Army combat medics and licensed practical nurses routinly are embedded at Oregon Health & Science University for about two weeks to sharpen their health care skills. They visit OHSU through the U.S. Army Medical Command’s Strategic Medical Asset Readiness Training, or SMART, program, which helps Army health care personnel remain ready for service during times of peace. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Each year, Oregon Health & Science University’s newest medical students end their first week at the medical school with a time-honored ceremony that has them symbolically slip on their white coats for the first time. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Each year, Oregon Health & Science University’s newest medical students end their first week at the medical school with a time-honored ceremony that has them symbolically slip on their white coats for the first time. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Each year, Oregon Health & Science University’s newest medical students end their first week at the medical school with a time-honored ceremony that has them symbolically slip on their white coats for the first time. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Erik Brodt, M.D., center, director of OHSU’s Northwest Native American Center of Excellence, speaks with medical students who completed the Wy’east Post-Baccalaureate Pathway. The program supports Native students in overcoming barriers to pursuing careers in medicine. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Dental students deliver hands-on patient care during a detailed procedure at the OHSU School of Dentistry clinic in Portland. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Dental providers perform a patient exam using specialized instruments during a clinical visit at the OHSU School of Dentistry clinic. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Prepared dental instruments support patient care at a treatment station in the OHSU School of Dentistry clinic in Portland. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

OHSU's graduation events for the School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, School of Nursing, the PSU-OHSU School of Public Health and the OSU-OHSU School of Pharmacy are held each June at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

OHSU's graduation events for the School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, School of Nursing, the PSU-OHSU School of Public Health and the OSU-OHSU School of Pharmacy are held each June at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)