Education and Cultural Diversity

Unconscious bias training

The Unconscious Bias Campus-wide Initiative is part of many ongoing efforts led by the Center for Diversity and Inclusion to remove barriers to individual and group success. Phase one of the initiative comprises a two-hour training for employees and the identification of ambassadors.

See what’s happening around the School of Medicine and visit the OHSU SOM Diversity and Equity page and Gender Equity in Academic Health and Medicine page.

ABR Alternate Pathway

International Medical Graduates from the reaches of globe participate in our American Board of Radiology Alternate Pathway to Certification.  These outstanding individuals enrich our programs not only by bringing their unique talents as radiologists, but also by sharing their cultural perspectives with our faculty, trainees, staff, and patients and contributing to greater cultural diversity.  Recent, current, and incoming trainees hail from places like Brazil, Egypt, Hungary, India, Japan, Kenya, and Nigeria. Learn more about our ABR Alternative Pathway to Certification program. 

Radiology Thai Residency Exchange Program

Through the OHSU - Siriraj Hospital (Bangkok, Thailand) Radiology Residency exchange program, 2-4 senior residents from OHSU spend one month immersed in Thailand’s premier radiology residency program. During their month at Siriraj Hospital, OHSU residents learn by reviewing cases alongside Siriraj’s radiology residents, during case read-out sessions with faculty, and through regular didactic conferences. But this educational experience reaches far beyond the workstation. Residents also learn about healthcare systems, approaches to medical education, and a culture that may be different than their own. In addition, Thai trainees have the opportunity to come to OHSU to learn in the exchange program. 

Botswana Radiology Elective

OHSU Radiology residents have the opportunity to learn and teach Radiology in Botswana at the Princess Marina Hospital, a tertiary government Hospital in the capital of Botswana. Over the course of the 5-week immersive program, Radiology residents engage in teaching and clinical care, providing critical Radiology services to patients and assisting other providers as Radiology consultants as part of the clinical care team.

Stepping-In for Respect

All OHSU Diagnostic Radiology Faculty members and trainees underwent a 2-part Stepping-In for Respect Workshop over the Fall of 2022 through Spring 2023. The workshop is a bystander training program developed at the University of Virginia intended to support a culture of respect and inclusion. Through this workshop, attendees learned how to effectively respond to difficult encounters and ways to support others who may have experienced such situations. Attendees also learned of the various supportive resources that OHSU offers and how to access them.

Rad Young Portlanders

Rad Young Portlanders is a community outreach program to develop young people’s interest and awareness of the radiological sciences, both as potential career opportunities and as relevance to the medical field. Faculty and trainee volunteers from the OHSU Diagnostic Radiology and Interventional Radiology Departments have partnered with the healthcare track at Benson Polytechnic High School to provide recurring learning experiences that are embedded within the school’s medical systems-based curriculum. Experiences include case-based learning, gross pathological specimens, and biopsy simulation under ultrasound guidance.

Academy of Online Radiology Education (ACORE)

Three of our faculty are senior editors of Academy of Online Radiology Education (ACORE) which provides free, high-quality online radiology education. Although this project was just established in 2020, learners from all six continents already use this platform. Learning tools include monthly blogs summarizing the most relevant radiology articles in each subspecialty of radiology, webinars, and interesting cases. Our faculty serving as editors are Dr. Bronwyn Hamilton for the neuroradiology section and Dr. Alice Fung for the gastroenterology and genitourinary sections.

Global Health Radiology Medical School Course

Dr. Chara Rydzak presented a special OHSU Medical School Enrichment Course/Activity called “Global Health Radiology – An Introduction.”  The activity used radiology images to teach global health concepts and convey radiology’s critical role in healthcare. The course touched on the lack of basic radiology services (and other health care) contributing to poorer outcomes in resource-poor regions both locally and globally. Participants also discussed strategies for increasing access in underserved populations and the far-reaching effects of poor global health.