OHSU

MD - Incoming

Students outside Mack Hall

WELCOME TO OHSU!

Congratulations on being admitted to the OHSU School of Medicine. Now that you are through the Admissions process, you will begin to work with the staff in the Education and Student Affairs office.  The information on this page will help you during the early stages of your enrollment at OHSU. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

Transition to Medical School

Part One: Matriculation and Preparation
Part Two:  Gross Anatomy, Imaging and Embryology Course Orientation

It is necessary to complete these forms in order to move along the admission process. Upon completing the training, please be sure to print out your verification form for your own records.

 

Required Summer Reading

"Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese
Note: We will be inviting members of the Admissions Committee to participate in this small group discussion. 


Acquiring Identification

You will be receiving an e-mail from mybackgroundcheck.com to fill out a criminal background check. It is necessary to complete this check and to pay the fee charged by the outside company. You will then need to fill out the ID Badge form and print it out. Please note there are  two more documents  listed on the ID Badge form that you will need to have in hand to get your ID badge. Also, be sure to fill out the information for your Name Tag, to be used during orientation and will be your permanent name tag for the next four years.


White Coat Ceremony

The White Coat Ceremony creates an important focus for students entering medical school.  In the presence of family, friends and faculty members, student-physicians are welcomed into the medical community and are "cloaked" with their first white coats.  The attending class members and physicians also stand to recite the Oath of Geneva, which is again sworn at their hooding ceremony in four years time.

  • 2011 White Coat Ceremony Information
  • IMPORTANT:
  • Attendance at the White Coat Ceremony is required
  • The ceremony will be held at the Newmark Theatre in downtown Portland.  Five tickets will be available for each student to bring  family and friends. 


Academic Resources 


SAGE BOOK OF ADVICE

The Class of 2014 hopes this guidebook helps share some of our collective knowledge about what to expect with classes next fall, what books to buy, and where to live.  We also want to tell you more about Portland and most weighing, how to survive your first year of medical school (it is possible). We hope that you will find our accumulated wisdom useful. In addition, in the fall you will be assigned a second year student to be your "Big Sib." This person will be another resource to help with your transition into medical school.

Read the SAGE Book of Advice