Student Resources

During your time as a graduate student, there may be times when you need to find resources for help in dealing with conflict, receiving accommodations (religious, disability, parenting and/or caregiver accommodations), personal issues outside of OHSU, a code of conduct violation, union contract violation, and/or violation of OHSU policy. We have listed some resources below that may be helpful in these scenarios.

  • NGP Program Director and Program Administrator: Both the program director and program administrator are great people to go to for help navigating conflict with your lab member(s) and/ or PI. These can be conflicts regarding experiments, thesis, program requirements, and/or interpersonal issues. Both the program director and administrator are mandatory reporters. This means they are mandated to report any issues regarding discrimination and misconduct.
  • Vollum Institute Racial Equity and Inclusion (REI) Center: The REI Center staff will be helpful with setting expectations between you (NGP students/post-docs) and your PI (NGP faculty) and interpersonal issues with lab members and/or your PI. All staff within the REI Center are also mandated reporters.
  • OHSU Ombuds: OHSU’s Ombud offers a safe and confidential place to speak off the record. The Ombuds will listen and review matters, help identify options, make inquiries and make referrals as appropriate, and/or facilitate resolutions in an impartial manner. The Ombuds is not a mandated reporter.
  • OHSU Graduate Researchers United (GRU): The GRU may be helpful with conflict concerning contracted  conditions such as number of working hours and/or safety concerns.

  • Confidential Advocacy Program (CAP): CAP provides confidential support services to students who have experienced any form of sexual misconduct, including sexual harassment, sexual assault, intimate-partner violence, stalking, relationship/dating violence, and other forms — whether at OHSU or outside of the university. CAP advocates are not mandated reporters. They also support OHSU students around experiences of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation related to their OHSU education. CAP advocates can connect you with community and campus resources, as well as provide emotional support, help with safety planning, and navigating reporting systems. CAP also provides education and training in the form of webinars, self-care tools such as trauma-informed yoga and art therapy, and community for survivors.
  • Office of Civil Rights Investigations and Compliance (OCIC): The OCIC investigates concerns about discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
  • OHSU Graduate Researchers United: See section above.

  • Confidential Advocacy Program (CAP): CAP are also available for personal issues that are outside of OHSU. See section above for more details.
     
  • Student Health and Wellness Center: offers primary care, behavioral health, integrative medicine and wellness services for students, students’ adult dependents (spouse/domestic partner or children age 18 or older, excludes behavioral health), and postdoctoral fellows.
  • Vollum Institute Racial Equity and Inclusion (REI) Center: The REI Center can be a valuable resource for finding a therapist. The staff at the REI Center assist students in determining whether a therapist is a good fit and can also contact therapists on behalf of students to check for availability.

  • The Office for Student Access (OSA)
    The Office for Student Access (OSA) supports the mission and value of diversity at OHSU by facilitating and supporting access to its programs and services by providing accommodations for disability, Title IX pregnancy and parenting, and religion.  The OSA Student Handbook contains information about the office, services, and procedures.

    For Incoming students:
    Requests for accommodations begin by completing the OSA Online Application, which is recommended to be done immediately after you are admitted to OHSU. Once the request is submitted, you will receive a confirmation email with important information regarding the next steps that are required to complete your request including a link to schedule an appointment with an accommodations coordinator.  If you have any questions or concerns after reading through the OSA Student Handbook, please feel free to contact OSA at studentaccess@ohsu.edu.

    Current students
    Requests for accommodations can be done at any time during your enrollment at OHSU.  You can initiate the request process by completing the OSA Online Application, which is recommended to be done as soon as the need for an accommodation is identified. Once the request is submitted, you will receive a confirmation email with important information regarding the next steps that are required to complete your request including a link to schedule an appointment with an accommodations coordinator. If you have any questions or concerns after reading through the OSA Student Handbook, please feel free to contact OSA at studentaccess@ohsu.edu.
     

  • NGP Program Director and Program Administrator: Both the program director and program administrator may also be useful when seeking accommodations.