Executive Dean’s Message
Dear members of the Class of 2022,
Congratulations on becoming a student at the Ohio University Heritage College of
Osteopathic Medicine. You were chosen over many other outstanding applicants, and this is an
accomplishment of which you can be very proud.
You are now part of an esteemed heritage that stretches back over four decades to an
inaugural class of 24 students who began medical school in Athens in 1976. With the opening
of our campuses in Dublin in 2014 and Cleveland in 2015, our college has grown dramatically.
But our commitment to training more high-quality physicians to address the most pervasive
health care needs in our state and our nation has not wavered.
Our Pathways to Health and Wellness Curriculum puts our college at the forefront of medical
education. And you, as the inaugural class to train under this innovative new curriculum,
are leading the way as we prepare our students to succeed as a physician in today’s rapidly
changing health care environment. It truly is an exciting time to be entering the Heritage
College as a first-year student!
Your next four years will be both rigorous and rewarding. You will work closely with your
classmates and our faculty in the research, gross anatomy and simulation labs; in lectures
and small-group sessions; and out in the community and around the state on rotations at our
clinical training sites. These experiences will be every bit as important to your education as
your individual scores on assignments and exams.
You have chosen a profession dedicated to improving human health and lives. In this
ceremony, we welcome you as a member of the osteopathic medical community, a
distinguished group of professionals committed to excellence in patient care and the well-
being of our communities. There is no better place to learn the art and science of osteopathic
medicine than at the Heritage College in Athens, Cleveland and Dublin.
On behalf of the college, I extend our best wishes for your continued success.
Kenneth H. Johnson, D.O.
Executive Dean, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Chief Medical Affairs Officer, Ohio University
September 23, 2018
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