The new Oregon Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Registry, which is operated by the OHSU Department of Emergency Medicine through a contract from the state of Oregon, went "live" statewide Dec. 3, 2009. Nicholas_Weltch_6Although ...

The OHSU Physician Assistant Class of 2011 recently put on several fundraising events to benefit Wallace Medical Concern, raising $2,000 for the local clinic. With locations in Gresham and Portland, the Wallace Medical Concern provides ...

David Ellison, MD, Professor, Departments of Medicine and Physiology & Pharmacology, has been named Chair of the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Subspecialty Board on Nephrology. As such, he becomes the subspecialty board’s representative ...

Amana Alcala-Moss, MN, RN, of Corvallis, Oregon, who is pursuing a master's degree in public health and a doctorate in nursing at Oregon Health and Science University. Ms. Alcala-Moss has been a nurse for 12 years and has worked as a mental health ...

Dennis Bourdette, MD, Roy and Eulalia Swank Family Research Professor, and Chair, Department of Neurology, received the 2010 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of California Davis School of Medicine for outstanding achievements in ...

Next year, OHSU investigators will be able to take advantage of new core research facilities thanks to a $4.38 million award from the National Center for Research Resources. This award, which was funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment ...

Brett Stacey, MD, Professor, & David Sibell, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, were interviewed in an L.A. Times article on the use of electronic pulse treatment to help fight pain. The article explains ...

Barney Speight (Oregon Health Authority) and Dean Mark Richardson were the keynote speakers at the OHSU Annual Professional Board Staff meeting June 28. Dr Fields receives award Mr. Speight provided an overview of Oregon's ongoing health care reform ...

The School of Medicine/OCTRI Lead Mentors program is now accepting applications for 2010-11 – deadline July 15. Don't delay! Apply now! Montage 6-28-10 copy Supporting on-campus mentoring and faculty development is an investment in faculty success. ...

Chad Burk, third year med student, joins 116 medical, dental, and veterinary students from 47 schools across the country to spend a year in a lab doing hands-on research as part of the prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute-National Institutes of ...