrote: Flat Tire sounds like someone from WVU who says Marshall is not a "real university." I bet there are still folks in Huntington who refer to WVU as "The University." Ignorance is hard to eradicate. OCF, correct me if I'm wrong but don't many DO's take the USMLE exam in addition to the COMLEX? I believe my wife did that as a way to show competitiveness with MDs during the residency interview process. She went on to a fellowship at the NIH under one of the founders of her field, is now double board certified, and a partner of her practice so the Osteopathic path worked out OK for her. Completely correct. Also, DOs take the same state medical examine in Ohio, and most other states, as MDs. Read my history article linked above, and it'll put it all into context for you. Only real differences these days is greater emphasis on primary care, a more holistic approach, and teaching of manipulative medicine as an additional modality. The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 15,789 Status: Offline     RE: HCOM Expanding to Dayton?    Posted: 6/22/2026 11:28:51 AM  Flat Tire wrote: [Do you realize the difference between a real Medical School and an osteopathic program? In Ohio, THE Ohio State University (The Flagship and Land Grant University for Ohio); Case Western Reserve and the U of Cincinnati have medicals schools. The Ivy League Schools have Medical Schools, not osteopathic programs. Even Liberty University has an osteopathic School, osteopathic schools are a dime a dozen. . There are also MD schools in Ohio at Toledo and the Northeast Ohio Medical University that began as a consortium between Akron, KSU and Youngstown and until fairly recently took high school graduates into a six-year M.D. program. And, of course, Wrong State University. The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top Flat Tire General User Member Since: 12/24/2006 Post Count: 144 Status: Offline     RE: HCOM Expanding to Dayton?    Posted: 6/22/2026 8:36:23 PM  mid70sbobcat wrote: Flat Tire wrote: OhioCatFan wrote: SBH wrote: That'll make our good friends at Wright State happy. Ah, Wrong State Medical School. The stories I could tell. This school only exists because of the late Senator Robert Byrd's desire to build a medical school at Marshall University. Six other schools qualitied for the seven-year federal startup money under what in West Virginia was known as the "Marshall Medical School Bill." Only cities with state universities and VA Hospitals qualified. Do you realize the difference between a real Medical School and an osteopathic program? In Ohio, THE Ohio State University (The Flagship and Land Grant University for Ohio); Case Western Reserve and the U of Cincinnati have medicals schools. The Ivy League Schools have Medical Schools, not osteopathic programs. Even Liberty University has an osteopathic School, osteopathic schools are a dime a dozen. Decades ago there was a difference. There are 44 accredited osteopathic medical schools in the United States. These schools offer the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree, which is equivalent to the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree in terms of practice rights and responsibilities. So, 44 makes then a dime a dozen? My niece was accepted into both MD and DO programs and chose DO. Well, take a look at the below link. I hate to use Wiki, but do you see a major respected academic institution on the list? I see Pikeville U in KY; Campbell; Liberty and Ohio U which are not nationally ranked schools like Duke and the Ivy League schools that have Medical Schools. I will give you MSU and OK State, but the rest of them are mystery schools. Maybe Ohio U should name their school The Sam Shepard School since he is the most infamous DO from Ohio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_osteopathic_colleges This is my last post on this subject. Back to Top mid70sbobcat General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Post Count: 816 Status: Offline     RE: HCOM Expanding to Dayton?    Posted: 6/22/2026 10:27:21 PM  Flat Tire wrote: mid70sbobcat wrote: Flat Tire wrote: OhioCatFan wrote: SBH wrote: That'll make our good friends at Wright State happy. Ah, Wrong State Medical School. The stories I could tell. This school only exists because of the late Senator Robert Byrd's desire to build a medical school at Marshall University. Six other schools qualitied for the seven-year federal startup money under what in West Virginia was known as the "Marshall Medical School Bill." Only cities with state universities and VA Hospitals qualified. Do you realize the difference between a real Medical School and an osteopathic program? In Ohio, THE Ohio State University (The Flagship and Land Grant University for Ohio); Case Western Reserve and the U of Cincinnati have medicals schools. The Ivy League Schools have Medical Schools, not osteopathic programs. Even Liberty University has an osteopathic School, osteopathic schools are a dime a dozen. Decades ago there was a difference. There are 44 accredited osteopathic medical schools in the United States. These schools offer the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree, which is equivalent to the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree in terms of practice rights and responsibilities. So, 44 makes then a dime a dozen? My niece was accepted into both MD and DO programs and chose DO. Well, take a look at the below link. I hate to use Wiki, but do you see a major respected academic institution on the list? I see Pikeville U in KY; Campbell; Liberty and Ohio U which are not nationally ranked schools like Duke and the Ivy League schools that have Medical Schools. I will give you MSU and OK State, but the rest of them are mystery schools. Maybe Ohio U should name their school The Sam Shepard School since he is the most infamous DO from Ohio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_osteopathic_colleges This is my last post on this subject. Good choice on making that your last post! When you're wrong, you're WRONG!!! Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 15,789 Status: Offline     RE: HCOM Expanding to Dayton?    Posted: 6/22/2026 11:18:34 PM  mid70sbobcat wrote: Flat Tire wrote: mid70sbobcat wrote: Flat Tire wrote: OhioCatFan wrote: SBH wrote: That'll make our good friends at Wright State happy. Ah, Wrong State Medical School. The stories I could tell. This school only exists because of the late Senator Robert Byrd's desire to build a medical school at Marshall University. Six other schools qualitied for the seven-year federal startup money under what in West Virginia was known as the "Marshall Medical School Bill." Only cities with state universities and VA Hospitals qualified. Do you realize the difference between a real Medical School and an osteopathic program? In Ohio, THE Ohio State University (The Flagship and Land Grant University for Ohio); Case Western Reserve and the U of Cincinnati have medicals schools. The Ivy League Schools have Medical Schools, not osteopathic programs. Even Liberty University has an osteopathic School, osteopathic schools are a dime a dozen. Decades ago there was a difference. There are 44 accredited osteopathic medical schools in the United States. These schools offer the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree, which is equivalent to the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree in terms of practice rights and responsibilities. So, 44 makes then a dime a dozen? My niece was accepted into both MD and DO programs and chose DO. Well, take a look at the below link. I hate to use Wiki, but do you see a major respected academic institution on the list? I see Pikeville U in KY; Campbell; Liberty and Ohio U which are not nationally ranked schools like Duke and the Ivy League schools that have Medical Schools. I will give you MSU and OK State, but the rest of them are mystery schools. Maybe Ohio U should name their school The Sam Shepard School since he is the most infamous DO from Ohio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_osteopathic_colleges This is my last post on this subject. Good choice on making that your last post! When you're wrong, you're WRONG!!! His father is probably an old-school MD who got his degree from The University (you know, the one in Morgantown). I bet he won't bother to read my article. Lot's of ignorant people, just like to stay that way. [I've always gotten along well with Flat Tire on this board because he and I share an interest in Marshall, but he's gone off the deep end on this one.] The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top mid70sbobcat General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Post Count: 816 Status: Offline     RE: HCOM Expanding to Dayton?    Posted: 6/23/2026 9:56:52 AM  OhioCatFan wrote: mid70sbobcat wrote: Flat Tire wrote: mid70sbobcat wrote: Flat Tire wrote: OhioCatFan wrote: SBH wrote: That'll make our good friends at Wright State happy. Ah, Wrong State Medical School. The stories I could tell. This school only exists because of the late Senator Robert Byrd's desire to build a medical school at Marshall University. Six other schools qualitied for the seven-year federal startup money under what in West Virginia was known as the "Marshall Medical School Bill." Only cities with state universities and VA Hospitals qualified. Do you realize the difference between a real Medical School and an osteopathic program? In Ohio, THE Ohio State University (The Flagship and Land Grant University for Ohio); Case Western Reserve and the U of Cincinnati have medicals schools. The Ivy League Schools have Medical Schools, not osteopathic programs. Even Liberty University has an osteopathic School, osteopathic schools are a dime a dozen. Decades ago there was a difference. There are 44 accredited osteopathic medical schools in the United States. These schools offer the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree, which is equivalent to the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree in terms of practice rights and responsibilities. So, 44 makes then a dime a dozen? My niece was accepted into both MD and DO programs and chose DO. Well, take a look at the below link. I hate to use Wiki, but do you see a major respected academic institution on the list? I see Pikeville U in KY; Campbell; Liberty and Ohio U which are not nationally ranked schools like Duke and the Ivy League schools that have Medical Schools. I will give you MSU and OK State, but the rest of them are mystery schools. Maybe Ohio U should name their school The Sam Shepard School since he is the most infamous DO from Ohio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_osteopathic_colleges This is my last post on this subject. Good choice on making that your last post! When you're wrong, you're WRONG!!! His father is probably an old-school MD who got his degree from The University (you know, the one in Morgantown). I bet he won't bother to read my article. Lot's of ignorant people, just like to stay that way. [I've always gotten along well with Flat Tire on this board because he and I share an interest in Marshall, but he's gone off the deep end on this one.] I'm old enough to recall when an MD looked down on a DO as if they were second class doctors. His Sam Sheppard comment was totally inappropriate. Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 15,789 Status: Offline     RE: HCOM Expanding to Dayton?    Posted: 6/23/2026 4:00:30 PM  mid70sbobcat wrote: OhioCatFan wrote: mid70sbobcat wrote: Flat Tire wrote: mid70sbobcat wrote: Flat Tire wrote: OhioCatFan wrote: SBH wrote: That'll make our good friends at Wright State happy. Ah, Wrong State Medical School. The stories I could tell. This school only exists because of the late Senator Robert Byrd's desire to build a medical school at Marshall University. Six other schools qualitied for the seven-year federal startup money under what in West Virginia was known as the "Marshall Medical School Bill." Only cities with state universities and VA Hospitals qualified. Do you realize the difference between a real Medical School and an osteopathic program? In Ohio, THE Ohio State University (The Flagship and Land Grant University for Ohio); Case Western Reserve and the U of Cincinnati have medicals schools. The Ivy League Schools have Medical Schools, not osteopathic programs. Even Liberty University has an osteopathic School, osteopathic schools are a dime a dozen. Decades ago there was a difference. There are 44 accredited osteopathic medical schools in the United States. These schools offer the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree, which is equivalent to the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree in terms of practice rights and responsibilities. So, 44 makes then a dime a dozen? My niece was accepted into both MD and DO programs and chose DO. Well, take a look at the below link. I hate to use Wiki, but do you see a major respected academic institution on the list? I see Pikeville U in KY; Campbell; Liberty and Ohio U which are not nationally ranked schools like Duke and the Ivy League schools that have Medical Schools. I will give you MSU and OK State, but the rest of them are mystery schools. Maybe Ohio U should name their school The Sam Shepard School since he is the most infamous DO from Ohio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_osteopathic_colleges This is my last post on this subject. Good choice on making that your last post! When you're wrong, you're WRONG!!! His father is probably an old-school MD who got his degree from The University (you know, the one in Morgantown). I bet he won't bother to read my article. Lot's of ignorant people, just like to stay that way. [I've always gotten along well with Flat Tire on this board because he and I share an interest in Marshall, but he's gone off the deep end on this one.] I'm old enough to recall when an MD looked down on a DO as if they were second class doctors. His Sam Sheppard comment was totally inappropriate. Maybe he just graduated from an online course at FlybyNight University and Industrial School in advanced trolling. The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top BillyTheCat General User Member Since: 10/6/2012 Post Count: 10,847 Status: Offline     RE: HCOM Expanding to Dayton?    Posted: 6/23/2026 8:39:20 PM  mid70sbobcat wrote: OhioCatFan wrote: mid70sbobcat wrote: Flat Tire wrote: mid70sbobcat wrote: Flat Tire wrote: OhioCatFan wrote: SBH wrote: That'll make our good friends at Wright State happy. Ah, Wrong State Medical School. The stories I could tell. This school only exists because of the late Senator Robert Byrd's desire to build a medical school at Marshall University. Six other schools qualitied for the seven-year federal startup money under what in West Virginia was known as the "Marshall Medical School Bill." Only cities with state universities and VA Hospitals qualified. Do you realize the difference between a real Medical School and an osteopathic program? In Ohio, THE Ohio State University (The Flagship and Land Grant University for Ohio); Case Western Reserve and the U of Cincinnati have medicals schools. The Ivy League Schools have Medical Schools, not osteopathic programs. Even Liberty University has an osteopathic School, osteopathic schools are a dime a dozen. Decades ago there was a difference. There are 44 accredited osteopathic medical schools in the United States. These schools offer the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree, which is equivalent to the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree in terms of practice rights and responsibilities. So, 44 makes then a dime a dozen? My niece was accepted into both MD and DO programs and chose DO. Well, take a look at the below link. I hate to use Wiki, but do you see a major respected academic institution on the list? I see Pikeville U in KY; Campbell; Liberty and Ohio U which are not nationally ranked schools like Duke and the Ivy League schools that have Medical Schools. I will give you MSU and OK State, but the rest of them are mystery schools. Maybe Ohio U should name their school The Sam Shepard School since he is the most infamous DO from Ohio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_osteopathic_colleges This is my last post on this subject. Good choice on making that your last post! When you're wrong, you're WRONG!!! His father is probably an old-school MD who got his degree from The University (you know, the one in Morgantown). I bet he won't bother to read my article. Lot's of ignorant people, just like to stay that way. [I've always gotten along well with Flat Tire on this board because he and I share an interest in Marshall, but he's gone off the deep end on this one.] I'm old enough to recall when an MD looked down on a DO as if they were second class doctors. His Sam Sheppard comment was totally inappropriate. Yes, and that really wasn’t that long ago. Personally, in my lifetime, I’ve liked my doctors who were DO’s and actually search for them when I need a new family doctor. (Mine had a habit of dying). 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