Medscape speaks with experts about how hospital medicine can support a rewarding long-term career through flexible scheduling, diverse clinical and leadership opportunities, strong professional relationships, ongoing development, and strategies such as mentorship to help prevent burnout and maintain fulfillment. Michael Hendricks, M.D., says, “I found that in a hospitalist career, I worked my ‘week-on’ stretches and then disappeared for the next 7-plus days, to see the world and rediscover a life outside medicine.”

Willamette Week reports on lawmaker discussions around the Oregon Behavioral Health Coordination Center.

New research from the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health examines homelessness across Multnomah County and the challenges people face while navigating the system of services intended to help them find permanent housing. Kathleen Conte, Ph.D, says, “We call it getting stuck in the churn. And you can actually see in the pictures people drew cycles of being stuck."

The Columbian covers the inspiring story of a high school football player battling chronic kidney disease who receives ongoing treatment at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital.

Medscape shares insight on how to stay engaged, effective and fulfilled in a healthcare career. Michael Hendricks, M.D., says, “I found new meaning and full-time employment in leadership positions and hospital operations, and comfort in what is nearer to a 9-5 schedule. Not many specialties offer such flexibility to evolve one’s career in parallel with personal goals.”

Coverage of the $1.1 billion gift from Phil and Penny Knight for Providence to build a women’s health hospital notes that the Knights previously made a landmark $2 billion commitment to OHSU’s Knight Cancer Institute.

Coverage of the $1.1 billion gift from Phil and Penny Knight for Providence to build a women’s health hospital notes that the Knights previously made a landmark $2 billion commitment to OHSU’s Knight Cancer Institute.

Coverage of the $1.1 billion gift from Phil and Penny Knight for Providence to build a women’s health hospital notes that the Knights previously made a landmark $2 billion commitment to OHSU’s Knight Cancer Institute.

Media report on Phil and Penny Knight’s $1.1 billion gift to Providence Health & Services, also mentioning the family’s $2 billion gift to OHSU’s Knight Cancer Institute.

The American Board of Medical Specialties in a press release announces 23 physicians to its 2026-27 Scholars Program to support research in certification, assessment, AI and physician development. OHSU faculty Robert Christian, M.D., and Phillip Jenkins, M.D., are selected as scholars for projects focused on competency-based pathology assessment and surgical informatics training.