Oregon Health and Science University

• Location

• OHSU medical school is located in Portland, Oregon

• Tuition

• For oregon residents, full tuition is between $12950.58 and $13380.58 each year

• For out of state students, full tuition is between $17966.58 and $19337.58 per year

• https://www.ohsu.edu/sites/default/files/2020-09/2020-21%20Tuition%20%26%20Fees_Final_Amended_9-25-2020.pdf

• Financial Aid

• Financial aid can be given to those who meet certain requirements

• https://www.ohsu.edu/education/financial-aid

• Average MCAT

• The average MCAT score for OHSU is a 509

• GPA

• The average science gpa for OHSU is a 3.58

• The average overall gpa for OHSU is a 3.65

• https://www.ohsu.edu/school-of-medicine/md-program/admissions#:~:text=Average%20total%20GPA%3A%203.65,Average%20new%20MCAT%3A%20509

• Acceptance Rate

• 84% of accepted students are Oregon residents

• https://www.ohsu.edu/school-of-medicine/md-program/admissions

• The overall acceptance rate is 3%

• The major of an applicant should not be a factor in medical school admissions as long as the prospective student completes the prerequisites needed to get into medical school

• https://www.princetonreview.com/med/oregon-health---science-university-school-medicine-1034884

• What it’s known for

• 320000 square foot cancer research facility

• Top 20 research institutions in the world in 2017

• Best hospital in Oregon in 2020

• https://www.ohsu.edu/about/ohsu-facts#:~:text=OHSU%20is%20also%20Portland's%20largest,foot%20Knight%20Cancer%20Research%20Building

• They have medical, dental, pharmaceutical, nursing, and public health schools

• Student Testimonies

• Students say that at OHSU, they learn to treat patients more like people rather than just a set of symptoms to treat

• https://blogs.ohsu.edu/studentspeak/

• Students and staff generally like the school and do not regret attending

• Extra Info

• Curriculum

• Patient Care and Procedures

• Medical Knowledge (Knowledge for Practice)

• Practice-based Learning and Improvement

• Interpersonal and Communication Skills

• Professionalism and Personal & Professional Development

• System-based Practice and Interprofessional Collaboration:

• These objectives are taught in OHSU

• They begin by teaching the basics of biomedical and clinical sciences

• Then they teach students about the blood and immune systems

• Next they teach skin, bones, and musculature

• Then cardio, pulmonary, renal

• Then hormones and digestion

• Then nervous system and function

• Then the developing human

• Then preceptorship and narrative medicine

• And finally, the foundations of patient safety

• https://www.ohsu.edu/school-of-medicine/md-program/md-program-curriculum

• Requirements

• Premed reqs

• MCAT scores

• GPA scores

• Possibly- essays, letters of rec, personal statements

Work Cited

• https://www.ohsu.edu/school-of-medicine/md-program/md-program-curriculum

• https://blogs.ohsu.edu/studentspeak/

• https://www.ohsu.edu/school-of-medicine/md-program/admissions

• https://www.ohsu.edu/sites/default/files/2020-09/2020-

• https://www.ohsu.edu/school-of-medicine/md-program/admissions