Company Profile
Oregon Health & Science University
Company Overview
Oregon Health & Science University is a nationally prominent research university and Oregon’s only academic health center. It educates health professionals and scientists and provides leading-edge patient care, community services and biomedical research.
When you join OHSU, you join a dedicated team of caregivers, educators, researchers and administrative professionals who diligently pursue the advancement and application of knowledge to directly benefit the individuals and communities we serve. Each day at OHSU brings a chance to further your learning, discovery something new and touch the lives of people in Oregon and beyond.
Company History
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), a public university in Portland, was first formed in 1887 when the University of Oregon chartered a state medical school in Portland and began the University of Oregon Medical department. In 1974 it became an independent university — the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center — and took its current name of Oregon Health & Science University in 2001.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
OHSU operates dental, medical, nursing and pharmacy schools that rank high both in research funding and in meeting the university’s social mission. OHSU’s Knight Cancer Institute helped pioneer personalized medicine through a discovery that identified how to shut down cells that enable cancer to grow without harming healthy ones. OHSU Brain Institute scientists are nationally recognized for discoveries that have led to a better understanding of Alzheimer’s disease and new treatments for Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis and stroke. OHSU’s Casey Eye Institute is a global leader in ophthalmic imaging, and in clinical trials related to eye disease.