Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Durant Program

Family Medicine Analyst Verified · Sep 15, 2026

Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Durant Program

Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Durant Program is a residency program specializing in Family Medicine, located in Durant, Oklahoma, directed by Terry R. Gerard II, DO and coordinated by Chris Humble. The program accepts applications through January 31, 2027 and holds an accreditation status of Initial. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or (580) 924-3080. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

This is an unopposed, community-based osteopathic family medicine program in rural southeastern Oklahoma, affiliated with OSU Center for Health Sciences and the Osteopathic Medical Education Consortium of Oklahoma, explicitly built around a mission of comprehensive, rural, community-oriented primary care. The curriculum front-loads broad hospital-based training in year one (internal medicine, critical care, OB/GYN, surgery, pediatrics) before transitioning to clinic-based chronic disease management with procedural exposure in orthopedics, sports medicine, and ENT, reflecting a full-spectrum rural generalist model rather than a subspecialty pipeline. Research appears only as a single one-month block, and graduate outcomes overwhelmingly show residents entering rural or community full-spectrum family practice in Oklahoma and surrounding underserved regions rather than fellowship or academic tracks. The program integrates osteopathic philosophy and manipulative medicine as a core competency and draws heavily from regional osteopathic medical schools (OSU-COM, William Carey, Arkansas COM), signaling a strong preference for candidates rooted in osteopathic training and rural/community values.

Who it fits

A DO applicant with rural or small-town roots (often Oklahoma or the surrounding region) whose ERAS narrative centers on full-spectrum, hands-on primary care, community service, and a stated intent to practice family medicine in an underserved or rural setting rather than pursue fellowship or academic subspecialization.

Research intensity

Low - a single one-month research/health systems block with no evidence of an expected scholarly output or research infrastructure.

Career orientation

Community Practice

Important

Applicants must be graduates of an AOA-accredited college of osteopathic medicine, hold letters from the Dean of the osteopathic college and two practicing osteopathic physicians, and maintain ACOFP/AOA/OOA membership throughout training.

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