The Oklahoma Health Center

COLLABORATION
INNOVATIVE
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 Table of Contents Welcome Letter
4
Partnerships that pay
off; OSSM partners
with STEM
6-7
OMRF, OBI partner
to fight rheumatoid
arthritis
8-9
Around the Oklahoma
Health Center
10, 12
Collaboration saves
an eye and a life; a
DMEI story
14-15
Creating a
Collaborative Culture;
Mind Meld and
Symposium
16-17
Oklahoma Health
Center Foundation
Members
18-29
Oklahoma Health
Center Campus Map
30-31

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Comprehensive patient care,
research, and training
Every day, the University of Oklahoma
Health Sciences Center educates
more than four thousand students and
residents to strengthen our state’s
healthcare workforce; discovers new
treatments for disease; and provides
Oklahomans a unique resource for
highly skilled, compassionate care
across all children’s, women’s and
adult specialties.

OUHSC is dedicated to improving the

quality of life for those we serve -- both
today and for future generations.

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 In 2017
, we are celebrating a
significant milestone in
the life of the Oklahoma
Health Center and the Oklahoma Health Center Foundation.
In April, the nationally renowned Brookings Institute and the
Project for Public Spaces completed an intensive 18-month
study on Oklahoma City’s emerging innovation district
concluding the area is the prime location for new high tech
research and economic development, encompassing the bio-
tech, healthcare, medical education, energy and aviation indus-
tries. The district encompasses 1.3 square miles which includes
the Oklahoma Health Center and, across I-235, Automobile
Alley, a bustling area of retail and commercial development.
The Oklahoma Health Center Foundation’s Board of Directors
voted to restructure and assume responsibility for the development
and oversight of this new district after the report was released in April
of 2017. Partners in funding the study were the Greater Oklahoma
City Chamber, Presbyterian Health Foundation, City of Oklahoma
City and the Alliance for Economic Development of Oklahoma
City. Community partners included Oklahoma Medical Research
Foundation and the University of Oklahoma.
The study pointed out, “GE, Devon Energy, Continental Resources,
OMRF, OUHSC, and four of the five largest pharmaceutical companies
David R. Harlow
CEO, BankFirst Corp.
4 Oklahoma Health Center Foundation
in the metro area are within walking distance of one another. The
district’s proximity to downtown, to the headquarters of several global
firms, and to Bricktown, the Boathouse District, and other amenities
creates the opportunity to bolster collaboration and attract talented
workers, particularly within the technology and energy sectors.
Amenity-rich Automobile Alley is an ideal location in which to
increase the region’s tech sector and entrepreneurial class. Moreover,
the co-location of the research park and GE’s technology center offers
a rich opportunity to establish a stronger link between engineering, oil
and gas, and medical technologies.”
The study further commented, “Oklahoma City is poised to
organize itself to be a fierce competitor in the innovation economy
and to build a stronger regional economy as a result-if it has the
vision and will to do so. The city has demonstrated its capacity
to coalesce around bold ambitions before, rallying to build the
Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum, investing in
its downtown, and passing multiple rounds of the Metropolitan
Area Projects (MAPS) initiative to finance major redevelopment,
infrastructure, and school improvements. It is again time to channel
that collective spirit to grow a more inventive, entrepreneurial, and
inclusive Oklahoma City economy.”
We invite you to get involved and consider joining us on this
important initiative.
Terry W. Taylor
President, Oklahoma Health Center Foundation
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 Partnerships that pay off
Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics
partners with STEM supporters
The best word to describe the Oklahoma
School of Science and Mathematics (OSSM) is
awesome. OSSM just graduated its 26th class,
and this class was most definitely awesome.
Over $8 million in total scholarships spread
among 64 students was offered, 27 Presi-
dential Service Award Winners, 19 National
Merit Finalists, four National Merit Scholar-
ship Awardees, two College Board Advanced
Placement National Scholars and one Fleming
Scholar helped make this class shine.
OSSM is a state-funded, residential high
school for junior and senior students with
exceptional ability in science and math who
plan to pursue careers in STEM-related
fields. STEM stands for Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics. Students from
across the state have the opportunity to apply
to OSSM during their sophomore year at their
home high schools. Admission to the school
is a highly competitive process. Approximate-
ly 250-300 young adults apply each year for
some 70-80 placements. Eighty-five percent of
OSSM alumni have remained in technical/sci-
entific fields in their career pursuits and most
have chosen to remain in Oklahoma.
One of the many wonderful benefits of
attending OSSM is the school’s Mentorship
Program. OSSM partners with businesses
and institutions that support and promote
STEM. Twenty-three students participated in
mentorships this past school year. A mentor-
ship at OSSM is a learning experience that
allows students to participate in independent
research and to get hands-on experience in
their field of interest outside of the classroom.
Mentorships have been a part of the academic
program at the Oklahoma School of Science
and Mathematics since the first graduating
class in 1992. Some of our mentors this year
included Dr. Doris M. Benbrook at the Uni-
versity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center;
Dee Wu, OUHSC Department of Radiological
Services; Katy Howe, GE Global Research
Center; Cameron Brown and Sean Kelly, Of-
fice of Management and Enterprise Services;
and Dr. Martin-Paul Agbaga and Blake Ran-
dall, OUHSC Dean McGee Eye Institute.
“The school can’t go it alone. We know
how to inspire the students in the classroom
and the mentorship participants take it to the
next level,” said OSSM President Dr. Frank
Wang. “It has to be a partnership because the
students will be looking for jobs in Oklahoma
in the STEM fields, and we want our partners
to have a vested interest.”
OSSM sits on 32 acres in the heart of Okla-
homa City in what is now called the Innova-
tion District, putting it in close proximity to
the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences
Center and the Oklahoma Medical Research
Foundation as well as many other science and
technology-based organizations. Our location
is an enormous benefit to students who have
the opportunity to work alongside nationally
acclaimed researchers, physicians, engineers
and businesspeople. Students spend at least
four hours per week during the school year
working on projects that are assigned and
supervised by the mentor. At the end of the
mentorship, the student must give an oral
presentation and write a publishable paper
that summarizes his or her project.
Partners like GE, Devon Energy, Boeing,
Oklahoma Blood Institute and others all have
expanded their reach by supporting STEM
education opportunities for students across
Oklahoma. They realize the importance of in-
vestment in students going forward and wish
to be a part of the overall program to inspire,
teach and recognize the next generation of
scientists and engineers in Oklahoma.

LEFT: Katherine Liebl with mentor Dee Wu, OUHSC Department of Radiological Services, “Commu-
nication, Computing and Medical Literature”. CENTER: Matt Blaylock and Michael Anoke, “Spiers
New Technology: What I Learned in Boating School was...”. RIGHT: Joy Oshomuvwe, center, with
mentors Amy Bosley, left, and Dr. Doris Benbrook, “Effectiveness of OK-1 Compared to ABT-737 in
Cervical Cancer Cells”. FAR RIGHT: Dessi Stefanova, right, with mentor Katy Howe, GE Global Re-
search Center, “The Basics of Electrical Engineering and Practical Applications.”

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 OSSM Stands Out
This year’s class (2017)
received numerous awards
and achievements and earned
scholarships in excess of
$9 million:

• One Student with a Perfect

SAT Score
• Three Oklahoma
Foundation for Excellence
Academic
• All-State Scholars
• Four National Merit
Scholarship Awardees
• Nineteen National Merit
Scholar Finalists
• Six National Merit
Commended Scholars
• Six United States
Presidential Scholars
Program Candidates
• Twenty-nine College Board
Advanced Placement
Scholars
• Twenty-one Oklahoma
State Regents for Higher
Education Scholars
• One Fleming Scholar

“The school can’t go it

alone. We know how to
inspire the students in
the classroom and the
mentorship participants
take it to the next level,”
said OSSM President Dr.
Frank Wang. “It has to
be a partnership be-
cause the students will
be looking for jobs in
Oklahoma in the STEM
fields, and we want our
partners to have a vest-
ed interest.”

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 OMRF, OBI partner to
fight rheumatoid arthritis
The Oklahoma Medical Research Founda- said James, who also serves as a StopRA individuals from
tion and the Oklahoma Blood Institute have investigator. ever becoming RA
joined forces to combat rheumatoid arthritis. OBI’s Bio-Linked initiative has made this patients.
The institutes will utilize OBI’s new soft- early screening possible. Unveiled in late Coming off
ware system, Bio-Linked, to match willing 2016, Bio-Linked is a unique software system the promising
blood donors with researchers at OMRF in which OBI’s generous blood donors are initial response,
to build a volunteer group for StopRA, an matched with medical research projects like
OMRF and OBI
innovative U.S.-based prevention trial for StopRA.
are working to
rheumatoid arthritis. The trial is funded by “This was created because we know there is
secure funding for
the National Institute of Allergy and Infec- a great need for people who are willing to par-
tious Diseases, part of the National Institutes ticipate in research,” said OBI Vice President another round of
of Health, through its Autoimmunity Centers of Quality Management and New Business screening. OBI President and CEO
of Excellence program. Ventures Charles Mooney. “Our blood donors “It is enormous- John Armitage, M.D.

Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, is a chronic
“We didn’t know how we could screen a large number
of healthy individuals to see if they’re walking around
with this risk factor to address the disease before it
develops. That led to this beautiful partnership with
OBI.” OMRF’s Dr. Judith James said.
illness characterized by inflammation of the
lining of the joints. The symptoms include
pain, swelling and stiffness in the joints, and
ultimately the disease can result in loss of
function and disability. While little is known
about how RA develops, studies show some
people at risk for the disease can be identified
through testing for an autoantibody called
‘anti-CCP.’
“We know that individuals with this protein
in their blood are at a higher risk,” said Judith
James, M.D., Ph.D., OMRF’s vice president of
Clinical Affairs and chair of the foundation’s
Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Research
Program.
“But we didn’t know how we could screen
a large number of healthy individuals to see
if they’re walking around with this risk factor
to address the disease before it develops. That
led to this beautiful partnership with OBI,”
are the perfect people to recruit to do research
because they are responsive, they care and
they are willing to step up to do what needs to
be done.”
This partnership allows blood donors to
sign up to have some of their extra serum
submitted as blinded or de-identified samples
to be tested for specific antibodies associated
with RA. If they test positive for the CCP anti-
body, OMRF will contact OBI, who will reach
out to the donors with more information
about the study.
In the first six weeks of the new arrangement
between OBI and OMRF, more than 3,000
people agreed to have their blood tested for the
anti-CCP antibody. Out of that group, about 40
people had the risk factor and were contacted
by OBI. Nearly all of them subsequently con-
tacted OMRF to inquire about the trial.
James said the goal of the trial is to assess
whether early treatment can prevent these
ly rewarding for
the Oklahoma Blood Institute to partner with
Dr. James and OMRF in their valuable rheu-
matoid arthritis research,” said OBI President
and CEO John Armitage, M.D. “Our donors
have always been amazingly generous in giv-
ing blood to care for patients, but through this
study, they are helping find ways to prevent
disease symptoms from ever appearing in
people with risk factors. This is a perfect pub-
lic health collaboration whereby our healthy
and willing volunteers are matched with
brilliant scientists looking for people to help
them unlock new medical treatments.”
If you are interested in participating in Sto-
pRA or would like more information, please
call 405-271-7221 or email Virginia-roberts@
omrf.org. For more information on OBI’s Bio-
Linked initiative, visit Bio-Linked.org.
“Preventing this disease from taking
off would be
life-changing not
only for the indi-
viduals, but also
their friends and
families,” said
OMRF President
Stephen Prescott,
M.D. “This pow-
erful partnership
positions us to
OMRF President Stephen
do something
Prescott, M.D. about it.”

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 In the first six weeks of the new arrangement
between OBI and OMRF, more than 3,000 peo-
ple agreed to have their blood tested for the
anti-CCP antibody. Out of that group, about 40
people had the risk factor and were contacted
by OBI. Nearly all of them subsequently con-
tacted OMRF to inquire about the trial.
(Pictured: Dr. Judith James in her laboratory)

OBI Collaboration Spreads Across Industries

including potential cures for cancer and
other diseases. The families of donors
whose cells are collected have consent-
ed to donate their loved one’s tissues, in
order to save, heal, or enhance the lives of
others.

CELLS USED FOR GROUND-BREAKING

OBI CONNECTS WITH LIFESHARE OF
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma Blood Institute is working with
LifeShare of Oklahoma in a groundbreak-
ing way to save more lives and help find
cures to life-threatening diseases. OBI and
LifeShare are collaborating to develop a
procedure to collect viable bone marrow
from the hip bone of organ and tissue
donors. This procedure is something
that has never before been studied and
becomes a means for scientists to gain
access to specialized cells that could be
used to develop new drug treatments,
CANCER RESEARCH
Oklahoma Blood Institute is taking cells
that were once discarded and turning
them into a valuable research tool for
laboratories in Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Before donated platelets are transfused
into a patient, they undergo a procedure
to remove white blood cells. White blood
cells in platelets can cause transfusion
reactions for the patient receiving the
blood product. Previously the white blood
cells were once considered a contaminant
and discarded. But now, Oklahoma Blood
Institute is able to save these cells and
make them available for researchers to
use in their work. Local researchers are
isolating and using two specific types of
white blood cell: T-lymphocytes, a specific
type of white blood cell that is part of the
body’s immune response, and macro-
phage cells, which cleanse the body of
foreign cellular debris.
T-CELL RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP
Researchers at the Oklahoma Medical
Research Foundation (OMRF) in Oklahoma
City are actively using the macrophages
provided by Oklahoma Blood Institute to
study potential treatments for debilitating
and life-threatening diseases, while scien-
tists at the University of Arkansas for Med-
ical Science (UAMS) are using the t-cells.
These cells could provide the key for new
life-sustaining therapies and treatments.

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 New Academic Office Tower Honors Dr. Dewayne Andrews

In fall 2016, the

nine-story M. Dewayne
Andrews Academic
Office Tower officially
opened at the OU
Health Sciences
Center. The building
provides administra-
tive space for several
of the College of
Medicine’s depart-
ments and offices.
It is named for Dr.
Andrews, dean emer-
itus of the College of
Medicine.

OKLAHOMA’S
BIOSCIENCE
SECTOR BOOMING
Oklahoma’s bioscience sector currently
contributes more than $6.7 billion in
economic activity and supports more
than 51,000 Oklahoma jobs – many
of which are located at the Oklahoma
Health Center. The sector also produces
annual revenues of more than $4.1 billion.
Bioscience is booming in Oklahoma. More than 30 scientists, entrepreneurs, researchers and eco-
nomic development officers from across the state of Oklahoma took that message to the 2017 BIO
International Convention attendees in San Diego in June. The Oklahoma Health Center Foundation
and many of its members support financially and attend this yearly conference.

OKLAHOMA STATE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH:
Oklahoma lowered its preterm birth by at least
8 percent since 2010, giving more babies a
healthy start in life and earning it the March
of Dimes Virginia Apgar Prematurity Campaign
Leadership Award. The state’s preterm birth
rate dropped to 10.3 percent in 2015, down
from 11.2 percent in 2010.

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 SAVING LIVES FOR 40 YEARS
IN OKLAHOMA CITY’S INNOVATION DISTRICT

THANK YOU TO THESE HEALTH & COMMUNITY

PARTNERS AND BLOOD DRIVE COORDINATORS FOR THEIR
COMMITMENT TO SPONSORING LIFE-SAVING BLOOD DRIVES.
OU Medical Center and The Children’s Hospital OU Health Sciences Center
Charlotte Jackson Carlos Rodriguez
Stephenson Cancer Center OUHSC College of Allied Health
Rachael Peck Benjamin Mowbray
OU Physicans OUHSC College of Medicine
Angela Russell Grace Peters
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation OUHSC College of Nursing
Shelli Wasson Jill Boeckman
Oklahoma City VA Health Care System OUHSC College of Pharmacy
Elizabeth Molenda and Jill Herndon Mary Acosta
Dean McGee Eye Institute OUHSC College of Public Health
Katie Chambers Munim Deen
Oklahoma State Department of Health OU State Regents for Higher Education
Stephanie Greene Sarah Kimball
Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics PHF Research Parkway
Dr. Christopher Shrock Angela Wood

Photo credit: Greater Oklahoma City Chamber

 The Stephenson Cancer Center is also de-
creasing the burden of cancer in Oklahoma
by supporting innovative laboratory, clinical
and populations-based research. The Ste-
phenson Cancer Center has 250 research
members who are conducting more than
215 cancer research projects at institutions
across Oklahoma. This research is support-
ed by $48.3 million in annual funding from
the National Cancer Institute, the American
Cancer Society and other sponsors.

Embassy Suites-Downtown/Medical Center was recently named the top

ninth Embassy Suites hotel out of 227 in the United States for the first
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OKLAHOMA NO. 9 IN TOP FUNDRAISING STATES FOR

MIRACLE NETWORK DANCE MARATHON
Soonerthon, CowboyThon, BronchoThon and DroverThon Contributes to
$1.05 Million to Children’s Hospital Foundation through Children’s Miracle
Network Hospitals. BronchoThon student organizers (pictured) were rec-
ognized for being 2017 1st Year Program Miracle Maker Award.

OKLAHOMA CENTER FOR THE

ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY
2016 IMPACT NUMBERS
• 2,451 jobs created or retained
• 224 student interns hired/retained
• $575M total financial impact
• 41:1 return-on-investment
• $93,025,444 total payroll attributable
to OCAST projects
• $258M direct impact on gross sales of
participating companies
• 46 patent applications filed from
OCAST projects

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 TOP: Dr. Brian K. Firestone of the Dean McGee
Eye Institute performs radioactive plaque sur-
gery at the OU Medicine Surgery Center to treat
a patient with melanoma on the inside of the
eye – a rare, aggressive and potentially deadly
form of cancer. During the surgery, radioactive
plaques prepared by the Stephenson Cancer
Center are placed on the tumor to focus the ra-
diation and minimize exposure to surrounding
tissue. FAR LEFT: On the right in this photo is the
radioactive plaque that is placed in the eye. It is
comprised of a gold outer shell and a silicone
inner portion into which iodine-125 radioactive
seeds, prepared by Stephenson Cancer Center,
are placed. On the left is a “dummy” plaque
used as a template to align the active plaque for
placement. LEFT: Dr. Brian K. Firestone

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 Collaboration saves
an eye and a life
A cancer diagnosis is sufficiently
frightening by itself, but becomes even
more alarming when vision is threatened.
Dean McGee Eye Institute (DMEI)
ophthalmologists, who treat cancers of the
eye, bring a broad spectrum of expertise,
technology and a capacity for collaboration.
“Teamwork and collaboration have been
fundamental elements of the Dean McGee
culture since its inception and are absolutely
critical in providing care to this important
population of patients,” said DMEI President
and CEO Gregory L. Skuta, M.D., who also is
the Edward L. Gaylord professor and chair of
the OU Department of Ophthalmology.
In particular, the treatment of uveal
melanoma, or melanoma on the inside of the
eye, requires collaboration from a unique
team of professionals on the Oklahoma
Health Center campus. Brian K. Firestone,
M.D., an ocular oncologist at DMEI, Tania
De La Fuente Herman, Ph.D., a clinical
medical physicist at the Stephenson Cancer
Center, and the surgical support team at the
OU Medicine Surgery Center combine efforts
to treat ocular cancer with radioactive seeds.
For Matthew Lollman of Ardmore, this
collaborative team would prove vital to his
well-being. Lollman, 44, started noticing a
decrease in vision in his right eye. At first it
was hardly noticeable, and then it became a
nuisance.
“I actually had known that I had a blind
spot and didn’t tell anybody for the longest
time,” he said.
Then at a gathering of friends, he joked
about needing to buy a larger phone instead
of just admitting to being over 40 and needing
to have his eyes checked. That’s when a friend,
who is also an optometrist, offered to take a
look at his eyes for free.
“Within 20 minutes, she noticed that it
wasn’t just a normal vision problem. Every
time she flipped a different lens over my
eye, it still had the same result. It was as if
someone put their finger and smudged over
the camera lens,” Lollman said. When she
dilated his eyes, she noticed something more.
There was a dark spot, almost like a freckle,
in the back of his right eye. She immediately
recommended that he see a specialist at the
Oklahoma Health Center Foundation
Matthew Lollman of Ardmore has returned to his favorite pastime – collecting antique fishing lures.
Dean McGee Eye Institute in Oklahoma City
for further evaluation.
At DMEI, Firestone ran some tests and
made the diagnosis. It was melanoma, and it
was in the part of his eye known as the uvea,
the middle layer of the eye wall.
“Uveal melanoma makes up only 3 percent
of all cases of melanoma and occurs in just
six out of a million people each year. As a
regional referral center, however, we diagnose
and treat a case almost every week,” Firestone
said. “The challenge is that uveal melanoma
is a cancer that has the potential to spread
from the eye to other parts of the body and
therefore requires prompt treatment.”
Lollman and his wife quickly began to
research his condition and what they learned
was sobering.
“While other tumors tend to grow and then
spread, ocular melanoma is different in that
it spreads from the beginning. The moment
it becomes a tumor, it spreads through your
blood system,” Lollman said.
Being very aware of the risk the cancer
posed to his life, Lollman weighed his
options. He considered having his eye
removed. However, Firestone offered another
option that would allow him to keep his eye –
radioactive plaque therapy.
“This treatment utilizes a small disc called
a plaque containing radioactive seeds that is
surgically placed onto the eye over the tumor,”
Firestone explained.
Each plaque is custom-designed by De La
Fuente Herman at the Stephenson Cancer
Center based on the size, shape, and location
of the tumor and strength of radiation
required.
“I use mathematical algorithms to calculate
how much of a dose is needed and where to
place the plaque to localize the dose and best
target the tumor,” she said.
The plaque was then surgically implanted in
Lollman’s eye in an operating room at the OU
Medicine Surgery Center. Here Firestone also
took a small sample of the tumor so special
genetic testing could be done on it. Four days
later, Lollman returned to the surgery center
and the plaque was removed. Based on the
results of the genetic testing, Firestone was
able to give Lollman the good news that he
has an excellent prognosis for the tumor not
spreading, and follow-up appointments have
shown the melanoma is regressing.
Lollman knows his vision in that eye may
never be perfect, but said, “I could have died
on my couch not having known what was
going on.”
He is grateful to the team of specialists at the
Dean McGee Eye Institute, Stephenson Cancer
Center, and OU Medicine Surgery Center who
saved his eye and, very likely, his life.
15
 TOP: For more than two decades, the Oklahoma
Health Center Chamber Breakfast has brought
the business community to shine the spotlight
on the Oklahoma Health Center. MIDDLE: The
first free networking event to encourage cross-
collaboration was held at Oklahoma Blood
Institute in February. BOTTOM: MIND MELD
event collateral. RIGHT: Nationally-known
Speaker Joseph Grenny came to the Oklahoma
Health Center to talk about creating a high
performance culture.

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 Creating a
Collaborative Culture
Mind Meld and Symposium
The Oklahoma Health Center Foundation’s mission
is to foster collaboration around the center as well
as throughout the community. These events were
sponsored by OHCF and co-hosted with partnership
institutions.
Mind Meld
In a literal meeting of the minds, a new quarterly
collaboration event is being hosted around the
Oklahoma Health Center. It was conceived as a
networking event for sharing ideas, resources, and
support to promote science, research and development.
Mind Meld is sponsored by the Oklahoma Health
Center Foundation.
“Mind Meld mirrors the creative, optimistic
and successful synergies that the new proposed
Innovation District will bring to the area surrounding
and including the Oklahoma Health Center,” said
Terry Taylor, president of the Oklahoma Health
Center Foundation. “These quarterly networking
events held across the campus are fostering this
collaborative energy.”
Approximately 30 people have been in attendance
at each of the first two events held Feb. 23 at the
Oklahoma Blood Institute Donor Center and June 1 at
the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics. The
next two events are scheduled for Sept. 7 at the Samis
Education Center, 1200 Children’s Ave., sponsored by
the University Hospital Authority and Trust and Nov.
30 at the Dean McGee Eye Institute, 608 Stanton L.
Young Blvd.
Symposium
Another collaborative yearly-event the Oklahoma
Health Center Foundation will be sponsoring is to host
a symposium and bring in a nationally known speaker.
Oklahoma Health Center Foundation
Last October, OHCF in partnership with University
of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, brought Joseph
Grenny to the Samis Education Center. His topic was
“Four Crucial Skills of a High-Performance Culture.”
Grenny is a four-time New York Times bestselling
author, dynamic keynote speaker, and leading social
scientist for business performance. He centered his talk
on his team’s studies of a worldwide sample of more
than 11,000 managers and employees. Grenny and his
colleagues uncovered a formula for maximizing the
hidden potential of an organization’s human system
– the employees. He shared their four competencies
characteristic of a high-performance culture.
The 2017 symposium topic and speaker will be an-
nounced via the website – www.oklahomahealthcen-
ter.com – and on social media.
Oklahoma Health
Center Breakfast
The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber will join the
Oklahoma Health Center Foundation in showcasing
the Oklahoma Health Center’s contributions to the
latest in health-related scientific discovery during
the annual Oklahoma Health Center Breakfast on
Sept. 6. The event will be held at the Embassy Suites,
Oklahoma City Downtown-Medical Center, 741 N.
Phillips Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73104.
Speakers will include some of Oklahoma’s foremost
voices in the areas in the medical and research
communities. A panel discussion will feature how
the 23 Oklahoma Health Center Foundation member
organizations are making a positive impact on
Oklahoma’s economy through innovations in research,
health care, social services and education.
For information on any of these events, contact
405-271-2200.
During the MIND MELD event, networking was
encouraged to inspire collaboration.
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analytical and microbiological testing services for the phar-
maceutical industry. Our laboratory works with pharma-
ceutical companies, compounding and hospital pharmacies,
drug manufacturers, academic institutions, and research
scientists bringing excellence to pharmaceutical sciences.
ARL recognizes the importance of providing quality
testing services. With over 100,000 formulations tested, we
assist our clients in providing quality drug products to their
patients. 
Our services include: full analytical and research and
development support, stability and compatibility studies,
microbiology testing, dissolution testing, microbial identifi-
cation, bioequivalence studies, and pre-clinical and clinical
support. 
ARL also assists local and government agencies and reg-
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drug diversion testing, chemical and biological analysis,
complaint sample testing, litigation support, product con-
tamination and patent infringement.
Contact ARL for more information on analytical, micro-
biological analysis and forensic drug investigation services
at 800-393-1595.

Children’s Hospital Foundation is the only non-profit

organization in Oklahoma whose sole focus is the advance-
ment of pediatric research and education programs to
improve the health of children.
We firmly believe that Oklahoma’s youngest citizens
need and deserve the best health care without having to
leave the state. Just last year, our medical professionals
experienced more than 233,000 patient visits from children
in all 77 counties. And no child is ever turned away from
the programs we support due to an inability to pay.
CHF plays a unique role in improving the lives of children
in our community and around the world by supporting these
17 programs of research: cancer, genetics, diabetes, infectious
disease, developmental pediatrics, pulmonology, neonatology,
surgery, nephrology, cardiology, gastroenterology, community Through generous donations from individuals, corporate
pediatrics, cardiac surgery, rheumatology, pediatrics training, sponsors, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and
adolescent medicine and emergency medicine. Our foundation community foundations, the foundation has raised more
has recruited 23 world-class pediatric physicians and researchers than $121 million since our inception in 1983. Gifts to the
to care for Oklahoma’s most critically-ill and injured children. foundation are essential in order to provide continued sup-
In addition, CHF supports the Jimmy Everest Cancer port for breakthrough research, nationally- recognized child
www.chfKids.com
Center, the state’s only Level 1 trauma center, the neonatal advocacy efforts and exemplary medical training. To learn
intensive care unit and supports the training of 75 percent more or to make a gift to help Oklahoma’s sick and injured
of Oklahoma’s pediatricians. children, visit www.chfKids. com or call (405) 271-2260.

eye care. In U.S. News & World Report’s 2016-2017 survey,

www.dmei.org
Since its dedication on December 4, 1975, the Dean
McGee Eye Institute (DMEI) has become one of America’s
largest and most respected centers for medical and surgical
DMEI was recognized as one of the nation’s top 20 academ-
ic eye centers and seventh among those associated with a
public university. Many of the Institute’s physicians and
scientists are national leaders in their fields.
In affiliation with the University of Oklahoma College of
Medicine, the Eye Institute’s vision research program ranks
among the top in the country with respect to funding from
the National Institutes of Health and Research to Prevent
Blindness. Its dedication to training future generations is
reflected in its highly competitive residency and fellowship
programs, which attract talented young ophthalmologists
from across the nation.
All of this and a $47 million expansion of its state-of-
the-art facilities, dedicated in 2011 and now spanning
148,000 square feet, allow the Institute to build on its
numerous world-class achievements, explore new horizons,
and help fulfill its deep commitment “to serving all Okla-
homans and the global community through excellence and
leadership in patient care, education, and vision research.” 
To learn more about the Dean McGee Eye Institute
and how you can help advance its missions, please call
405.271.7801 or go to www.dmei.org/ philanthropic-giving.

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 DNA Solutions is a genetic testing laboratory that reveals
answers contained within the strands of DNA.  Trusted
for over 17 years, our dedicated team of scientists utilizes
the most advanced technologies to deliver superior, cost
effective results for many types of genetic testing including
humans, animals, and microbial identification.
 Our laboratory is one of a select few private labs in
the United States that has the combination of FBI Quality
Assurance Standards, American Association of Blood
Banks, and ISO/IEC 17025 accreditations including our
accreditation in Mitochondrial DNA sequencing.
 As a world leader in genetic and human remains testing,
our laboratory partners with federal, state, and city govern-
ment agencies to assist in the processing of forensic casework
including the United States Department of Agriculture,
Federal Aviation Administration, police agencies, District
Attorneys, Public Defenders, and Medical Examiners.
DNA Solutions also works with academic and private
researchers to develop novel genetic applications and
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Founded in 1925, Easter Seals Oklahoma is a statewide
organization serving children and adults with varying
disabilities. Our mission is to enhance the quality of life for
children and adults so they may live with equality, dignity,
and independence.
Through our Early Learning and Inclusion Academy,
children of all abilities are welcomed, ages 2 through
Kindergarten. The program is multifaceted and unique
to include the benefit of intergenerational relationships
with the Adult Day Center. Program benefits also include
medical rehabilitation services, such as speech and occu-
pational therapy.
Peer Integration is offered by a board certified behavior
analyst (BCBA) utilizing applied behavior analysis (ABA)
methodologies. The program focuses on integrating
children into the typical environment by enhancing skills
that teach them to improve their ability to make and
keep friends, develop self-confidence, and behave more
appropriately. Behavioral reinforcement is used to promote
rule compliance, participation, and use of appropriate social
www.eastersealsok.org skills, thereby achieving the goal of preparing children with
disabilities or behaviors to be successful in a public school
setting with minimal intervention.
The Adult Day Center offers assistance and provides a
safe place for adults who are aging or have a disability or
chronic illness. The program is designed for those who are
unable to care for themselves for extended periods of time
in a protective group setting enabling them to maintain or
improve their ability to remain independent. Music therapy,
horticulture, arts and crafts, current events and other pro-
grams help clients maintain a high level of functioning. The
program is open to eligible applicants ages 18 and up.
In addition, we offer Direct Financial Assistance for the
purchase of medical equipment and services for children
and adults with all types of disabilities. Individuals must be
from economically eligible families and demonstrate a need
for financial assistance.
For more information about our Adult Day Center, Early
Learning & Inclusion Academy, Medical Rehabilitation or
any of our other services, contact us at (405) 239-2525 or
www.eastersealsok.org.

Located on the Oklahoma Health Center Campus just

off North Lincoln Boulevard, The Embassy Suites
Oklahoma City Downtown Medical Center is the closest
hotel to the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center.
Enjoy convenient access to the State Capitol and state
agencies, OU Medical Center and Children’s Hospital.
Cox Convention Center is less than 2 miles away and
reachable via our complimentary shuttle service.
No matter what you’re craving for breakfast, we’ve got
more options for the most important meal of the day -
complimentary.
Enjoy a cooked-to-order omelet made just the way
you like it with your favorite fillings. There are also lots of
other fresh options - whether you prefer hearty items like
breakfast potatoes, eggs and bacon or lighter choices like
fruit, oatmeal and pastries.
Whether you’re traveling for business or leisure our all suite
property offers all the comforts of home to make your stay
more enjoyable including a private bedroom and a separate
living area with sofa bed, armchair and well-lit work/dining
table, wet bar, refrigerator, microwave, and coffeemaker.
Additionally you can wind down the day with our
complimentary evening managers reception daily from
5:30PM -7:30PM.
Visit nearby attractions, including: Bricktown
Entertainment District - home to sporting and events
arenas, museums, shopping, restaurants and nightlife and
Oklahoma History Museum.
Complimentary shuttle with a range of five miles from
the hotel makes seeing the city convenient and affordable.
We are also just 15 minutes from Will Rogers World
Airport. Spread out and relax in our spacious
two-room suites.
From small meetings, weddings, receptions, and
reunions to traditional hotel conventions, you can count
on our planning professionals to help you coordinate every
aspect of your function.

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 Oklahoma School of
Science and Mathematics
The Oklahoma School of Science and
THE OSSM DIFFERENCE
Mathematics (OSSM) was created · World Class Faculty
· College-Level Curriculum
through legislative action in 1983 and
· “America’s Top Public
graduated its first class of 44 seniors from Schools” Newsweek (2008-
2012) & Washington Post (2015,
across the state in 1992. It is designed 2017)
· Class of 2017 (64 students)
as a two-year residential public high
earned more than $8 million in
school for academically gifted students merit-based scholarships
· Summer Science & Math
in mathematics and science. camps, 8 regional centers and
school outreach programs to
all 77 counties

1141 N Lincoln Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK 73104

(405) 521-6436 www.ossm.edu

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 Serving Oklahoma and the southwest since 1925, the
Oklahoma Allergy & Asthma Clinic is one of the oldest and
largest medical practices in the United States dedicated sole-
ly to the treatment of allergy, asthma and immunology.
The Oklahoma Allergy & Asthma Clinic has eight phy-
sicians on its medical staff; certified by the American Board
of Allergy & Immunology. In addition, several serve on the
clinical faculty at the University of Oklahoma College of
Medicine.
The Oklahoma Allergy & Asthma Clinic is one of only
a few allergy groups in the United States with a full-time
nurse practitioner who holds a doctorate of nursing.
Also on staff are two full-time, registered, licensed nurse
practitioners.
Almost one-fourth of The Oklahoma Allergy & Asthma
Clinic’s patients are referred from outside Oklahoma City
www.oklahomaallergy.com and travel many miles for the sophisticated, high-level
allergy and asthma care.
The Oklahoma Allergy & Asthma Clinic has a Burkard
pollen and mold collection instrument on the roof of its
main location and provides the daily counts to the media
and the counts are also posted on the website and on
social media.
Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) is the ninth largest,
non-profit blood center in America. Every drop of blood
www.obi.org needed by patients in more than 160 medical facilities in
Oklahoma is provided by donors with OBI. This includes ex-
clusive service for every hospital in the metro-OKC area. An
average of 1,200 donors a day is required to meet these needs.
Volunteer blood donors give more than 295,000 units
of blood annually to provide a safe and adequate blood
supply. Blood donors with Oklahoma Blood Institute know
they are, literally, saving the lives of their friends, family
and co-workers, some who may have no idea they will need
www.ocast.ok.gov
As we celebrate the milestone 30th year of supporting
Oklahoma innovation in 2017, the Oklahoma Center for the
Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) looks
back over three decades of making a positive impact on the
state’s economy.
The 30-year return on the investment of state appropriat-
ed dollars in OCAST, the state’s technology-based economic
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The Oklahoma Allergy & Asthma Clinic has its central
clinic location on the Oklahoma Health Center campus.
Four full-service satellite clinics are located in Edmond,
Norman, Midwest City and Northwest Oklahoma City,
adjacent to Mercy Hospital.
blood in an urgent situation. One blood donation can save
as many as three peoples’ lives.
OBI is responsible for recruiting blood donors,
collecting, processing and testing blood components and
transporting it to hospitals across our state. Random inspec-
tions by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) confirm
the quality of our operations at every donation site. OBI’s
perfect record through 36 straight inspections validates our
quality exceeding regulatory requirements.
OBI employs over 800 Oklahomans and works with 800
volunteers and 4,500 blood drive coordinators. Its donor
centers are located in Ada, Ardmore, Edmond, Enid, Law-
ton, Norman, central Oklahoma City (Oklahoma Health
Center), north Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Numerous mobile
blood drives are conducted in conjunction with businesses,
schools and civic groups each week across the state.
Oklahoma Blood Institute is the state’s only affiliate of Be
The Match®, the national marrow donor program. For more
than 14,000 Americans each year, a marrow or stem cell
transplant is the only hope for a cure of a life-threatening blood
cancer or other blood disorder. OBI has consistently ranked in
the top performance tier, due to our ability to recruit marrow
registrants from ethnically and age diverse populations.
development agency, is 22-to-1. That means that for every
state dollar invested through an OCAST program, 21 were
returned through follow-on funding and revenues.
Along the way, OCAST implemented a series of
innovative programs that encourage both basic and applied
research, creation of technology-based businesses, STEM
education and Oklahoma-based employment of the state’s
college graduates.
Our goal: diversify Oklahoma’s economy so that it isn’t
dependent on one sector.
That diversification effort is working.
For example, only 1 in 24 Oklahoma workers are in the
energy sector today compared with 1 in 11 in 1987. And the
state’s unemployment rate of 4.3 percent in April 2017 stood
almost three full percentage points below that of 30 years ago.
Meanwhile, life sciences-related jobs are flourishing
right here on the Oklahoma Health Center campus as
new companies spin out of laboratories at the University
of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and the Oklahoma
Medical Research Foundation.
“Our economy is more resilient than ever,” said C. Mi-
chael Carolina, OCAST executive director. “Diversification
is working.”
Oklahoma Health Center Foundation
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Meridian Medical Tower Edmond at Fisher Hall
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 What not-for-profit organization is helping Oklaho-
mans do more with their money? Look no further than
one and a half miles North of the Oklahoma Health
Center Campus for Oklahoma Employees Credit Union
(OECU) located at 3001 North Lincoln Boulevard.
Oklahomans have been trusting OECU for over 60 years
with their personal banking needs. If you live, work,
worship or attend school in the Oklahoma City Metro
Area, you are eligible for membership at OECU.
OECU cares about your financial wellness. Don’t be
surprised to find an OECU financial literacy lunch and
learn scheduled at your office. Check www.oecu.org for
the next offering of Dave Ramsey’s highly acclaimed
Financial Peace University or a free homebuyer work-
shop. OECU’s high school financial literacy program
www.oecu.org educates students of The Oklahoma School of Science
and Mathematics, underprivileged youth working at
Sasquatch Shaved Ice and the students of four other
local high schools.
It’s no secret that OECU gives back to the back to
the community through volunteerism and placemak-
ing with partners such as The Oklahoma City County
Health Department, Stephenson Cancer Center, OU
The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Sub-
stance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) is the State’s statutory
authority responsible for prevention, treatment and recov-
ery of mental illness, substance abuse and addictive disor-
ders. This includes management and oversight of the state’s
behavioral health Medicaid services along with rule-making
responsibility for statutory certification processes stipulated
by O.S., Title 43A. It is the agency’s core mission to assure
that prevention and treatment services are provided for all
Oklahomans. The services, programs and initiatives under-
taken by the department are dedicated to this end.
ODMHSAS, primarily through a network of contracted
private providers, delivers services to approximately 195,000
www.odmhsas.org Oklahomans annually, provides prevention activities in
all 77 counties, and certifies and reviews more than 3,300
public and private treatment providers (organizations and
individuals) throughout the state.
The department develops and maintains programs
related to prevention and treatment of mental health and
substance abuse issues, and is responsible for a variety of
programs and initiatives focused on services across the
lifespan. ODMHSAS is committed to the utilization of ev-
On April 13, 2017, the Oklahoma Health Center
Foundation (OHCF) Board of Directors voted to assume
management of the emerging Oklahoma City Innovation
District (OKCid). After an extensive 18-month study by
the Brookings Institution and Project for Public Spaces of
the 843-acrea area that encompasses the Oklahoma Health
Center and Automobile Alley, OHCF feels as if it is a perfect
fit with the current OHC synergy. The transition into the new
organization is anticipated to take place over the next year.
The Oklahoma Health Center (OHC) is unique, unlike
any other medical center in the United States or even the
world. Chartered in 1965, OHCF was established to assist
the Oklahoma Health Center, in matters of mutual physical,
administrative and planning concerns. This assistance helps
drive the OHC’s potential in attracting and developing
www.oklahomahealthcenter.com biomedical and biotechnical industries in Oklahoma. From
cutting-edge biotechnology companies to government,
medical education, patient care and community support
institutions, OHCF serves as the facilitator to 23 world-re-
nowned organizations.
In the spirit of collaboration, OHCF is organizing four
yearly networking events called MindMeld and symposiums
bringing in nationally-known speakers.
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Children’s Hospital, Oklahoma Foster Wishes, Uptown
23rd and The Plaza District Association. OECU loves
to support community efforts. For example, over the
last six years, donations totaling more than $171,000
were presented by OECU to The Children’s Hospital
Foundation.
Discover two nearby OECU ATMs on campus: near
the OU Medical Center Gift Shop and on the Presbyte-
rian Professional Building first floor. OECU members
support the Oklahoma economy by keeping their
money local while enjoying nationwide account access
at over 5,000 shared branches. OECU’s innovative
technological benefits include digital document signing,
mobile check deposit, Apple Pay™, Touch ID™ and apps
for Android™ and iPhone®.
OECU serves over 40,000 people who enjoy member
benefits such as higher rates on deposits and low rates
on home or auto loans. Currently, OECU has almost
half a billion dollars in assets, employs 125 people and
is governed by a volunteer board of directors.
To keep your money local and join a community that
puts people first, not profits visit www.oecu.org or call
405.606.6328 today.
idence-based practices to maximize program effectiveness
and efficiency.
An estimated 700,000 to 950,000 Oklahomans annually
experience a substance abuse or mental health issue severe
enough to require treatment. Treatment outcomes are ex-
ceptional for those who are able to access appropriate care.
The mission of the Foundation is to promote innovations
in health care and science, and to serve as a connector
between our member organizations, in order to raise
awareness of the Oklahoma Health Center’s profile among
business and governmental entities as a key driver of eco-
nomic development.
OHCF works closely with many aspects of the campus
and its organizations, serving as a liaison between federal,
state, county and city governments by representing the
various interests of the campus. Responsible for the
implementation of the campus master plan, OHCF seeks
to establish the Oklahoma Health Center as the primary
destination for health care and education and the continued
building of a campus that will sustain OHC’s status as a
major economic engine.
Oklahoma Health Center Foundation
 CONNECT WITH US AT THE OKLAHOMA HEALTH CENTER
A H U B OF I N N O V A T I O N

Founded in 1965, the Oklahoma Health Center continues to grow and today
includes more than 300 acres dedicated to research and the work of more
than 17,000 employees who serve hundreds of thousands of children and
adults who come to us from across our state and nation.

800 Research Parkway, Suite 400

Oklahoma City, OK 73104
405/271-2200
oklahomahealthcenter.com

Greg Watkins knows firsthand that OMRF’s work can

mean the difference between life and death. Diagnosed
with a rare and deadly blood disorder, he was living on
borrowed time until an OMRF discovery gave him a
new lease on life.

Change someone’s life.

Make a gift to medical research today.

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 In the laboratory, scientists use microscopes and other
powerful imaging tools to see what is going on deep inside
our bodies. Still, success in medical research requires much
more than sight. It requires insight.
For years, scientists knew that certain proteins were
associated with the autoimmune disease lupus. But re-
searchers and physicians at the Oklahoma Medical Research
Foundation were the first to recognize that those proteins
can precede the onset of the disease by years. Now they’re
building upon that discovery to develop new ways to delay
and even prevent lupus from taking hold.
OMRF scientists also created an investigational new dividends, from the only treatment for a rare blood disorder
drug to treat stroke. When that compound failed to show to the first drug approved under the European Union’s joint
efficacy in clinical trials, our scientists went back to the licensing procedure.
drawing board. In follow-up experiments, they found the As one of only nine Autoimmunity Centers of Excellence
drug showed promise for a completely different condition. in the United States, OMRF is at the forefront of research on
Today, that same drug is undergoing clinical trials at the lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis. With our
University of Oklahoma’s Stephenson Cancer Center, where Multiple Sclerosis and Rheumatology Center of Excellence,
www.omrf.org
it’s offering hope for Oklahomans suffering from a deadly we offer cutting-edge treatment and care for thousands of
form of brain cancer. Oklahomans suffering from debilitating illnesses.
These types of innovative, flexible approaches have At OMRF, scientists and physicians work each day to
defined the work of OMRF scientists for more than a solve some of our most challenging health problems. And,
half-century. And that research has yielded countless insight by insight, they’re making progress.

The mission of the Oklahoma School

of Science and Mathematics is to:
• Educate students who show
promise of exceptional academic
development through a program of
instruction and discovery that chal-
lenges them far beyond the tradi-
tional high school model, imparting
a superior foundation for careers in
science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics fields;
• Serve as a catalyst for advancing
public school STEM education in
Oklahoma by providing residential,
regional, summer, and virtual learn-
ing programs that extend advanced
science and math education to a academically advanced curriculum in science and math to
www.ossm.edu diverse student demographic; juniors and seniors across the state.  Created through leg-
• Inspire students to make a difference in the State of islative action in 1983, the two-year residential public high
Oklahoma and the world by leveraging their knowl- school serves all Oklahoma schools and students through
edge and curiosity for the betterment of mankind. math contests, research, teacher training and outreach
Nationally ranked as a top public high school and only activities. For more information, visit the school’s website
one of 16 of its kind in the United States, OSSM provides an www.ossm.edu. 

OU Medicine combines the research, education and

health care expertise of OU Medical Center, The Children’s
Hospital, OU Physicians and the University of Oklahoma
College of Medicine to establish Oklahoma’s largest and
most comprehensive health care system. With more than
960 doctors and advanced practice providers, OU Physi-
cians is the state’s largest physician group,  encompassing
almost every adult and child specialty. OU Physicians serve
as faculty at the University of Oklahoma College of Medi-
cine and train the region’s future physicians.
Many OU Physicians have expertise in the management
of complex conditions that is unavailable elsewhere in the
state, region or sometimes even the nation. Some have elsewhere come to OU Children’s Physicians. Oklahoma
www.oumedicine.com
pioneered surgical procedures or innovations in patient care doctors and parents rely on OU Children’s Physicians depth
that are world firsts. of experience, nationally renowned expertise and sensitivity
More than 280 of our doctors and advanced practice to children’s emotional needs.
providers are OU Children’s Physicians. The majority of OU Physicians see patients in their offices at the OU
these physicians are board-certified in children’s specialties, Health Sciences Center and in Edmond, Midwest City,
and many provide pediatric-specific services unavailable Lawton and other cities around Oklahoma. OU Physicians
elsewhere in the state. Many children with birth defects, serve as faculty at the University of Oklahoma College of
critical injuries or serious diseases who can’t be helped Medicine and train the region’s future physicians.

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 Oklahoma’s Comprehensive
Health Campus
At OU Medicine, our mission is leading health care. Our vision is to be
the premier enterprise for advancing health care, medical education
and research for the community, state and region. Through our
combined efforts we strive to improve the lives of all people.

1,000+ doctors and providers make up

Oklahoma’s largest and most Oklahoma’s largest physician group.
comprehensive hospital.

Ranked among the best medical Oklahoma’s most comprehensive

schools for research and primary care. pediatric hospital and emergency room.
U.S. News & World Report

A world leader in diabetes research, Oklahoma’s only comprehensive

care and prevention. academic cancer center.

oumedicine.com

Presbyterian Health Foundation (PHF) is an Oklahoma
City-based nonprofit private foundation that provides
grants for medical education and research. Since 1985, PHF
has awarded over $150 million to biotechnology and med-
www.phfokc.com ical research organizations in Oklahoma with an emphasis
on the Oklahoma Health Center campus.
When a child is diagnosed with a serious illness or
has been injured, families are instantly faced with many
unknowns and difficult decisions. Ronald McDonald House
Charities® Oklahoma City provides a ‘home away from
home’ for families who must travel far from home seeking
medical treatment for their child.
Our programs are built on the simple idea that nothing
else should matter when a family is focused on their child’s
health – not where they can afford to stay, where they will
get their next meal, or where they will lay their head at
night to rest.
Since 1984, the charity has served more than 22,000 fami-
lies, providing comforting meals, a peaceful place to rest, and
fellowship that strengthens. The close proximity of the two
Ronald McDonald Houses® and the Ronald McDonald Fam-
ily Room® to health care facilities enables family members
to receive much needed rest and then return to their child’s
bedside to face a new day with hope and strength. When
rested, family members can better communicate with their
child’s medical team and learn to administer and manage
complicated treatment plans before returning home.
All programs and services are provided at no cost and
www.rmhc-okc.org are designed to keep families together. The Houses feature
The University Hospitals Authority and Trust
are a state agency and a public trust of the state
of Oklahoma. Their mission is to be a catalyst
for excellence in medical education, research
and health care.
Through the leadership of the University
Hospitals Authority and Trust, state and federal
resources are maximized to ensure a dependable
source of revenue for growth, development
and ongoing support for programs aimed at
improved health for all Oklahomans.
The Authority and Trust have invested close
to a billion dollars since 1998 in buildings,
www.uhatok.com equipment and programs. Some key projects to
date include:
• The M. Dewayne Andrews Academic
Office Tower, a nine-story building that is home to
several departments and administrative offices of the
OU College of Medicine
• The Children’s Atrium, which serves as the front door
for The Children’s Hospital at OU Medical Center
and OU Children’s Physicians Building
• Samis Education Center, a three-story, state-of-the-
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Over the last two decades, PHF developed the PHF
Research Park which contains 700,000 square feet of wet
lab and office space and provides a place for researchers
to translate scientific discoveries to solutions. Following
the 2013 sale of the PHF Research Park, the PHF trustees
determined that the foundation would focus its efforts on
supporting basic scientific research and medical education
at the Oklahoma Health Center campus.
By providing these grants, PHF facilitates the ability
of research scientists to propose, develop, and continue
research projects across a broad range of biomedical and
scientific research areas. Currently funded research areas
included immunology, cancer, genetics, women’s health,
pharmacology, geriatrics, macular degeneration, digestive
diseases, ophthalmology, and periodontics, among others.
The research supported by PHF provides hope to future
generations of patients for medical therapies that will treat
some of Oklahoma’s greatest health challenges. PHF is
committed to the development of biomedical research and
fostering an environment in Oklahoma where scientists can
pursue innovative research. PHF will continue its mission
to support the people of Oklahoma by funding research that
promises new therapies for debilitating diseases.
private bedrooms and baths, computer rooms, laundry
facilities, playrooms, quiet rooms, and kitchens. Many
patients and their families travel long distances for frequent
treatments, outpatient services, and procedures. The whole
family is welcome – including the patient’s siblings.
We believe that when a child is hospitalized, the love and
support of family is as powerful as the strongest medicine
prescribed.
In 2016, Ronald McDonald House Charities® Oklahoma
City served 1,027 families, from 73 of 77 Oklahoma counties
and 12 states, who traveled away from home 7,390 nights seek-
ing the best available care for their seriously ill or injured child.
art facility designed to accommodate a wide variety
of meeting needs
• OU Children’s Physicians Building, the first free-
standing, pediatric multispecialty, medical office
building in the state
• OU Physicians Building, home to more than
130 physicians, with expertise in a wide range of
medical specialties
Oklahoma Health Center Foundation
 The University of Oklahoma Health
Sciences Center (OUHSC) is one of
the most comprehensive academic
health centers in the country with seven
professional colleges, the Stephenson
Cancer Center, Harold Hamm Diabetes
Center, campuses in Oklahoma City
and Tulsa, and affiliate sites spanning
the state.  Our clinical group practice
OU Physicians is the largest in Oklahoma, providing
highly skilled, compassionate care across the continuum of
children’s, women’s and adult specialties.  OUHSC partners
with the University Hospitals Authority and Trust to offer
an integrated, high-quality patient care experience at OU
Medical System, which includes the Children’s Hospital, OU
Medical Center and OU Medical Center Edmond.  Every
www.ouhsc.edu
day, we educate and train over 4,000 students and residents
to strengthen our state’s healthcare workforce through the
Colleges of Allied Health, Dentistry, Graduate Studies,
Medicine—Oklahoma City and School of Community
Medicine Tulsa, Nursing, Pharmacy and Public Health.  We
are uniquely positioned to offer interprofessional training
opportunities so that our graduates will be collaborative
leaders on innovative healthcare teams.  The OUHSC has
the largest infrastructure of NIH-fund-
ed biomedical research in Oklahoma,
with interdisciplinary faculty and
students advancing discoveries in
cancer, diabetes, children’s healthcare,
vision, neurosciences, aging, infectious
diseases and immunology, and medical
informatics among many other areas. 
Commercialization of technology is a
core part of our research enterprise and role in the Okla-
homa Health Center and Innovation District, and OUHSC
research has led to the development of several Oklahoma
companies, including Pure Protein, Selexys, Caisson Bio-
tech, Moleculera, Inoveon and Biolytix.  For over 100 years,
OUHSC has proudly contributed to Oklahoma’s quality of
life and economic growth.

A vibrant and successful medical school is critical for

Oklahoma’s continuing development and success in medical
education, biomedical research and health care. The OU
College of Medicine is dedicated to being a leader and
advancing the frontiers in each of these areas.
The College of Medicine is the largest component of
the OU Health Sciences Center. The College of Medicine
has two campuses – the main campus at the OU Health
Sciences Center in Oklahoma City; and a branch campus,
10,000 doctors. Currently, 650 students are pursuing a
the School of Community Medicine, at Schusterman Center medical degree, and more than 700 residents and fellows are
in Tulsa. Each year, the College of Medicine admits 165 in- in post-graduate medical training. In addition to conferring
www.oumedicine.com coming students from a highly competitive applicant pool. the Doctor of Medicine degree, the OU College of Medicine
Approximately 85 percent of admitted students undergo offers a Physician Assistant program and two dual degree
their education on the Oklahoma City campus. programs – M.D./Ph.D. and M.D./MPH. Through the
Since its founding 117 years ago, the OU College of Graduate College, the College of Medicine offers master’s
Medicine has conferred medical degrees to more than and Ph.D. degrees in 10 graduate programs.

The Stephenson Cancer Center at the University of
Oklahoma is Oklahoma’s only comprehensive academic
cancer center. As a nationally recognized leader in
research and patient care, Oklahomans can receive
world-class cancer care, right here at home.
The cancer center is committed to providing cancer
patients in Oklahoma with research-driven care in a
patient-centered environment that supports mind, body
and spirit. Cancer care is coordinated among disease-site
specific multidisciplinary teams led by expert physicians
who consistently rank among the nation’s best in fields
ranging from robotic and minimally invasive surgeries to
radiation therapy and precision medicine.
Patients can access the most advanced treatments
and therapies through the cancer center’s nationally
ranked clinical trials program. The Stephenson Cancer
Center annually ranks among the top two cancer
centers in the nation for patients participating in
National Cancer Institute-sponsored clinical trials,
and it is one of 30 designated lead centers nationally
in the NCI’s National Clinical Trials Network.
The Stephenson Cancer Center is also decreasing
the burden of cancer in Oklahoma by supporting
innovative laboratory, clinical and populations-based
research. The Stephenson Cancer Center has 250
research members who are conducting more than 215
cancer research projects at institutions across Okla-
homa. This research is supported by $48.3 million in
annual funding from the National Cancer Institute,
the American Cancer Society and other sponsors.
Whether you are a patient facing a new cancer
diagnosis or seeking a second opinion, our cancer
care team is ready to assist you.
Visit us online, www.stephensoncancercenter.org.

Diabetes has been called the most pressing
threat to this generation’s health, worldwide.
Today in Oklahoma, one in three adults
either has type 2 diabetes or is pre-diabetic,
and we rank fourth in the nation in diabetes
mortalities.
Harold Hamm Diabetes Center at the
University of Oklahoma is leading the fight
against the disease. Our mission is to eradicate
diabetes through the advancement of inno-
vative research focused on progress toward a
cure, dramatically improved patient care, and
diabetes prevention and education strategies.
HHDC is internationally recognized as
a pioneer in diabetes research, with one of
www.haroldhamm.org the world’s top-funded and largest research
groups of its kind. Advances in our
laboratories are translated into new and
enhanced treatment methods. Our clinics
welcome adults and children with all types
of diabetes. Services are both compre-
hensive and individualized, comprising
endocrinology specialist care, podiatry,
diabetes education, behavioral health,
clinical trials, support groups and more.
Another set of programs is devoted to ed-
ucating the community and empowering
people to prevent diabetes.
Whether you’ve been recently diag-
nosed or are looking to access a broader
spectrum of care, Harold Hamm Diabetes
Center is your resource.

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 Oklahoma Health Center Campus
*Member Organizations
Oklahoma Health Center Foundation
1. American Red Cross of Central
Oklahoma
2. Dean McGee Eye Institute*
3. Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Center
4. Easter Seals Oklahoma*
5. Office of the Chief Medical
Examiner
6. Oklahoma Allergy and Asthma
Clinic*
7. Oklahoma Blood Institute*
8. Children’s Hospital Foundation*
Oklahoma Health Center Foundation
9. Oklahoma Medical Research
Foundation*
9a. OMRF Research Tower*
9b. OMRF Bell Building*
9c. OMRF – Acree-Woodworth
Building*
9d. OMRF – Massman Building*
10. Oklahoma School of Science and
Mathematics*
11. Oklahoma Department of Health*
12. General Electric Global Research*
13. Department of Human Services
14. OU Medical Center*
A. Professional Office Building
B. OU Medical Center
C. The Children’s Hospital
D. Oklahoma Transplant Center
E. OU Medical Center
Surgery Center
15. OU UNIVERSITY
RESEARCH PARK
655
• Conference Center
• Pall Forte
• Oklahoma Business Roundtable
• Oklahoma State Regents
• OneNet
• OTRC
• OU Medical Center Financial
Services
• OU Medical Center Marketing
• Presbyterian Health Foundation*
31
• Potts Family Foundation
• Pure Protein
• SIWA
• ViewSolid, Inc.
755
• DNA Solutions
• COARE Biotech
• Haus
• Spaus
• Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Center
• URP Management Office
• MedEncentive
• Moleculera
• NewSpin360
• Nova Venture Services, LLC
• OCAST*
• OptumRX
• Oklahoma Tobacco Research
Center
• OUHSC Center for Intelligence
and National Security*
• Potawatomi Federal Solutions
• Purmabiologics
• Sigma Blood Systems
• Sylvia Bottomley
800
• Biolytx Pharmaceuticals Corp.
• Charlesson
• Comp. Risk Management
• Crisalis
• Cytovance Biologics
• EyeCRO
• Inoveon
• Oklahoma Health Center
Foundation*
• OU Health Sciences Center*
• Transtimulation Research, Inc.
• Zanek
825
• Camilles Sidewalk Cafe
• Richey’s Grill
840
• ARL Bio Pharma*
• Cytovance Biologics
• DNA Solutions*
• Gear Up
• i2E, Inc.
• LabCorp
• Office of Educational Quality and
Accountability
• Oklahoma State Regents for
Higher Education
• OU Physicians - Reproductive
Medicine*
• OUHSC Financial Services*
• OUHSC Payroll*
• Selexys Pharmaceuticals
865
• Accele Biopharma
• ARL Bio Pharma*
• Drik LLC
• Michael F. Price College of
Business
• Miles Associates
• OUHSC Office of the Vice
President for Administration
and Finance*
• OUHSC Facilities Management*
• OUHSC Office of the Fire
Marshal*
• OUHSC Grants and Contracts*
• OUHSC Office of Research
Administration*
• OUHSC Vice President for
Research*
• OUHSC Vivarium*
University Health Club
885
• Cytovance Biologics
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER*
A. Allied Health Practice Center
B. Basic Sciences Education
Building
C. Campus Police Station
D. College of Allied Health
E. College of Dentistry
F. Biomedical Sciences Building
G. Fran and Earl Ziegler College
of Nursing
H. Henry D. & Ida Mosier College
of Pharmacy
I. College of Public Health
J. David L. Boren Student Union
K. Don E. Hogg Greenhouse
L. Rainey William Pavilion
M. Harold Hamm Diabetes Center
N. O’Donoghue Research
Building - OU
Medical Center
Senior Health Clinic
O. Stephenson Cancer Center
P. Child Study Center
Q. OU Physicians Building*
R. OU Physicians Dermatology*
S. OU Physicians Family Medicine
Center*
T. Robert M. Bird Library and
Graduate College
U. OUHSC Technology Center
V. Service Center Building
W. Stanton L. Young Biomedical
Research Center
X. Steam and Chilled Water Plant
Y. University Health Club
Z. University Village
AA. OUHSC Faculty House
BB. OUHSC (Formerly Oklahoma
City Clinic)
CC. OU Children’s Physicians
16. Oklahoma State Department of
Mental Health and Substance
Abuse Services* (located off
campus)
17. University Hospitals Authority
and Trust*
18. Ronald McDonald House
Charities of Oklahoma City*
19. Ronald McDonald Family Room
(in The Children’s Hospital)*
20. Ronald McDonald House II (in
Garrison Tower)*
21. Andrews Academic Tower
(UHAT)*
22. Embassy Suites Downtown/
Medical Center*
23. OK Kids Korral
24. Oklahoma Employees Credit
Union* (located off campus)
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