The Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) consists of three divisions: Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Health Services Research comprising:

• 26 full time faculty members with primary appointments
• 39 with joint appointments
• 80 with clinical appointments.

These 145 faculty members energize our extensive teaching, research and service activities. The diverse expertise of the faculty includes:

• biostatistics
• epidemiology
• international health
• women's health
• environmental and occupational health
• financing and delivery of health care services
• cancer epidemiology
• substance abuse
• social ethics
• health policy analysis
• research ethics

Our department faculty are deeply involved in medical student education throughout the curriculum, including a major departmental commitment to the Principles of Clinical Medicine (PCM) course, as well as involvement with required and elective clinical courses during the third and fourth years of medical school.

We offer a fully accredited Public Health and Preventive Medicine Residency program and co-sponsor, with the Department of Family Medicine, a combined residency program that permits selected residents to achieve eligibility for both board certifications. We participate in the innovative, accredited Oregon Master of Public Health Program, involving OHSU, Oregon State University (OSU), and Portland State University (PSU).

The Department is also home to the Oregon Health Policy Institute (OHPI) that conducts various public health research projects.