About
Department Chair's Welcome
Welcome to the Department of Medicine!
It is a true joy to lead the Department of Medicine here at OHSU. I joined the Department in 2020, initially recruited as Head of the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine. I have come to appreciate the many strengths of this Department and was honored to step into the Chair role in June of 2023. I’m continually impressed by the creativity and accomplishments of our clinicians, scientists, and learners. I am excited for you to meet us virtually here on our webpages.
Continuing our strong tradition, we are expanding our clinical activities, sustaining and building upon our commitment to the highest quality patient care and growing to meet new clinical needs. Our Department was a source of strength and inspiration during COVID-19 surges, and we remain dedicated to caring both for the population of Oregon and for others coming to Portland for cutting edge treatments.
At the same time, we are exploring new approaches to the diagnosis and management of disease, fostering a vibrant research portfolio and partnering with other clinical and basic science departments and institutes. Our clinicians and clinician-scientists work side by side with basic and translational researchers to better understand the mechanisms of disease, to design and test new treatments, and to study implementation and impacts on population health and health care delivery.
Our leadership in education is at all levels, from medical students and graduate students, through residents and fellows, to continuing medical education is one of our major strengths. We continue to bolster our involvement in graduate studies and explore new approaches to education, including bold changes in curricula at all levels, as well as the innovative use of simulation. We remain committed to the development of flexible programs that suit a variety of learners with diverse career goals.
As is the case with all highly successful organizations, our most treasured asset is our people. We are proud of our increasing diversity, and are working hard to enhance our commitment to equity, inclusion, belonging, and anti-racism. It is a privilege to lead such an outstanding group of colleagues, students, and co-workers in the Department of Medicine.
C. Terri Hough, MD MSc
Professor and Laurence Selling Chair
Department of Medicine
Director, OCTRI KL2 Program
About the Department of Medicine
The Department of Medicine at OHSU is comprised of a diverse group of faculty, staff, clinicians, educators, and learners. Our ten divisions are involved in education, research and patient care. We are located in various facilities at OHSU and the Portland Veterans Administration Medical Center. We currently have 215 clinical faculty, 45 research faculty, more than 300 volunteer faculty, over 200 housestaff (residents, clinical and research fellows) and numerous staff.
Divisions
We have 11 diverse divisions within the OHSU Department of Medicine:
- Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases
- Cardiology
- Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Clinical Nutrition
- Gastroenterology/Hepatology
- General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, (Health Promotion and Sports Medicine)
- Hematology and Medical Oncology
- Hospital Medicine
- Infectious Diseases
- Division of Informatics, Clinical Epidemiology and Translational Data Science (DICE)
- Nephrology and Hypertension
- Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine
We have three major mandates: Education, Research and Patient Care.
Education
The Department of Medicine is part of the OHSU School of Medicine. We have 215 clinical faculty, 45 research faculty, and more than 300 volunteer faculty as teachers and mentors for over 200 housestaff and 450 students. The Department of Medicine Faculty provide a significant amount of the teaching in the student curriculum and most of the teaching for DOM housestaff.
Research
We have numerous faculty, housestaff, and research staff conducting research on a variety of subjects.
Patient care
Quality patient care continues to be a major focus at OHSU. As a teaching institution we strive for excellence in patient care while providing quality teaching experiences for our students and housestaff. We have dozens of general medicine and sub-specialty outpatient clinics and inpatient wards that serve countless patients every year.