OHSU and the School of Medicine host lectures (virtually, currently) to raise awareness and plot a path to becoming an anti-racist institution. In January, 2020, Dr. Camara Jones gave the Hatfield Lecture on "Tools for a National Campaign Against Racism." She met with M.D. and other students in their Health Justice Co-op.
We are about finding common ground
The School of Medicine is deeply committed to increasing and supporting diversity among our faculty, staff and learners. We consider a wide range of life experiences as part of diversity, including rural heritage, economic background, sexual orientation, culture and belief systems, and hardships accessing educational opportunities. Learn more.
We provide a range of supports across our academic programs and have a School of Medicine Diversity Affairs Committee which provides leadership on the continuous implementation and evaluation of OHSU’s Diversity Action Plan. The committee, formed of faculty, administrators, staff, post-docs, residents and students meets monthly and has a north star - a renewed focus on equity and finding common ground. Read their recommended actions.
Diversity is our true potential for innovation and it means creating a community of inclusion. We honor, respect, embrace and value the unique life experiences, contributions and perspectives of all employees, patients, students, volunteers and our local and global communities.
Guiding standards
The OHSU School of Medicine is committed to diversity and ensures that our practices, programs and policies are in alignment with AAMC and accrediting body diversity guidelines as well as OHSU program accreditation standards including:
- American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) diversity and inclusion commitment
- Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) statement on diversity
- Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) guidelines on diversity
MD students create video to focus on racism in health care
MD students speak up in a powerful student-created video. "As future health care professionals, we are asked to heal our communities and make the health and well-being of our patients our first consideration. We must hold true to these words. Police brutality is not the only thing that kills thousands of Black Americans. Health care is not immune." -Daniel Tshala, class of 2020
COVID-19 News and Resources
Health Disparities and COVID-19: A crisis within a crisis
Pandemic magnifies health disparities in Indian Country
OHSU news translated to Spanish on OHSU Now (members access)
CDC precautions for racial and ethnic minorities
Health equity resources for providers and learners
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Related Infections, Hospitalizations, and Deaths