Learners
Opportunities for students and residents
OHSU School of Medicine provides many opportunities to support and connect learners including student organizations, mentoring programs, events, as well as the Health Justice Co-op.
Our commitment to learners
The School of Medicine is committed to increasing the diversity of our learners, including those from rural backgrounds, underrepresented groups, and those who have faced significant disadvantage or adversity.
We partner to support diversity in recruiting and sustaining learners across our academic programs because we believe a diverse learning community helps us move closer to a future in which our community of health care providers mirrors the diversity of our patients.
Support services for students
The School of Medicine provides a range of retention and enrichment support services for students across its academic programs including mentoring opportunities and a leadership committee.
The school has a group of faculty members who serve as the School of Medicine DEIB Advisors. All M.D. program students can reach out to them for support and mentorship.
Go to REDI System to set an appointment.
The School of Medicine Dean’s Office host quarterly meetings where students across programs can inquire about SOM status reports and data related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. School of Medicine students can share concerns, successes, and updates on diverse interest groups.
- Contact:Leslie Garcia
Health Justice Co-op
Opened in December 2019, the Health Justice Co-op provides a safe space for students. It was developed by URM students and the LGBTQ+ community and faculty out of a clear response to students' experiences of racism and marginalization on campus and a need for a place designed to support community and collaboration. It is open daily to all OHSU learners.
The space prioritizes diversity and justice-related programming and includes a health justice resources library, a projector set up to display health justice films and documentaries, and an event calendar for students to stay connected to the community.
This space represents the future of health sciences that we are collectively shaping, one where we redefine the margins, where we draw strength from our cultures, where we see our power reflected in each other and where we carry on the work of those who planted these seeds of change. Gather and get connected here, study here, borrow from the health justice library, learn and unlearn in this space and know that we all got you.
Location: Robertson Life Sciences Building 4A005
A Medical Spanish course was proposed and implemented by the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA). The LMSA Medical Spanish Elective increases Spanish medical fluency and cultural competency among medical students providing a foundation for success as residents and attending physicians. Likewise, learning about Latino/Hispanic cultures offer a forum to enhance interprofessional education and clinical effectiveness.
Contact: somdei@ohsu.edu