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The OHSU School of Medicine is deeply committed to increasing and supporting diversity among our faculty, staff, and learners. We consider a wide range of life experiences as part of diversity, including rural heritage, economic background, sexual orientation, culture and belief systems.
The School of Medicine Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategic Action Plan 2021 - 2025 charts our contributions to institutional goals in the areas that we can significantly impact, including retention and recruitment of individuals under-represented in medicine and biomedical science. The strategic action plan is the result of sustained urgency and focus by school leaders and the SoM Diversity Affairs Committee, which includes faculty, students and trainees.
The SOM is committed to diversity and our practices, programs and policies are in alignment with AAMC, LCME, ACGME and OHSU program accreditation standards.
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Student religious accommodation requests are handled by the Office of Student Affairs. Student disability and pregancy accommodation requests are addressed by the Office for Student Access.
Employees
OHSU Human Resources' Employee Leaves and Accommodations team handles disability, pregnancy and religious accommodations.
Building a future that brings health and well-being to all
Shandee Dixon, Ph.D., research thread director of the Wy’east Post-Baccalaureate Pathway in the Northwest Native American Center of Excellence, began her career as a bench scientist. Read more.
Envisioning OHSU as a health-literate organization
Ideas and conversations about improving information equity flowed during OHSU's first health Health Literacy Symposium, held on the Marquam Hill Campus.
Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) held the 2024 Annual Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) meeting on October 1, 2024, in Bethesda, Maryland. This event provided a venue for networking and scientific exchange, including a poster session where all BIRCWH abstracts were published in the Journal of Women's Health. Thank you to the leaders, mentors and scholars who make the BIRCWH a nurturing environment for scientific inquiry.
“Placental Programming of Infant Behavioral Health: Placental Cytokine Levels are Associated with Infant Negative Affect at 6 Months." (2:13:00)
November Observances
- Native American Heritage Month
- Veterans Day | Nov. 11
- Transgender Awareness Week | Nov. 13-19
- Transgender Day of Remembrance | Nov. 20
You can download the School of Medicine "Belong, Include, Empower" November issue here.
Upcoming events & webinars
DEIB News in the School of Medicine
- OHSU aims to reduce differences in how men, women experience, are treated for pain
- Orthopaedic residency program is majority female
- Tribal program takes addiction treatment on the road
- Racial disparities in infant mortality
- LCME determines OHSU M.D. Program fully complies with accreditation standards
- SACNAS influences diversity in STEM
- 15 years of student-led community equity work
Noticias en Español
- Semana Nacional de Prevención de las Intoxicaciones: recuerde el número 1-800-222-1222 en caso de emergencia por intoxicaciones
- Un estudio de OHSU realza las desigualdades de los resultados de salud mental entre inmigrantes antes y después del nacimiento
- Programa de capacitación ayuda a personas en Portland a encontrar carreras nuevas en atención médica
- Equipos de OHSU diagnostican y tratan a un niño pequeño con una afección misteriosa y potencialmente mortal
- OHSU optimiza el tratamiento sin incisiones para los temblores involuntarios y capacita a cirujanos de todo el país
Respectful and identity-affirming language puts our humanity at the center
Inclusive language allows everyone to feel recognized valued, invited and motivated to contribute at their highest level. The OHSU Inclusive Language Guide provides guidance.
SoM Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Plan (2024 update)
The School of Medicine plan includes three goals with overarching themes that capture the essence of the climate we want to create: Belong, Include, Empower.
School of Medicine M.D. Program: Outdated Medical Terminology Guide
A guide for medical students, educators and providers. Authored by Med24 students Rohi Gheewala, José Manuel Carrillo-Castro and Sean Bowden. Download it here.
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