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Faculty & Staff

At OHSU, we believe diversity means creating a community of inclusion. That is why we support an environment where faculty, fellows, residents & staff from historically underrepresented populations can thrive and maximize their potential for creativity, innovation, quality patient care, educational excellence and outstanding service.  

The Diversity Advisory Council offers resources for multicultural awareness, understanding and education  for OHSU faculty, staff,  and residents.

The Cultural Competency Resource Guide is a list of websites for OHSU members interested in increasing their cultural competency in health care.  The information is useful to gain more knowledge in culturally competent care.

Here are some resources for multicultural awareness, understanding and education:

  • A compilation of articles on faculty advancement and recruitment and retention.
  • A compilation of resources for dentistry, medical and nursing professionals.
  • Faculty development events for researchers.
  • OHSU Faculty Senate- learn more about the Faculty Senate including senate roster and meeting schedule.
  • OHSU Research Council - provides advice and recommendations on a number of issues of importance to the OHSU research community, such as new research initiatives, the creation and operation of cores and centers, animal per diem rates, and distribution of indirect cost returns.
  • Central Services Recruitment Toolkit - a resource to access tools, templates, and ideas to help managers build an increasingly effective recruitment practice. One aim of this recruitment toolkit is to enhance the diversity of our workforce knowing that diversity maximizes our true potential for creativity, innovation, quality patient care, educational excellence, and outstanding service.
  • A compilation of diverse medical organizations for recruitment purposes.
  • Chaplaincy Services- provides spiritual support OHSU staff and patients. Chaplains are available to provide spiritual guidance, prayer, emotional support and comfort. A prayer/meditation room is available in Doernbecher Children's Hospital, room 10301.
  • The Cultural Competency Resource Guide is a list of websites for OHSU members interested in increasing their cultural competency in health care.  The information is useful to gain more knowledge in culturally competent care.

  • Spanish Language Classes - information on noncredit Spanish language classes open to everyone at OHSU. Class level's include: Beginning Medical Spanish, Beginning I - IV, and Intermediate I and II.
  • Career Development Center- provides an English language development program, including tutoring, group conversation classes and self-paced learning options, personalized support and a wide array of resources for career advancement. Additional resources for all staff include individual career counseling, networking information, soft skill training classes, customer service, computer application classes, tutorials, a career library and computer lab accessible.  
  • OHSU Workplace Breastfeeding Protocol - OHSU has established a listing of spaces that are available for breastfeeding or expressing breast milk. These locations are private, have accessible electrical outlets for an electric breast pump and have a sink close by for hand washing and rinsing of breast pump parts.
Additional Faculty Resources

 

Additional Education & Professional Development Resources



Meet John Ma, MD, Professor
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Meet Kevin Arce, D.M.D., M.D.
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“Diversity at OHSU allows an atmosphere of openness and tolerance in the university. This diversity of skills and experiences allows the institution to provide better services to its patients and helps overcome language and cultural barriers.”
Meet Sima Desai, MD, Associate Professor
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“Working in a diverse environment has taught me the value of understanding that we all come from different places and have different views about how the world works and that is what makes each one of us unique.”