New grant expands Accessible Narrative Medicine

Medical humanities at OHSU and beyond are getting a boost, thanks to $46K in grant funding from the State Library of Oregon and the Library Services and Technology Act Program. The funding will...

Saturday Sketch @ Experiment PDX: March 25, 5–8 p.m.

Join us this coming Saturday, March 25, for an evening of drawing inspired by unique artifacts from OHSU's Historical Collections & Archives. Get up close, create something personal, and engage...

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Check out our new Health Zine Library

The OHSU Library is pleased to announce the launch of our new Health Zine Library! A zine, short for fanzine or magazine, is a DIY, self-published publication typically made in small quantities and...

Hand drawn color illustration depicts Starr-Edwards heart valve at left, and its placement inside the valve at right

Introducing the Fred Harwin Collection

The OHSU Library is thrilled to introduce the Fred Harwin collection as an exciting addition to Historical Collections & Archives. The acquisition was purchased with the Library’s OHSU...

Become a Narrative Medicine Leader

Join the Northwest Narrative Medicine Collaborative for a personalized, interactive narrative medicine workshop. You will participate in large and small group activities designed to teach practical...

The Pharmaceutical Promotions collection: Education through Art

This post comes from Jordan Jedry, Student Archives Assistant in the Historical Collections & Archives. Some of today’s biggest pharmaceutical leaders trace their history to single small...

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OHSU Poetry Contest Winners 2022

Happy National Poetry Month! Many thanks to all of the OHSU community members who submitted their poems to the Poetry Contest.  There were nineteen submissions this year.  We also thank our our...

Writing Poetry? The OHSU Poetry Contest is for you

The OHSU Library invites submissions for the OHSU Poetry Contest!  We invite OHSU students, staff, faculty, alumni and volunteers to submit up to two original, unpublished poems. The deadline...

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Spring 2021 history-related events with the OHSU Library

Spring is here, and we have a slate of excellent history-centered online events planned here at the OHSU Library. We are very excited to invite you to join us for all of these great speakers and...