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OHSU President Joe Robertson announces interim dean for School of Medicine

September 15, 2016

OHSU President Joe Robertson, M.D., M.B.A., has appointed John Hunter, M.D., F.A.C.S., interim dean for the School of Medicine, effective Oct. 1. President Robertson has served as acting dean since Mark Richardson’s, M.D., M.B.A., tragic accident Aug. 13.

Study in Nature Reveals New Molecular Insight

By Erik Robinson September 14, 2016

New research reveals for the first time the atomic structures of a key molecular receptor in the brain, which opens the door for developing medications that could block activation of these receptors to address a variety of conditions, ranging from pain to high blood pressure to early formation of blood clots.

Statement from Dr. Joe Robertson regarding the passing of Dr. Mark Richardson, 1949 - 2016

September 03, 2016

Mark Richardson, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the OHSU School of Medicine, was critically injured Saturday, Aug. 13, while doing a home repair. Joe Robertson, M.D., M.B.A., OHSU president and former School of Medicine dean, is the acting dean.

White Coat Ceremony launches medical odyssey for first-year students

By Kristyna Wentz-Graff August 12, 2016

The OHSU School of Medicine "cloaked" 153 students in white coats during the annual White Coat ceremony, a rite-of passage event where students are officially welcomed to the health care profession.

Class of 2020 largest, most diverse in School of Medicine history

August 11, 2016

OHSU School of Medicine will celebrate its 129th entering class with a White Coat Ceremony symbolizing the beginning of each M.D. student’s journey to becoming a physician.

Adventist Health signs letter of intent to join OHSU Partners

August 09, 2016

Adventist Health, OHSU and OHSU Partners have signed a nonbinding letter of intent (LOI) to pursue an affiliation.

The science behind breast cancer screening guidelines

August 05, 2016

OHSU is hosting a free public forum to clarify the science behind evolving breast cancer screening guidelines.

U.S. News & World Report ranks OHSU Hospital No. 1 in Oregon

August 02, 2016

OHSU is the No. 1 ranked hospital in Oregon and the Portland metro area for the sixth consecutive year, according to U.S. News Best Hospitals 2016-2017.

Addressing gun violence

By Joe Robertson July 15, 2016

OHSU is a community of people dedicated to healing others and advancing the frontiers of scientific knowledge. Many of us choose to work at OHSU because it offers the opportunity to protect the most vulnerable in our society and improve the world around us.

Co-invented by OHSU’s Dr. David Huang 25 years ago, OCT technology helps detect and stop blindness

July 14, 2016

The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology today published a special anniversary edition in their journal Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science with more than 70 articles to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the invention of Optical Coherence Tomography technology

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