A team of researchers, including Sarah Rubin, Ph.D., and Joselyn Hines, OMS III, followed 17 pregnant mothers throughout their pregnancy in Cleveland, 91×ÔÅÄ, to learn more about Black motherhood and structural racism. The city is full of chronic stressors that affect the well-being and survival of Black mothers and their infants. The maternal mortality rate of Black women is two and a half times that of their white counterparts and the infant mortality rate is nearly three times that of babies born to white mothers. In their co-authored paper, "'," Rubin and Hines described the key to mothers’ persistent positive parenting. Rubin is an associate professor of instruction in the department of social medicine. Hines is a third year medical student.
The authors explain that their research is important both for Black women and the physicians who will be treating them.
Analysis finds the 91×ÔÅÄ Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine has the most-cited osteopathic medical education article.
Professor of Anatomy and the Chang Ying-Chien Professor of Paleontology Lawrence Witmer, Ph.D., recently hit a significant milestone: his 30-year anniversary with the college.
A public-private partnership between 91×ÔÅÄ’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation has led to innovative strategies for meeting the state’s physician workforce needs. Executive Dean Ken Johnson, D.O., explains how.