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 dean in December 2022, succeeding Dr. Sharon Anderson.
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A roadmap to more equitable graduate school admissions
A new perspective piece in the journal Cell published on Aug. 17 has drawn a roadmap to more equitable admissions in STEM-focused graduate programs.
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After promotion: What I wish I had known
Panelists share experiences, insights and advice about what they wish they would have known about the promotion and tenure process. A big one: Don't sacrifice what you're passionate about. “I am my ancestors’ wildest dream. I’m going to take up the space, I’m not going to make myself small, I have a chance.”
OHSU scientists discover new cause of Alzheimer’s, vascular dementia
“Everyone knows that microglia are activated to mediate inflammation,” senior author Stephen Back, M.D., Ph.D., said. “But no one knew that they were dying in such large numbers. It’s just amazing that we missed this until now.”
OHSU achieves national milestone in new knee repair technique
“This procedure is the result of more than a decade of clinical trials demonstrating that it’s scientifically sound and clinically effective,” said Dennis Crawford, M.D., Ph.D., professor of orthopaedics and rehabilitation in the school.