Closing the health care gap across the state by expanding access is at the heart of our mission.
At Oklahoma State University, the health of people, animals and the land we share is all connected.
As a land-grant university with a mission to serve, Oklahoma State University sees health as a whole picture. A virus in livestock, a contaminant in a stream and a shortage of rural doctors may look like separate problems, but they’re threads of the same story. One Health is how OSU follows those threads, bringing together the expertise needed to solve challenges no single field can solve alone.
ONE MISSION. EVERY ANGLE.
That work brings the university’s strengths into one network. Veterinarians at the College of Veterinary Medicine catch disease where it often starts. The Center for Health Sciences trains physicians and other health professionals to serve rural, tribal and underserved communities. The Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources protects the food on our tables and the soil beneath our feet. The Human Performance and Nutrition Research Institute turns discoveries in nutrition and performance into healthier lives. And OSU Extension takes it all into our communities across the state.
Together, these teams take on some of the toughest threats of our time: viruses that jump between species, pollutants that harm plants, animals and people, and drug-resistant infections that put essential medicines at risk. Rooted in the Cowboy Code, they all work side by side, because the answers live where their disciplines meet.
FROM OKLAHOMA, FOR THE WORLD
The impact of One Health starts close to home. OSU ranks No. 1 in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report, for the share of its medical graduates practicing where health professionals are scarce. A $16 million federal grant is training even more primary care physicians for the communities that need them most.
A nationally recognized partnership with the Cherokee Nation has become a model for rural medical education. OSU Medicine Virtual Care and Project ECHO are closing the distance between specialists and small towns. And in Tulsa, OSU Center for Health Sciences is helping build a $550 million Academic Medical District to expand care for the underserved.
From there, the work reaches outward. By connecting animal and human health data, OSU helps spot emerging threats at their source. Because here, caring for one means caring for all.
