The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents approved an ambitious plan in Tulsa today to incrementally increase enrollment in the Doctor of Medicine (MD) program in the OU College of Medicine at OU Health Sciences by more than 40% over the next five years – a strategic initiative designed to address the critical demand for additional health care professionals in Oklahoma.

A new study published in Communications Medicine, a Nature publication, details the discovery of rare gene variants that increase the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes in multiple generations of Asian Indian people. The unusual finding is a step toward more targeted treatment for all people with Type 2 diabetes, a disease with complex genetic influences.

On Saturday, the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry provided free cleanings, fillings and crowns to 74 children during the college’s annual Kids’ Day. The event was sponsored in part by the Delta Dental of Oklahoma Foundation and was held at the college in Oklahoma City.

After a nationwide search, Dr. Isabella Grumbach, M.D., Ph.D., was named Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and Clinical Service Chief at OU Health. In addition to her clinical responsibilities with OU Health, she will have educational and research responsibilities for the university, driving the academic health system’s three-part mission of clinical care, research and education.

The University of Oklahoma has created a new chief artificial intelligence officer position to implement AI to drive innovation in education, research and operations. David Ebert, director of OU’s Data Institute for Societal Challenges (DISC) and associate vice president for research and partnerships, has been selected as the interim Chief AI Office, pending OU Board of Regents’ approval.