Confidence builder
Scarlett Kettwich is grateful for a School of Dentistry scholarship that helped get her through the toughest times.
Author: Cecily Williams
Serving as a mentor
Growing up, Novella Bates wasn’t exposed to careers in science. Now, as a biomedical engineering PhD student, Novella is changing the course for young girls.
Driven by a dream
At 13 years old, Nelly left her home of Cameroon, Africa, to pursue educational opportunities in the U.S. Today, she’s a first-year medical student at OHSU.
Paving the way
Growing up in Hillsboro, Armando was one of four boys raised by a single mother who often worked three jobs to make ends meet. Today, Armando is helping to eradicate the health disparities found in underserved communities.
Progress Report: 2020
This past year has been one we’ll never forget. We have faced challenges that have shifted our world. And yet science has continued to advance. We have witnessed an astonishing outpouring of support and made sacrifices to keep each other safe. We stood — and continue to stand — united in our shared belief that […]
Working together to fight COVID-19
As our frontline workers, researchers and staff have rallied around the challenge of COVID-19, so have donors like you. Together, we have raised more than $11 million to support OHSU’s response to this global pandemic — and we are fighting COVID-19 at every level. Read on to see the many ways that OHSU has responded […]
Understanding the mystery of COVID-19
As the novel coronavirus spreads across the nation and around the world, it mutates. Understanding those different strains of the virus — and our immune response — is crucial. Knowing which strains respond to specific treatments is a vital part of managing the pandemic. Several OHSU scientists have pivoted their research to contribute to the global effort of tackling COVID-19.
Shaping research
Martin Schreiber has built an illustrious career in medicine and the military, shaping how the two can influence each other.
Caring for our caregivers
Every day, members of our community are stepping up to help ensure that our health care workforce has the resources needed to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Supply and demand
One morning in early March, Mike McCaffrey woke up and watched a news story about nurses in a Washington hospital making face shields and masks out of office supplies and sheets. He was appalled. “This can’t happen here,” he said. As the associate vice president of logistics at OHSU, McCaffrey preemptively looked into options to […]
