Stories

Former soldiers, nurse-cancer survivor, medical missionary help make up MD Class of 2015

August 17, 2011

Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine ranks life experience and a passion for medicine right up there with above-average GPAs and whiz-kid MCAT scores. This year’s entering class exemplifies those principals and includes three former ...

OHSU launches “multiple mini interviews” model for medical school applicants

August 16, 2011

Exceptional academic ability will always be essential for physicians who must be skilled at processing and integrating large amounts of information. These academic skills tend to correlate well with grades and test scores. But faced with two ...

Dr. Starr takes on new role at OHSU

July 25, 2011

Dr. Starr was named a winner of the Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research – often called the U.S. equivalent of the Nobel Prize – in 2007 in recognition of the enormous impact his work has had on prolonging and enhancing lives of millions ...

Dr. Starr takes on new role at OHSU

July 25, 2011

Dr. Starr was named a winner of the Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research – often called the U.S. equivalent of the Nobel Prize – in 2007 in recognition of the enormous impact his work has had on prolonging and enhancing lives of millions ...

Message from Dean Richardson: Rain, change and automobiles

July 19, 2011

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, ...

Message from Dean Richardson: Rain, change and automobiles

July 19, 2011

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, ...

GME welcomes 250 new residents and fellows

July 14, 2011

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 ...

GME welcomes 250 new residents and fellows

July 14, 2011

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 ...

Why I Teach – Daniel Marks, MD, PhD

July 06, 2011

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 ...