The soon to be constructed Jerry & Margaret Hodge Pharmacy & Rural Health Center is designed to serve rural western Oklahoma by providing a location for health professionals to work alongside nursing and pharmacy students from Southwestern Oklahoma State University and strengthen the educational experience of the allied health programs on the campus. The 43,000-square-foot building will provide a public health clinic as well as training and educational facilities for students. Located near and connected with the primary pharmacy building on campus the Hodge Center will allow for all health programs to be combined for the first time in one complex on the campus also strengthening the academic setting for the students.