OHIO medical and nursing students combat COVID by administering vaccines to fellow students, community Published: April 29, 2021 Author: Samantha Pelham Ohio University student Simar Kalkat gets her COVID vaccination at Heritage Hall on the Athens campus of Ohio University. Ohio University medical and nursing students gained first-hand clinical experience while combating COVID by administering vaccines at OHIO’s Heritage Hall vaccination clinic to their fellow students and the community. “It is so exciting to have an opportunity for the students of the Heritage College to partner with their colleagues from the OHIO nursing program to give back to our community by assisting in vaccination efforts,” Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Athens campus Dean Beth Longenecker, D.O., said. “Not only is this a chance for students to directly provide care and impact the health of residents in the county, this is also an opportunity for interprofessional teamwork and a way for Ohio University to lend support to the incredible and dedicated team at the Athens City-County Health Department.”