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LCME update: A focus on medical students

May 24, 2011
Highlights: The accreditation team is finishing LCME Database – the foundation for our self-study narrative LCME Student Committee is compiling results of the medical student survey School of Medicine Alliance has earmarked funds to improve Student ...

Because medical school tuition is no longer only $600

May 23, 2011
Mitchell Heinemann, MD '44, is one of the oldest members of the OHSU School of Medicine alumni community. Recently, in a conversation with the School of Medicine, he recalled details from his life, including where he was the day Pearl Harbor was ...

NW Youth Careers Expo

May 23, 2011
The NW Youth Career Expo, hosted by the Portland Workforce Alliance, is one of the premier business - education partnerships in the Pacific Northwest. The Expo is a great opportunity for businesses to connect with their future workforce and encourage ...

Foundation for Medical Excellence honors ten new scholars

May 20, 2011
The Foundation for Medical Excellence (TFME) recognized ten student scholars in the School of Medicine MD program at a reception on May 18 at the Riverplace Hotel, Portland. “The purpose of the TFME Scholars program is to recognize and encourage ...

Alliance welcomes Billy, Ben and Josquin at Spring lunch

May 19, 2011
Billy Joel, Benjamin Britten and Josquin Des Pres were – briefly – guests at the School of Medicine Alliance Spring Lunch, held at the Waverley Club on May 3. They appeared courtesy of five students from the MD program, who took the opportunity to ...

Letting the evidence speak

May 19, 2011
A woman whose mother died of breast cancer is concerned about her risks of developing the disease. She reads about drugs that can be taken for primary breast cancer prevention, and visits her primary care provider to ask for advice. Clinicians look to ...

Why I Teach – Shannon McWeeney, PhD

May 19, 2011
May’s Q&A features Shannon McWeeney, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Public Health & Preventive Medicine. Dr. McWeeney received her PhD in Statistical Genetics from the University of California, Berkeley. At OHSU, she is an Associate Professor ...
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