Oregon Health & Sciences University School of Medicine Admissions, Tuition & Student Feedback

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Cost of Attendance: $380,019

Estimate repayment

Estimated loan burden for OHSU-SOM using 4 years of in-state tuition, $1,500 annual fees, $3,000 monthly living expenses, government-derived local cost-of-living adjustment, $1,000 loan fees, and an 8.5% interest assumption.

Cost of Living: Near national average cost of living

Portland, OR is close to the national average for cost of living. In the debt estimate, the government-derived local cost adjustment keeps the $3,000 monthly allowance at about $3,150 per month. Treat this as a city-level budgeting estimate, not the school's official cost of attendance.

Environment: Urban

Located in a more suburban setting, OHSU-SOM is in an area where biking can supplement the otherwise car-centric environment. While walking to amenities isn't always practical, students may find short bike rides useful for local errands.

Interview Feedback

Overall, applicants ranked the school in the top 21% of interviews, indicating it is highly regarded. They found the interview generally impressive with a moderate stress level and felt they did okay.

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Secondary Essays for OHSU-SOM

1. Other

What experience have you had that has given you insight into the patients you hope to eventually serve? (1550 characters)

2. Other

Tell us about a time you went into a situation completely unprepared. (1550 characters)

3. Personal Experiences and Challenges

Discuss a time in your life that demonstrated your resilience and ability to overcome adversity. (1550 characters)

4. Personal Experiences and Challenges

In 1990, Salovey and Mayer defined emotional intelligence (EI) as the subset of social intelligence involving the ability to monitor one’s own and others’ emotions. Briefly describe one example of a...

5. Personal Experiences and Challenges

Give an example of personal feedback in the last few years that was difficult to receive. How did you respond? (1550 characters)

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About the School

OHSU School of Medicine offers a rich, multi-faceted environment for medical students, graduate students and faculty. The School, with roots dating back to 1887, is dedicated to educating highly qualified physicians, scientists and other health professionals, and to helping meet the health care needs of all Oregonians. The School is a national leader in biomedical research, translating new scientific knowledge into tangible benefits for humankind. For most of our existence, the School of Medicine has been a public institution incorporated in the Oregon State Department of Education. In 1995 we became a public corporation, a change that allowed an expansion of our research mission that has continued to flourish. In the last ten years, we have quadrupled our NIH budget and dramatically increased the size and quality of our graduate student education program.

Curriculum

The goal of the School of Medicine curriculum is to balance emphasis on the scientific basis of medicine with early clinical experience; offer progressive patient care responsibilities for students; and permit students to individualize their educational programs as well as to enhance their independent learning and problem solving skills. The sciences basic to medicine are presented in an interdisciplinary format focusing initially on the scientific principles of medicine and ultimately progressing to disease processes and the clinical management and care of patients.

Embracing innovative teaching methods, our curriculum emphasizes the development of knowledge, skills, and behaviors most needed by 21st-century physicians, including interprofessional teamwork and communication, data interpretation, use of information technology and quality science.

Facilities

In 1887, the inaugural class of the University of Oregon Medical School met in the school's lone building - a two-room converted grocery store in northwest Portland. From that small school we have grown into a world-class teaching hospital and research center that draws in students, scientists, and patients from across the country and around the world. At the same time, we retain our strong commitment to serving our local community, and to treating each patient as a unique individual.
With a rich diversity of activities happening across our campuses in and around Portland, we know that you can prepare yourself for a future as a health care provider.

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