Research & Scholarly Activity
About the Department of Research
Research and scholarly activity is a robust cornerstone at OCOM and reflects one of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA)’s top strategic priorities. The department’s commitment to research includes a wealth of resources including:
Research Seed Funding for medical students and faculty
Travel support to present scholarly works at national meetings
A state-of-the-art NIH level 2 biosafety lab
Dedicated Cureus publication channel
Assistance with manuscript preparation
Two Full-time research coordinators/grants managers
OCOM’s Cureus Channel
OCOM has partnered with Cureus to have its own channel, which allows us to promote our brand, showcase our research, and much more. All OCOM students and faculty are welcome to publish in our channel.
Ethical Review and Oversight
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We use the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) decision tool to determine exempt status, and have EDOs (Exempt Determination Officers) on the Research Committee to provide prompt exempt determination to qualifying studies. Click here to see our Exemption Determination Form
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We have partnered with the WCG IRB to provide study planning review and approvals. WCG is a pioneer of independent ethical review, now the industry gold standard, and their 55-year legacy of independent review solutions serves as the foundation on which we continually build to accelerate and improve the clinical research journey.
Research On Display
Spring Research Symposium
OCOM’s annual Spring Research Symposium is where students present their research. The event includes a keynote speaker, invited judges, and prizes for the best research presentations. All research abstracts are published in OCOM’s Cureus channel.
The Research Lab
The research lab at OCOM comprises 1,200 square feet of wet and dry bench research laboratory space. This well-equipped multipurpose laboratory space includes wet and dry vacuum, centrifuge, cryogenic sample storage, spectrophotomter, and clinical point of care laboratory testing for common CLIA- waived tests such as CBC, CMP, UA, HIV, Coags, and respiratory viruses.
Research Committee Members
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Dr. Joshua Hollingsworth
Director of Research/Faculty
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Dr. Sean Martin
OMM/OPP Faculty
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Dr. Michelle Wallen
Faculty
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Dr. Guri Tzivion
Faculty
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Dr. Kathryn Sullivan
Biomedical Faculty
