If the last 50 years have witnessed the most significant advances in medical history, the discoveries of the next 50 will likely transform the practice of medicine entirely. What will health care be like in the future? And how will we prepare tomorrow's physicians for the world in which they will practice?

In many ways the future of Oregon's health care will begin on Marquam Hill - home of Oregon's only school of medicine. Today, however, economic forces are creating unprecedented pressures. For the OHSU School of Medicine, the challenge is this: how to serve a growing patient population, including some of the state's most vunlerable citizens, while educating medical students and funding vital research - all in the face of declining patient revenues and significantly reduced state funding.

To maintain its tradition of excellence in an era of both challenge and promise, the OHSU School of Medicine is seeking $38 million to advance capital projects and curriculum development and to support the school's most vial assets - its students and faculty.