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From the Archives: The "modern hospital" surgery in 1948

October 06, 2009
One look at this photo through modern eyes and we see only the primitive conditions available in the operating rooms of Multnomah County Hospital during the middle of the 20th century. However, at its printing, this image was intended to display the ...

OCTRI announces awards

October 02, 2009
The Oregon Clinical & Translational Research Institute hosted the first annual OCTRI Awards Dinner on Thursday, September 24, 2009. This event gave all OCTRI Pilot Project, Strategic Initiatives, and KL2 awardees from 2007-2008 the chance to present a ...

Welcome New Faculty for September

September 29, 2009
A warm welcome to our new faculty. Faculty members not previously listed are shown here in alphabetical order. Judith G. Baggs, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Medicine Curtis J. Billings, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology, Head & Neck ...

OHSU Library Hosts International Dance Festival Fundraiser

September 28, 2009
WHAT: OHSU's Library, named the OHSU Biomedical Information Communication Center, is holding an "International Dance Festival" fundraiser featuring local Brazilian, Cambodian, Indian, Irish, Latin American, Middle Eastern and Scottish dancers. WHEN: ...

Dr. Brian Druker honored with Lasker Award

September 16, 2009
Brian J. Druker, M.D.,whose research led to the development of Gleevec, the first targeted cancer pill to kill cancer cells while leaving healthy tissue unharmed, has been honored with one of the most distinguished awards in biomedical research — the ...

Two-year grant supports geriatric education for APOM residents

September 11, 2009
The Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine residency program will receive a boost in geriatric training thanks to a two-year $40,000 grant from The American Geriatrics Society (AGS)/John A. Hartford Foundation Project: ...

Out of the O.R. and into virtual reality

September 07, 2009
ACS accredits OHSU surgical simulation – one of 40 in nation In 2006, the OHSU surgical simulation program squeezed itself, elbow-to-elbow, into a small, cramped space and had only basic old-school equipment. Today, just three years later, it's housed ...

Dr. Dorr at White House to discuss primary care

September 04, 2009
David Dorr, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology, participated in a White House roundtable on health care reform on August 10. Led by President Obama's Health Reform "Czar" Nancy-Ann DeParle, the group was ...
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