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Heritage College of Osteopathic Medical students provide blood pressure screening at the Bricks at Irvine Hall, around 1982-83. . #throwbackthursday #tbt#CareLeadsHere #OUHCOM#OhioUniversity #medschool#medstudent #bloodpressure #healthscreening . (photograph@ouhcom)

During first grade, every week on Saturdays, I started going to the hospital with my mom. . I think what stuck with me, is her relationship with her patients. I don’t understand how, but, every time she walks in the room with the patient, they seemed to be relieved. . I mean she has over 2000 patients, and she remembers all their names, all their stories, for every one of them, and uses that to incorporate medicine. It seems like medicine is almost an afterthought. . One time I was with her in the hospital; and she has always tried to teach me things; so, we were doing an echocardiogram of the heart to see if there was a hole in the wall of the heart. . So, they shook up some saline and injected it, and you looked at the [heart on the screen], and it comes in as a bunch of bubbles rushing up. And if the bubbles cross from one side of the heart to the other. There’s a hole in the heart. . I saw the bubbles, cross, and I was like, “wait, that’s what we’re looking for! Right, mom?” She said, “yep that’s it.” . That first feeling of it all making sense was surreal, and I was hooked. . I want to be in a field where there’s a lot of person to person interactions, so I can do those same things for my patients, as I’ve seen my mom do for hers. That’s very important to me. . Anytime I am stressed, I think about the fact that my mom had me when she was in residency; at the hardest point of her medical journey. And, my dad sacrificed whatever job he had to take me to the hospital to breastfeed. I don’t want to let them down. I want to keep working to be the physician that my mom is. . Jonathan Major, OMS II; SOMA, Pre-SOMA Director; Future Physicians for Patients, Service Learning Chair; Medical Mentors, Secretary . #HumansofOUHCOM#careleadshere#ouhcom#ohiouniversity#osteopathicmedicine#medstudent #ouhcomlife #mother #patients, #hospital #medicine . (photograph @justsrijita)

Our first and second year med students associated with the Pediatrics Club hosted a "Doctor for a Day" event at Nelsonville Public Library. . One of the goals of the workshop was to spark the children’s interest in the field of medicine. The students taught the youth how to use various medical tools like the blood pressure cuff, stethoscope and otoscope. . They also gave a quick lesson on basic human anatomy, while blowing bubbles and running around the room. . #OUHCOM#osteopathic #nelsonvillepubliclibrary #athens#ohio#appalachia#pediatricsclub#careleadshere#medschool #medicine . (photograph @justsrijita)

Our OU-HCOM Student Affairs department, the osteopathic service fraternity Sigma Sigma Phi, our Student Government Association and OMS-I/OMS-II class officers work with Athens County Children's Services to help make some children's holiday's a little brighter. . Local children shared their wish list with our family at OU-HCOM. Sigma Sigma Phi, Heritage College students, faculty and staff donated gifts to be distributed through Athens County Children Services' annual Santa Tree project. . #OUHCOM#osteopathic#athenscountychildrenservices #athens#ohio #appalachia#santaproject#careleadshere#medschool #medicine . (photographs @facun)

Students of Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine attend Anatomy Lab, circa 1983. . #throwbackthursday #tbt#CareLeadsHere #OUHCOM#OhioUniversity #medschool#medstudent #anatomyab #biology . (photograph @ouhcom)

In Columbus, Ohio, during my undergraduate years at Ohio State, and I found out about Humans of New York. I was very inspired so, I created a project called People of Columbus. . I remember the first time I approached a stranger; I expected them to shun me immediately. But everybody was so much more open and positive. And I started to learn so much about so many people. . Over three years, I would take time to go out to photograph people and interview some others. I remember catching people at very raw moments; sometimes, I even wasn't ready for it. . The project had started because I wanted Facebook likes; I was fresh into college, and I wanted something to set myself apart. And I had no idea it would turn into this opportunity that has now helped me understand my family, my friends, and helped me get into medical school. . So, when I got to OUHCOM, the Office of Inclusion at the Ohio University Athens campus gave me a platform to continue the project in the context of the med school and its students—called Faces and Stories of OUHCOM. . This was a massive opportunity for me to not only work for the Office of Inclusion and promote diversity, but also a way to get to know a lot of my classmates and the faculty. . And the biggest takeaway for me has been that everybody shares so much in common. Whatever the political affiliation, whatever the specialty or future aspiration, at the end of the day, everybody's got the same set of structure to life and there are so many similarities that we overlook. . On that note, my advice to incoming students would be: be intentional about your conversations; be rawer with each other, because people are better than you think they are. . Ziyue Wang, OSM-II; Class President; Inclusion Scholar . #HumansofOUHCOM#careleadshere#ouhcom#ohiouniversity#osteopathicmedicine#medstudent #ouhcomlife #humansofnewyork #inclusionscholar #diversity #facesandstoriesofOUHCOM . (photograph @justsrijita)

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40 Things to Know: We dance

Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine students attend The Heritage Ball at the Baker Ballroom, Saturday, January 9, 2015 in Athens, Ohio.

Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine students attend The Heritage Ball at the Baker Ballroom, Saturday, January 9, 2015 in Athens, Ohio.

Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine students attend The Heritage Ball at the Baker Ballroom, Saturday, January 9, 2015 in Athens, Ohio.

Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine students attend The Heritage Ball at the Baker Ballroom, Saturday, January 9, 2015 in Athens, Ohio.

Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine students attend The Heritage Ball at the Baker Ballroom, Saturday, January 9, 2015 in Athens, Ohio.

Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine students attend The Heritage Ball at the Baker Ballroom, Saturday, January 9, 2015 in Athens, Ohio.

Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine students attend The Heritage Ball at the Baker Ballroom, Saturday, January 9, 2015 in Athens, Ohio.

Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine students attend The Heritage Ball at the Baker Ballroom, Saturday, January 9, 2015 in Athens, Ohio.

The Heritage Ball at the Baker Ballroom

The Heritage Ball at the Baker Ballroom

The Heritage Ball at the Baker Ballroom

The Heritage Ball at the Baker Ballroom

The Heritage Ball at the Baker Ballroom

The Heritage Ball at the Baker Ballroom

The Heritage Ball at the Baker Ballroom

The Heritage Ball at the Baker Ballroom

The Heritage Ball at the Baker Ballroom

The Heritage Ball at the Baker Ballroom

The Heritage Ball at the Baker Ballroom

The Heritage Ball at the Baker Ballroom

The Heritage Ball at the Baker Ballroom

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