51ĀŅĀ×

51ĀŅĀ× trustees form a committee to explore establishing a medical school in Athens, setting aside land for it.

Ohio Osteopathic Association House of Delegates passed a resolution to establish a committee to explore the need for an osteopathic college in Ohio.

State legislation passes House Bill 229 on July 28, 1975.

Aug. 18, 1975, Ohio Gov. James A. Rhodes signed H.B. 229, during a ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse.

H.B. 229 became a law on Nov. 17, 1975.  

Sept. 11, 1976, Grosvenor Hall is dedicated as the first medical school building.

OUā€‘COM officially opens in September 1976 under Dean Gerald Faverman, Ph.D., welcoming its inaugural class of 24 students in Grosvenor Hall.

Frank W. Myers, D.O., named Dean on Nov. 1, 1977.

First D.O. degrees awarded; OUā€‘COM graduates 21 physicians under Dean Frank Myers, D.O.

Entering class reaches 100 students for the first time. 

A renovated Irvine Hall is dedicated as the second medical school building.

Parks Hall is dedicated as the third medical school building, home of the Osteopathic Medical Center.

OU-COM celebrates 10th anniversary.

Barbara Rossā€‘Lee, D.O., becomes dean, making history as the first Black woman to head a U.S. medical school.

Daniel Jon Marazon, D.O., steps in as interim dean of OU-COM for 11 months. 

John ā€œJackā€ Adolph Brose, D.O., becomes dean of OU-COM.

Brose began discussions in November 2009 with the Osteopathic Heritage Foundations to obtain a grant.

Academic & Research Center (ARC) opens in Athens, coā€‘dedicated by OUā€‘COM and the College of Engineering.

Receives a landmark $105ā€Æmillion gift from the Osteopathic Heritage Foundations; the college is renamed Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Dr. Kenneth H. Johnson, D.O., appointed executive dean.

Acquisition of Dublin property approved.

First Dublin campus class begins with 50 students.

Cleveland campus opens in partnership with Cleveland Clinic (51 students); college admitted to AMAā€™s Accelerating Change in Medical Education consortium.

Heritage Hall, a new 120,000ā€ÆftĀ² academic facility in Athens, opens by early 2021; design emphasizes osteopathic principles and achieves LEED Silver certification.

Named Ohioā€™s top producer of primary care physicians and ranked No.ā€Æ49 in the U.S. for primary care by U.S. News.

Dublin campus marks its 10ā€‘year anniversary.

51ĀŅĀ× and the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation announce a $70 million commitment to the Heritage College: $45 million for research and up to $25 million for scholarships. The Foundationā€™s total support now exceeds $193 million.

The Cleveland campus marks its 10-year anniversary.

The Heritage College celebrates its 50th anniversary.