Soon after a dementia diagnosis, many people document their preferences for medical care near the end of their lives, often stipulating that they want to avoid hospitalizations and aggressive interventions. A new University of Oklahoma study aims to discover whether the actual care they receive aligns with their preferences.

Professor and Chairman of the Department of Urology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Michael S. Cookson, M.D., was recently accepted as a member of the prestigious Clinical Society for Genitourinary Surgeons.

Physician associate students from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences campus are embarking on three-month rotations in rural primary care clinics that integrate mental health services into their practices. The initiative aims to grow the PA workforce across rural Oklahoma and equip them with skills to address mental health concerns before patients ever leave the building.

In 2022, researchers from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences  and the University of North Texas Health Science Center published findings from a pilot trial of a mobile application to help reduce drinking among adults experiencing homelessness. Now, with funding from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the team will deploy a field test of the app’s efficacy with 600 participants in Oklahoma City and Dallas/Ft. Worth.

Andrew Jea, M.D., MBA, MHA, FACS, FAAP, has been named chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and clinical service chief at OU Health. Jea has served as vice chair of the department of neurosurgery at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine; as the residency program director; and has served as interim chair of the department since March 1 after former chair Ian F. Dunn, M.D., FACS, FAANS, assumed the role of executive dean at the OU College of Medicine.