What is the OU Community Health Alliance?
The OU Community Health Alliance is an organization of OU medical students, in cooperation with other students across the Health Sciences Center, who aim to better the healthcare system in Oklahoma City. Through volunteerism, we work to uplift, educate, and empower patients. The Alliance exposes students to the challenges of providing health care with limited resources, while developing more compassionate and empathetic healthcare professionals.
Our Primary Goals
Serve the uninsured and underinsured population of Oklahoma City
Foster a life-long passion for community service
Expose medical students to the needs of the community in which we live
Create an educational experience for medical students at all levels of training
Course Requirements
COVID-19-related changes have been made to the CH I and CH II syllabi. Reference the COVID-19 tab (above) for more details.
CH I Elective:
Requires 60 clinical hours, 12 education hours, 8 community involvement hours, and a reflection essay.
CH II Elective:
Requires the completion of CH I elective requirements AND an additional 20 clinical hours.
OUCHA Officers 2021 - 2022
President: Brandon Moritz, Brandon-Moritz@ouhsc.edu
President-elect: Ishak Hossain, Ishak-Hossain@ouhsc.edu
Vice President: Kirsten Wheeler, Kirsten-Wheeler@ouhsc.edu
Secretary: Jenny Swinton, Jennifer-Swinton@ouhsc.edu
Treasurer: Kyle Hickey, Kyle-Hickey@ouhsc.edu
StuCo Reps: Rachael Lamar, Rachael-Lamar@ouhsc.edu and BreAnna Le, BreannaAnh-Le@ouhsc.edu
Technology Chair: Derek Doan, Derek-Doan@ouhsc.edu
Bridges to Access Chair: Alice Moon, Alice-Moon@ouhsc.edu
Clinic Liaison Coordinator: Rachel Jordan, Rachel-K-Jordan@ouhsc.edu
Community Health Program Co-Coordinators: Elizabeth Lanham, Elizabeth-Lanham@ouhsc.edu and Bailey Morris, Bailey-Morris@ouhsc.edu
Education Chair: Katie Gerth, Katelyn-Gerth@ouhsc.edu
Education Chair-elect: Olivia Davis, Olivia-Davis@ouhsc.edu
Health Dash Co-Chairs: Amanda Zhang, Amanda-Zhang-1@ouhsc.edu and Eric Breese, Eric-Breese@ouhsc.edu
Stop the Bleed Program Coordinator: Emily Frech, Emily-S-Frech@ouhsc.edu