OHIO History
        Legislation that became a legacy: Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the founding of Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine 
    
      August 18, 2025
      
        
        4 min
      
    
    Fifty years ago, on Aug. 18, 1975, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Gov. James A. Rhodes signed House Bill 229, creating what was then known as the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ University College of Osteopathic Medicine.