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OHSU - What does OHSU Stand For ? The Willamette University School of Medicine, OHSU's earliest predecessor, was founded in the 1860s in Salem, and was relocated to Portland in the 1870s.In 1915, Willamette University and the University of Oregon merged their medical programs to form the University of Oregon Medical School, and in 1919 the school moved to its present location on Marquam Hill in Southwest Portland. The Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company donated 20 acres (8.1 ha) and C.S. "Sam" Jackson, publisher of the now-defunct Oregon Journal donated the remaining 88 acres (36 ha) to the school two years prior to the move after the property had been deemed unsuitable for the construction of a railroad yard. Over the next forty years, the school diversified its educational offerings to include nursing and dental programs, and expanded with facilities built during this time on Marquam Hill, including the Multnomah County Hospital, the Doernbecher Mem...

OHSU Contact UsAbout Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) is a public university in Oregon with a main campus, including two hospitals, in Portland. The university was initially founded in 1974 as the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center, combining state dentistry, medicine, and nursing programs into a single center. It was renamed Oregon Health Sciences University in 1981 and took its current name in 2001, as part of a merger with the Oregon Graduate Institute (OGI), in Hillsboro.In addition, the university has several partnership programs including a joint PharmD Pharmacy program with Oregon State University in Corvallis. Our Mission TTBD's mission is to support the advancement of OHSU research, innovation, commercialization, and entrepreneurship for the benefit of society. Our Roles • Assess the commercial potential of research and other collaborative ideas • Protect OHSU's intellectual property • Market technologies to industry • Negotiate and m...

Ohsu Email Archive About Research at OHSU As the state's only academic health center, OHSU's breakthrough research leads to new cures, new standards of care, and a better understanding of the basic science that drives biomedical discovery. OHSU researchers are exploring new basic, clinical, and applied research frontiers. What sets OHSU apart from other institutions is the array of multidisciplinary and collaborative approaches our researchers take to solving the most intractable problems in human health—including diseases of the central nervous system, cardiovascular-related research, cancer, rare genetic disorders, and infectious disease. Want to know more? Stay up-to-date on the latest research happenings at OHSU by following the Research News blog or access the OHSU Research Expertise database. Contact Us Mailing Address Oregon Health & Science University 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road Portland, OR 97239 Office of the Vice President for Research Phone: (503)...