OHSU, in hiring Eric Holder, said it needed a well-respected investigator to help the administration create an anti-racist and inclusive culture free of harassment.
Drawing a multiracial student body isn't enough: Medical schools need to change their curriculums to improve treatment of minorities and build an inclusive environment.
In response to blistering criticism from Black employees, OHSU's president and chief of diversity say they will hire a consultant to root out any racism in hiring and the affirmative action department.
Sep 14, 2020
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OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital has a level 1 pediatric trauma center.
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The suit says the Doernbecher Children's Hospital hire was fired after calling out unsafe practices, being stereotyped as an "angry Black woman" and told to "straighten her hair."
Sep 9, 2020
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Oregon Health & Science University's sprawling west side campus in Portland.
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An employee resource group accuses administrators of taking no substantial action following several noose incidents and using them in what they say is a sham of an effort against racism on campus.
Registration for Oregon’s Women’s Health Network’s workshop on how whites can be better allies to vulnerable communities in the post-election world exceed space at its venue. Network planners now look to host additional workshops.
The only African American physician on staff contends another neurosurgeon used the N word and refused to shake his hand when he joined the staff in 2011.