Division of Hospital Medicine
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Welcome

Mt. Hood and Portland SkylineThe Division of Hospital Medicine is part of the Department of Medicine at the Oregon Health & Science University and is comprised of the Inpatient Medicine Teaching Service (MTS), and the “Private Hospitalist Program” (PHP).

The Outstanding faculty phenotype can be characterized by their infectious enthusiasm, boundless curiosity, engaging and respectful personalities, expertise as clinicians and educators, and a warped tendency to cycle-commute to work. We are dedicated to serving the people of Oregon by providing excellent clinical care, and serving the region and the nation through research and education.

The Division has 10 hospitalist faculty and is in an expansion since its formal creation in 2005. Sima S. Desai, MD is Section Chief for the OHSU section of Hospital Medicine and Alan J. Hunter, MD is the Head of the Division of Hospital Medicine at OHSU.

Mission Statement:

• To provide outstanding care to hospitalized medical and surgical patients, through our investment in the outcomes and experiences of our patients.
• To provide exceptional communication to referring and consulting physicians.
• To be motivational and challenging educators for the physicians and care providers of tomorrow.
• To promote and develop collaborative excellence in the scholarship of hospital medicine.
• To focus on successful mentorship for students, residents, and faculty.