2025 Symposium on Tribal and Rural Innovation in Health

Friday, September 12, 2025, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, OSU COM at the Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, OK


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (6.00 hours), AOA Category 1-A (6.00 hours), DEA MATE Act (1.00 hours), OK State Board of LSW (6.00 hours), Oklahoma State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure (LPC and LMFT) (6.00 hours), Oklahoma State Board of Psychology (6.00 hours), Opioid Proper Prescribing (1.00 hours)

This symposium brings together experts in rural and indigenous health care. The conference aims to examine the long-standing health care gaps that continue to affect individuals in rural and indigenous communities. The program will explore social, economic and environmental challenges that prevent optimal health, leading to differences in health outcomes.

1. Understand longstanding health care gaps that continue to face individuals who are American Indian/Alaskan native or live in rural communities.
2. Examine the social, economic, and environmental challenges that prevent individuals living in rural and or tribal communities from achieving optimal health.
3. Understand the role of patient and community perspectives, values and resources in the delivery of high quality health care.

Registration rates and deadlines

Early-bird rates - ends August 15, 2025 at 5:00pm CST

• Physician/Healthcare/Professionals $200.00

• OSU full-time faculty and staff | OSU and Non-OSU Student/Resident/Fellow $0

Regular pricing - August 15, 2025 from 5:01pm - September 10, 2025 at 3:00pm CST.

• Physician/Healthcare Professional $250.00

• OSU full-time faculty and staff | OSU and Non-OSU Student/Resident/Fellow $0

Walk-in Registration September 12, 2025 from 8:00am - 12:00pm CST

• Physician/Healthcare Professional $300.00

• OSU full-time faculty and staff | OSU and Non-OSU Student/Resident/Fellow $0

OSU full-time faculty and staff | OSU and Non-OSU Student/Resident/Fellow: Contact [email protected] to receive a promo code for complimentary registration.

Event Venue & Local Hotel Information

The conference is located at the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences at the Cherokee Nation.
19500 East Ross Street Tahlequah, OK 74465

Tahlequah, OK, offers several local hotels in close proximity to the conference location.

AOA Credit
The Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians.

The Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine designates this program for a maximum of (6) AOA Category 1-A credit(s), and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.

AMA Credit
The Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of (6) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Oklahoma State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
Oklahoma State University is a board approved CE provider and designates this program for a maximum of (6) CE credit(s). 

Oklahoma State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure (LPC & LMFT)
The Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Office of Continuing Medical Education is a board approved CE provider and designates this program for a maximum of (6) CE credit(s). 

Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers
The Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Office of Continuing Medical Education (20251999) is a board approved CE provider and designates this program for a maximum of (6) CE credit(s).

Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy
This program will be submitted for approval of CME credit. 

Proper Prescribing Credit
CE Broker Provider # 50-33453
CE Broker Course # 20-1286309

Oklahoma State Board of Osteopathic Examiners (Osteopathic Physicians)
This program meets the requirements for approval of (1) hour of CME credit by the Oklahoma State Board of Osteopathic Examiners.

Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision (Allopathic Physicians and Physician Assistants)
This educational activity meets the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure & Supervision annual licensure renewal requirement for 1 hour of education in pain management or 1 hour of education in opioid use or addiction.

MATE Act - DEA
The (Proper Prescribing) lecture meets the new Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act requirements from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for training on substance use disorders. Providers planning to receive or renew their DEA registration can earn 1 hour towards their 8 hour MATE requirement by participating.

Questions

For questions about accessing course content or general inquiries, please contact our staff at [email protected]

Program Attendee Notice

Concerns about the program’s compliance with the AOA Uniform Guidelines, please contact:

Ashley Groom, M.S., Director of Continuing Medical Education

For any unresolved issues regarding compliance with the AOA Uniform Guidelines, you may contact the AOA:
American Osteopathic Association:
Council on Continuing Medical Education
142 E. Ontario St., Chicago, IL 60611

(312) 202-8000

The Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, adheres to AOA Guidelines for CME Sponsors and the ACCME Criteria, Standards and Policies regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of faculty and their commercial relationships will be made prior to the activity.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Oklahoma State University Continuing Medical Education adheres to the American Osteopathic Associations Guideline for CME Sponsors and ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Friday, September 12, 2025

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