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OHSU medical students weigh in on healthcare reform.

OHSU medical students weigh in on healthcare reform.

September 22, 2011
Hippocrates If I keep this oath faithfully, may I enjoy my life and practice my art, respected by all men and in all times; but if I swerve from it or violate it, may the reverse be my lot. Allen Andrews, MS3, and Richard Bruno, MS3, recently ...

Dean Richardson joins Blue Ridge Academic Health Group

August 29, 2011
In June, Dean Mark Richardson was offered – and accepted – membership in the Blue Ridge Academic Health Group. The mission of Blue Ridge is to take a societal view of health and health care needs to identify recommendations for academic health centers ...
Dr. Wolfe reflects on term as President of ASMBS

Dr. Wolfe reflects on term as President of ASMBS

July 14, 2011
During the last year, Bruce Wolfe, MD, Professor, Department of Surgery, served as the President of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). The Society is the largest of its kind for this specialty in the world. Founded in ...
Dr. Habecker on teaching medical students in Burundi

Dr. Habecker on teaching medical students in Burundi

June 27, 2011
Dr. Habecker: "The personal stories of my students were deeply moving. Many of them had lost family members and friends to both genocide and HIV/AIDS." What struck Beth Habecker, PhD, immediately was their commitment to helping their country. “I heard ...
Drs. Biagioli and Steiner get muddy for multiple sclerosis

Drs. Biagioli and Steiner get muddy for multiple sclerosis

May 27, 2011
As OHSU faculty members and family medicine physicians, Fran Biagioli, MD, and Elizabeth Steiner, MD, know well the world of patients struggling with health issues. They also have a very personal perspective on that world – because both Drs. Biagioli ...
‘Razor Heads’ go bald to support childhood cancer research

‘Razor Heads’ go bald to support childhood cancer research

May 17, 2011
Nurses, physicians and staff at Oregon Health & Science University — four women and five men —shaved their heads in support of children with cancer as part of the annual Portland St. Baldrick's event. "As I take care of infants, children and young ...

OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital among top 50 in the nation

May 17, 2011
Pediatric experts across the nation have ranked OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital one of the best in the country in eight specialties, according to U.S. News Best Children’s Hospitals 2011-12. The rankings recognize the top 50 children’s hospitals ...
Dr. Druker featured in Smithsonian magazine

Dr. Druker featured in Smithsonian magazine

May 10, 2011
10 years ago, Brian Druker, MD, Professor and Director of the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, changed the course of cancer research with the development of Gleevec. Smithsonian magazine chronicles that victory in its May issue. In the article, Dr. ...
Rest and wellness go hand-in-hand for OHSU residents, fellows

Rest and wellness go hand-in-hand for OHSU residents, fellows

May 09, 2011
If you see a bright-eyed physician-in-training near the fourth floor of Sam Jackson Hall, chances are they have just emerged from one of thirty new call rooms for residents and fellows, which opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony April 22. The rooms ...
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