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Division of General Internal Medicine

The Division of General Internal Medicine is home to a group of outstanding physicians, nurse practitioners, researchers and educators who are dedicated to serving the people of Oregon by providing excellent clinical care and serving the region and the nation through research and education.

Division of General Internal Medicine

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The Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics is part of the Department of Medicine at the Oregon Health & Science University. The Division is comprised of two sections; one at OHSU and one at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The Division is home to a group of outstanding physicians, nurse practitioners, researchers and educators who 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 42 full time and 12 part time faculty members, and 185 volunteer clinical faculty located throughout the region. Dr. Katherine Bensching is Interim Division Head and Dr. Elizabeth Allen, MD is Section Chief at the Portland VAMC.

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Article, "Solving the multi billion-dollar puzzle of heath care reform," in FPP/Clinician Commons, featuring our own Dave Dorr, MD and the GIM Quality Committee

It's a puzzle with a dizzying number of pieces, not to mention a price tag large enough to seem abstract to anyone in a typical consumer market. In Oregon's Medicaid program alone, solving the health care reform puzzle could result in an estimated cost savings of $11 billion over the next decade. See full article

New Publication

Congratulations to Dr. Joe Hardman on his contribution to the article, "Physician Resilience and Burnout: Can You Make the Switch," published in, Family Practice Management, January/February 2013.  AAFP members or FPM subscribers may view the article on the FPM website at http://www.aafp.org/fpm/.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Selects Old Town Clinic as National Model for Primary Care Services

Central City Concern's Old Town Clinic identified as an "exemplar practice" by a new mational program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. see more

NY Times Editorial: Care at the End of Life (POLST)

The Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Program (POLST) was developed in Oregon in the 1990s and is now used by 15 states and in development in another 28.  The national office of the POLST Program is housed at Oregon Health & Science University and directed by Division member, Dr. Susan Tolle. This NY Times article, "Care at the End of Life" highlights how this comprehensive program ensures a patient's wishes are respected and followed with regard to end of life care. More information, End of Life Care.

Bridges article: Split Science, Imperfect Evidence and Healthcare Reform 

Dr. Roger Chou, OHSU general internist and director of the Pacific Northwest Evidence-based Practice Center at OHSU is featured in the article entitled, Split Science, Imperfect Evidence and Health Care Reform. The article highlights Dr. Chou's role in the evaluation of evidence on topics, such as prostate cancer screening, that have pushed the center's research onto the national stage. 

Shona Hunsaker and David Kagen

Presented, "Updates in Hospital Medicine" at the Oregon ACP meeting

Devan Kansagara receives award

Dr. Kansagara received the 2013 Council of Young Physicians Award

New Publication

Congratulations to Joel Papak and Devan Kansagara on their paper, "management of hyperglycemia in a hospitalized patient with diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease Am J Cardiol 2012; Nov 6;110(9 Suppl):24B-31B.

Carol Sprague

Congratulations to Dr. Sprague on her Poster presentation at the Oregon ACP meeting.