School of Medicine

Interim Dean David Jacoby, M.D., welcomes you to the OHSU School of Medicine.

Dr. Jacoby is an accomplished educator, clinician and researcher. Following his training, he spent 13 years on the faculty at Johns Hopkins, where he served as research director for the division of pulmonary and critical care, and was Firm Faculty, a designation reserved for faculty most involved in house staff education.

Dr. Jacoby came to OHSU as chief of pulmonary and critical care in 2003, and led the expansion of that division in patient care, research and education. He is professor of medicine and of chemical physiology and biochemistry and director of the M.D./Ph.D. Training Program. He became interim chair of the Department of Medicine in 2017 and permanent chair in 2018, before OHSU President Danny Jacobs appointed him interim dean Oct. 1, 2021 succeeding Dr. Sharon Anderson.

Please read Dr. Jacoby's full bio.

SOM Events

SOM Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism Strategic Action Plan 2021-2025

Around the school

Disability awareness scholarly project makes an impact

As Emily Hillmer, M.D., Class of 2023, moved through the didactic curriculum at OHSU, she noticed a significant gap in her education regarding care for patients with disabilities. She set out on what would be a multi-year journey to develop a curriculum to address this need. Read more about her scholarly project, now a required component of the medical school curriculum.

Meet our Faculty

Several School of Medicine faculty members nominated by deans across the institution are spotlighted in this OHSU Brand Strategies video series:

Georgiana Purdy, Ph.D.
Bart Moulton, M.D.
Ravi Chandra, M.D., Ph.D.
Megan Furnari, M.D., M.S.
Philippe Thuillier, Ph.D.