Community Outreach
OHSU provides a variety of community support services including:
- OHSU & Your County- builds partnerships that enhance community-based care, serving Oregon's most vulnerable citizens and provide access to health care education. Through participation in outreach programs and partnerships that extend from urban neighborhoods to rural communities, OHSU's faculty, residents and students serve Oregon citizens.
- Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network (ORPRN)- works with rural primary care clinicians to improve the health of rural Oregonians through community and practice-based clinical research.
- The Child Development & Rehabilitation Center (CDRC)- provides services for improving the lives of individuals with disabilities or special health needs through partnerships with individuals, families, communities, and public and private agencies.
- Oregon Institute on Disability & Development- supports the rights of the persons with disabilities to determine the course of their lives and to live as fully integrated, contributing members of their communities.
- One Sky Center- a National Resource Center for American Indians and Alaska Natives dedicated to improving prevention and treatment of substance abuse and mental health across Indian Country.
- Center for Coastal Margin Observation & Prediction (CMOP)- improves the diversity of the United States workforce in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines by encouraging participation by women, persons from Native American tribes, and others from underrepresented groups in all CMOP activities.
- OHSU Science Educations Opportunities- provides educational and community service opportunities to students, teachers and OHSU employees to increase science literacy throughout the region and inspire the next generation of health and science professionals.
- CURE Project- a program of research mentorship training at the OHSU Oregon Cancer Institute. It offers research experiences to students from socially and economically disadvantaged populations from the Portland metropolitan area.
- Dental Exploring Program- provides high school students with a general perception of what a career in dentistry is all about. Participating high school students come from diverse backgrounds, and many of them have successfully matriculated to dental school.
- Health & Science Engineering Career Conference- OHSU invites historically underrepresented college students interested in pursuing a career in health care and science professions to attend this annual educational and interactive conference
- Volunteer Services - at OHSU we recognize the valuable contributions made by our volunteers. We place volunteers in a variety of departments depending on their skills, interests and previous experience. Learn more about volunteer opportunities at OHSU.
