Degree and Enrollment Verifications
MSPE (formally known as Dean鈥檚 Letter)
Current students and prior-year graduates applying for residency positions will have their MSPE uploaded by the Residency Advising Team prior to the national upload date.
Prior-year graduates applying for fellowships can request a copy of their MSPE using the MIDUS request process. Instructions on submitting a MIDUS request can be found on the . Please direct all MIDUS requests to the Residency Advising Team (contact information below).
Proof of Acceptance, Proof of Enrollment, and Letter of Good Standing
The Senior Director of Student Affairs provides Proof of Acceptance, Proof of Enrollment, and Letters of Good Standing for accepted and current students who need to verify enrollment status for Board Exam registration, Scholarships, Car Insurance Discounts, Military Paperwork, Apartment/Leasing Needs, Jury Duty, and Family Members Traveling internationally for Graduation. Please submit all requests by email for Proof of Enrollment and a Letter of Good Standing to Student Affairs Records Management Specialist, Amanda Mansfield.
Special Instructions for USMLE Verification
There is a 2-step process for signing up for the USMLE. First, students must complete the NBME鈥檚 Certification of Identification and Authorization form. To get this form, students will have to purchase the exam, then the NBME will send the student an email with instructions on how to complete the form. Students will complete the bottom of this form, making sure to check one (but not both) of the boxes at the bottom. Once the student has done that, email the form to Amanda Mansfield in the Office of Student Affairs. Amanda will then process the form and send it directly to the NBME.
The NBME will also ask Student Affairs to verify the student鈥檚 enrollment through their online portal. Once all of that has been done, the student will be able to schedule the exam.
Clinical Education Verification
OMS 3 & 4 Students seeking a letter of good standing for rotations that cover details about student health insurance, malpractice insurance, and vaccination status. Student should contact their Academic Program Administrator (APA) to get their good standing letter.
Verification for VSLO (Visiting Student Learning Opportunities)
Students that need verification for VSLO please, contact Megan Collins.
Degree Verifications
The Senior Director of Student Affairs provides proof of degree verification. Graduates of 91探花 Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine seeking degree verification for residency or state licensure can request verification by submitting all requests by email to Amanda Mansfield Records Management Specialist, Amanda Mansfield, by fax 740-590-2399, or by mail to:
OU-HCOM Student Affairs
191 W. Union St.
Heritage Hall 283B
Athens, OH 45701
For questions about degree and enrollment verifications, please contact Amanda Mansfield by email or by phone 740-593-2156.