Mentor the change you want to see in the world
The Diversity Mentorship Partnership with Northwest Permanente celebrates the success of its first cohort For second-year M.D. student Evan Mitchell, pursuing a career as a physician seemed...
Tag: Alumni
Alumni Miles: A lesson learned over a muffaletta
I was gifted a profound insight this past October. Over an outstanding muffaletta sandwich, shared with a very recent MD program grad in a New Orleans park, I had a chance to see the impact of...
Alumni give thanks for inspirational OHSU faculty
Faculty play a crucial role in the lives of students. Experiences in the classroom permeate the stories and memories of alumni for years to come. This year, I have had the pleasure of helping to...
By the numbers: Alumni at OHSU
We're delighted that many of our alumni continue as employees after completing their education or training at OHSU. About 5% of our alumni population, that’s 1788 people by our count,...
Sherlock Holmes: An all-around OHSU alum?
By Mark Kemball It’s awards season in two of our schools’ alumni associations, and the Alumni Office is knee-deep in nomination forms, research papers and curriculae vitae. The physical...
Top Alumni moments of 2012
Written by Mark Kemball The Mayan Apocalypse may have passed, but the year still has a few days to run. With this in mind, therefore, here aresome informal , unordered Top Nine-and-a-Half...
A grateful patient speaks: From 1915
Written by Mark Kemball The letter is yellowed and a little torn around the edges but the words still stand out as freshly as the day they were written. At the top is an address in Bradford,...
Future-stalgic
Written by Mark Kemball I am not a techie, but my family will tell you that I am addicted to my smartphone. I hear tales of parents who restrict their childrens' screen time. In our house, it is...
Class(ical) notes
Written by Mark Kemball OHSU has been home to some excellent musical ensembles over the years. Three of the following four groups have been active at OHSU at some point between the mid 1950s and...
A vintage year for 2s and 7s
Written by Mark Kemball Oregon may well be known for its wines, but no vineyards are to be found on the south-facing slopes of Marquam Hill. The tram lacks tie-downs for the...