Dear School of Medicine Community: A maxim related to managing change says that a crisis or an otherwise unexpected situation presents a rationale for rapidly putting into place new ways of operating and, in some cases, overdue changes. However, ...

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 ...

A warm welcome to 250 new residents and fellows, who have recently joined the ranks of OHSU’s Graduate Medical Education (GME) program. The 183 residents include 19 graduates from the School of Medicine Class of 2011 who were accepted into OHSU’s ...

Donald E. Girard, MD, Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and Continuing Medical Education, has been invited to serve as an expert advisor to the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) - a prominent Washington, DC think tank. Dr. Girard will lend ...

Two chief residents from the Department of Pediatrics have created a faculty award called “The Jaffe,” named in honor of Arthur Jaffe, MD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics. The Jaffe Award is presented to the Department of Pediatrics faculty member ...

Patrick Brunett, MD, FACEP, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, is the recipient of the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD) 2011 Impact Award. The award is presented by CORD for outstanding contribution to the ...

A look back and what's ahead for further integrating genetics work at OHSU The OHSU Human Genetics Initiative (HGI) was created in 2006 to improve research resources and educational programs in the burgeoning field of genetics. The key elements of the ...

June’s Q&A features Daniel Marks, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics Dr. Marks graduated magna cum laude from the University of Oregon in 1988 with a degree in biology and chemistry. He then entered the University of Washington ...

June’s paper provides an unprecedented glimpse into the acoustical mechanics of a hearing structure deep within the ear that has been largely inaccessible for measurement. This month's featured paper is from Nature Neuroscience, and is titled “A ...

Following a lengthy national search process, Jeanette Mladenovic, MD, MBA, MACP, has been named the new provost for Oregon Health & Science University. She is expected to join OHSU this fall. Dr. Mladenovic comes to OHSU from the University of Miami ...