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The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

OU Health Sciences · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) is the flagship academic healthcare and biomedical research center of the state of Oklahoma, located in Oklahoma City. Encompassing seven health professional colleges and the NCI-designated Stephenson Cancer Center, OUHSC is a national powerhouse in oncology clinical trials, diabetes metabolic research, neuroscience, and vision science at the Dean McGee Eye Institute.

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Key institutional metrics

Founded / Established
1910
Student Population
3,300+
International Ratio
4%
Academic Staff
1,150+
Location
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Academic overview & strategic disciplines

OUHSC features seven distinct colleges: the College of Medicine, the College of Pharmacy, the College of Dentistry, the Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing, the Hudson College of Public Health, the College of Allied Health, and the Graduate College. Its campus integrates major clinical hospitals including OU Health University of Oklahoma Medical Center and Oklahoma Children's Hospital.

Research admissions & international qualifications

Admissions to professional healthcare programs require centralized applications (AMCAS, PharmCAS, AADSAS, NursingCAS, SOPHAS). Prerequisites include comprehensive college coursework in biology, organic chemistry, biochemistry, and physics, along with standardized examinations (MCAT, DAT, GRE) and situational judgment assessments.

Featured degrees, scholarships & fellowships (6)

Featured faculty researchers (3)

Dr. Gary E. Raskob

Senior Vice President and Provost & Regents Professor of Biostatistics
Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost

Dr. Gary Raskob is provost of OUHSC, an internationally preeminent clinical epidemiologist specializing in the prevention and antithrombotic management of venou...

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Dr. Robert S. Mannel

Director of Stephenson Cancer Center & Professor of Gynecologic Oncology
Stephenson Cancer Center

Dr. Robert Mannel is a leading gynecologic oncologist who led the Stephenson Cancer Center to achieve prestigious National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation, l...

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Dr. David W. Parke II

Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology & Former CEO of American Academy of Ophthalmology
Dean McGee Eye Institute

Dr. David Parke is a distinguished vitreoretinal surgeon and ophthalmic leader who directed the Dean McGee Eye Institute, advancing ophthalmic microsurgical tra...

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Important advisory & disclaimer

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