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08/18: Three OHSU Biomedical Engineering researchers awarded American Heart Association Awards
07/01: Dr. Bowen honored by Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine
06/24: Dr. Scott Fields discusses patient-centered care in ABC news report
06/23: Dr. Brian Druker quoted in Salem-News.com article on clinical trials
06/22: Researchers investigate cherry juice as a sports drink
06/19: Dr. Mitch Greenlick subject of Oregonian feature
06/17: A good doc is hard to find
06/15: Dr. Spindel discusses link between nicotine and lung cancer
06/12: Dr. Nutt discusses the future of Parkinson's Disease treatments
06/10: Dr. Riddle quoted in diabetes treatment debate
06/10: SoM faculty search for more effective detection of heart attacks
06/09: Dr. Hoda quoted in US News & World Report article on role of sleep in colonoscopy outcomes
05/26: Dr. Steiner comments on new discoveries about Pompe Disease
05/18: Dr. Patrick Gagnon receives ASCO award
05/14: Annie Powell honored
05/13: Dr. Kristina Hoot wins two accolades
05/12: Inaugural 'specialty speed dating' matches MDs with MD students
05/11: Winners of Alumni Association research paper competition
05/11: TFME awards 12 scholarships
05/09: Dr. Bruce Magun appointed Association president-elect
05/08: Dr. Sue Richards recognized for work with federal task force
05/07: Dr. James Hicks honored by Project Access Now
05/03: School will partner with CeDMA to meet diversity goals
05/02: The envelope, please! Five winners of the ?VIP movie extra? drawing
04/19: OHSU counselor tours with memoir of Laos imprisonment
04/18: OHSU breaks into Top 50 ranking as best place to work for post-docs
04/17: Drs. Haney and Marshall selected for USBJD Young Investigators Initiative
04/16: Dr. Grady-Weliky elected board member of American College of Psychiatrists
04/16: Dr. Wolfe appointed Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Surgery
04/15: Dr. Hanifin honored as National Eczema Association founder
04/14: In my view: The trouble with the future is that it just ain't what it used to be!
04/14: Dr. Turner's research ranked tenth in 'Red Hot Research' for 2008
04/13: Education Spotlight: Ten years after graduation, a PA continues to live the mission
04/13: Dr. Hersh quoted in NY Times article on Health Infomatics
04/12: Dean Richardson discusses primary care at City Club event
04/11: WAM works for child care at OHSU
04/11: Discovery Spotlight: Kent Thornburg and David Barker
04/10: School of Medicine adopts new Clinician-Educator rank series
04/10: Applications for Presidential Bridge Funding Due May 15
04/09: Match Day, Part 2: Our incoming residents
04/08: Match Day, Part 1: Our graduating seniors
04/06: ARCS Chapter announces new graduate studies scholarships
04/05: Outreach partnership with OMSI gathers crowds and data
04/04: First cohort completes coursework of Education Leadership Initiative
04/01: Welcome new faculty
03/30: School of Medicine thanks its physicians on National Doctors' Day
03/18: Dr. William Hersh discusses Mini-Army of IT Workers
03/17: Center for Evidence-based Policy featured in Washington Post
03/16: Dr. William Hersh quoted in Portland Business Journal article on expansion of IT workforce
03/15: Dr. Conrad Swartz edits reference text on Electroconvulsive and Neuromodulation Therapies
03/14: Dr. Jeffrey Kaye quoted in the New York Times
03/13: Dr. Paul Brehm and Dr. Michael Liskay receive AAAS honor
03/11: New leadership appointments in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
03/10: New course meets physician demand for global health training
03/09: OHSU hosts Rep. Wu's press conference announcing $20 billion for Health IT
03/08: Search committee formed for new chair for Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
03/06: Welcome new faculty for February
02/23: School of Medicine health care reform principles
02/19: Dr. Charles Thomas recognized for diversity efforts
02/15: Welcome new faculty for January
02/14: Faculty Practice Plan Management Committee formed, Web site launched
02/13: Dr. Jeff Kaye's research on elder care featured in New York Times
02/13: OHSU research generated four startups in FY08
02/12: OHSU Knight Cancer Institute leadership team formed
02/12: Research shows that delivery system may thwart proactive care for seniors
02/11: Wallace Medical Concern founder expands focus to promote diversity in health care delivery
02/09: A heartbeat closer: OHSU establishes new partnerships with community hospitals
02/08: Dr. Garet Lahvis's work on empathy in mice is featured in US News
02/05: Dr. Joel Nigg, noted ADHD researcher, joins Department of Psychiatry
01/30: Dr. Patricia Hurn to chair international stroke conference
01/29: Dr. Michael Seropian honored by Society for Simulation in Healthcare
01/28: Welcome new faculty for December and January
01/28: January Golden Rose Awards for the School of Medicine
01/09: Summer research student receives McNair Scholar Award
01/08: Ted Ruback elected president of PA national association
01/07: Outreach by the Schnitzer Diabetes Health Center at OHSU
01/07: Dr. Donald Girard elected to Mastership in the American College of Physicians
01/06: Dr. Sharon Anderson is President-Elect of the American Society of Nephrology
01/05: School of Medicine Teaching Awards honor 34 faculty, 4 students
01/02: First-year anatomy students pay tribute to donors and their families
12/30: AAMC survey finds increase in debt but strengthened commitment to primary care
12/29: Dr. John Heffner quoted in Washington Post article
12/15: Dr. William Hersh urges health information technology investment
11/25: Applications available for the MD Conditional Acceptance Post-Baccalaureate Program
11/25: Applications available for the Equity Summer Research Program for Summer 2009
11/14: Dr. Som Saha's work on racial barriers in health care cited in New York Times
11/06: Congratulations to Community Health Partnership awardees
11/02: Book by Drs. Conn, Parker reviewed in Oregonian, receives award
11/01: Gary Westbrook elected to Institute of Medicine
11/01: ARCS Foundation awards 13 scholarships
10/20: John Kitzhaber to Alliance: baby-boomers have ?unfinished business?
10/05: Dr. Girard named Reinschmidt Professor
10/03: Summer Equity Program: Feeding the pipeline for the graduate studies program
10/01: Dean's DO-IT team calculates success
09/30: Mary Masterson honored for advocacy work in adoption
09/30: Dr. Cohen appointed to ASA delegation
09/28: Dr. Warden named EMS Medical Director of the Year
09/27: Drs. Anderson, Habecker named to NIH study sections
09/09: Study led by Dr. Saha finds diversity in medical schools matters
09/07: Dr. Kinzie and the Intercultural Psychiatric Program featured in The Oregonian
09/02: Dr. Brett Sheppard advocates for adoption of quality metrics
08/31: Dr. John Ma elected to Board of Direcotrs of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
08/31: Dr. Harold Thomas is new president of American Board for Emergency Medicine
08/30: Newest emeritus faculty members announced
08/29: Portland Tribune, others feature Dr. Brigande's hearing research
08/28: Dr. Jon Jui leads medical volunteer team to Gulf Coast in preparation for Gustav
08/22: Department of Family Medicine helps drive Project Homeless Connect
08/17: New NIH award boosts anesthesiology residents' research training
08/16: Kabul Medical School Chancellor visits OHSU School of Medicine
08/14: Dr. Susan Hayflick featured in Portland Tribune
08/14: Physician Assistant program graduates 12th class
08/13: Dr. Zerbe releases acclaimed book on eating disorders
08/11: Welcome new faculty for June and July
08/06: Third year medical student's rural rotation featured in Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
07/30: Portland Tribune: OHSU on trail of alcoholism cure
07/24: OHSU Global Health Center receives NIH-Fogarty grant
07/16: Dr McConnell: Hospitals provide subsidies to attract on-call specialists
07/15: School of Medicine faculty members speak to KATU about breast cancer
07/10: Portland Tribune examines the need for more wet lab space in Portland
07/09: Dr. Grompe appointed to endowed chair at new pediatric research institute
07/01: Dr. Hanifin cited as expert in New York Times article on eczema
06/18: School of Medicine adopts health care reform principles
06/03: Physician assistant graduate featured in The Oregonian
06/01: School of Medicine goes on the road
05/29: Inaugural GME Humanitarian Award recognizes four
05/16: Dr. Erten-Lyons' Alzheimer's research featured in The Oregonian
05/15: Eugene Register-Guard: Loss of doctors leaves patients waiting
05/14: Come one, come all: June 3 hooding ceremony
05/13: School residents, faculty member shave heads for cancer research
05/12: Samuel Wang, MD, PhD, receives ASCO Young Investigator Award
05/12: Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network receives two awards
05/11: School adopts Health Care Reform Principles
05/10: Search committees finalized for two Associate Dean positions
05/09: Pediatric Pain Management named Center of Excellence
05/09: Faculty refresher course on May 29 - advance registration required
05/05: The Oregonian identifies OHSU as a leader in adopting zero-tolerance gift policies
04/30: Vollum Institute researcher Gail Mandel elected to National Academy of Sciences
04/29: School of Science & Engineering to become School of Medicine department
04/18: Alumnus uses quick thinking, medical skills to save dog - twice!
04/17: At 26, OHSU graduate is the youngest instructor at Harvard Medical School
04/17: Wanted: Forty-thousand more health IT professionals
04/16: Research of Robert Lowe, MD, featured in The Oregonian: Uninsured flock to emergency rooms
04/09: The Oregonian: ERs lack specialists, according to John McConnell, PhD
03/23: Sign up for St. Baldrick's fundraising - benefits Doernbecher cancer research
03/22: New guidelines for managing conflict of interest in clinical trials
03/10: Oregonian features Dr Martin's research: OHSU study may hold hope for 50 million nationwide
03/05: Dr Lieberman quoted in New York Times, numerous national pulications
03/03: Drs Arpana Naik, Reid Mueller answer The Oregonian's questions about BRCA
03/01: Dr Goldberg appears on Good Morning America
02/28: The Oregonian remembers Dr Richard Jones
02/27: NIH awards OHSU researcher $1.2 million
02/21: OHSU Cancer Institute receives $5 million gift for research laboratories
02/15: Dr Zerbe quoted in New York Times article on inter-dietary dating
02/14: Dr Lutsep: Stroke treatment, prevention differs between men, women
02/11: Department of Dermatology wins prize for public education
02/10: Rare Disorders Consortium established at OHSU
02/07: Medical students reach out to the homeless community
02/06: Volunteers needed for OHSU's Screening Saturday to stop cervical cancer
02/06: Dr Douglas Weeks named Chair of the Department of Pathology
02/05: Dr Andrea Cedfeldt named Assistant Dean of Graduate Medical Education
02/05: Dr Ezekiel Emanuel: Research - and life - has risks
02/04: Deadline for GME/OHSU Humanitarian Awards nominations
02/04: Study finds racial disparities in mortality among adults hospitalized after injury
02/03: OHSU participant in AAMC medical school expansion study
02/01: Professor's effort to air on National Geographic after Super Bowl
01/30: SoM students and faculty needed for middle school science fair
01/29: Vice-Dean Hedges receives appointment at John A. Burns School of Medicine
01/28: Basic Science Building renamed for Richard T. Jones
01/27: Drs Weill, Marks: Epidemic of poor nutrition and lack of daily exercise
01/22: Drs. Lindner, Giraud: Use of live subjects crucial to medical breakthroughs
01/08: Shapiro, DO, named OHSU Director of Cardiac MRI and Cardiovascular CT
01/04: Dr Thornburg's Oregonian Op-ed: In the middle or our own perfect storm
01/03: Faculty mentors sought for Partnership in Scientific Inquiry program
12/28: Bioscience startup based on Dr Maslen's work featured in Business Journal
12/14: Welcome new faculty for October and November
10/29: Unique collaborative research project wins funding
10/29: Welcome new faculty for July, August and September
08/30: OPB's Alison Frost interviews Dr. Stephen Back
08/20: SOM Diversity Program succeeds in enrolling students

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