Japan Study Abroad Info Session
2026-04-30 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
Study Japan’s innovative food education model through school visits, farm tours, and community nutrition programs while exploring how culture, policy, and sustainability shape public health outcomes. Students in this program will visit Tokyo, Kobe, Kamakura, and Hakone.
Course Information:
PHE 410/ PHE 510 (4 credits): Community Nutrition in Japan
Program Leader:
Betty Izumi, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D.
Professor
Information Session(s):
12:40-1:30 pm on April 2, 8, 15, 20, and 30 via Zoom – JOIN ZOOM INFO SESSION
Program Advisor: Autumn Cowell
Schedule an advising appointment – facultyled@pdx.edu | 503-725-5076 | Karl Miller Center | 610F
Program Overview
This short-term faculty-led program in Tokyo explores community nutrition and food systems in Japan through site visits, guest lectures, and cultural experiences. Students will examine school lunch programs, elder care nutrition, food access, and sustainability while engaging with local experts and institutions. An extended regional excursion offers insight into agricultural practices and regional foodways. Through experiential learning and reflection, participants gain a global perspective on health, nutrition, and cultural approaches to food. Students in this program will visit Tokyo, Kobe, Kamakura, and Hakone.

Getting Started in R and RStudio Workshop
2026-04-30 14:00 - 15:30, 2026-05-11 14:00 - 15:30 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
OCTRI Research Forum
Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD) Program
Jessica Minnier, Ph.D. and Meike Niederhausen, Ph.D.
In this two-part interactive workshop, we will introduce the freely available statistical software programs R and RStudio to attendees with no prior experience. We will cover how to use RStudio to write and run code, introduce data structure types, and demonstrate commands for working with data: loading, viewing, summarizing, plotting, cleaning, and saving. You will learn basic R data wrangling and plotting principles, and how to use them to create high-quality reproducible documents to present your work.
Part 1: Thursday, April 30, 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Part 2: Monday, May 11, 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
No prior experience in R or RStudio is necessary. Installation materials will be circulated ahead of Part 1. We encourage you to bring a laptop with R and RStudio installed. For installation assistance, please join at 1:30 p.m. (30 minutes early) to Part 1 on April 30.
REGISTER VIA COMPASS
Sessions will be recorded. Questions? Contact Amy Laird: laird@ohsu.edu

PA/DO/MD Panel
2026-04-30 18:00 - 19:30 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
Three Roads to Medicine: PA, MD, or DO?

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Zoom Link will be emailed out closer to event date after registering for event

Three Roads to Medicine: Panel
2026-04-30 18:00 - 19:30 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
Physician Assistant, Doctor of Medicine, or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine?
Please join the School of Public Health for a panel designed for undergraduate pre-clinical and public health students exploring clinical health career pathways.
Panelists will share:

Their lived experiences preparing for and pursuing a career in medicine
Training & career pathways
Common myths
Answers to student questions about education, scope of practice, work-life balance, and career flexibility

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Supercharge Your Research with Scite AI
2026-05-01 12:00 - 13:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
See how Scite AI can streamline your literature reviews and help you evaluate evidence faster. We’ll demo features like AI-powered article summaries, evidence table creation, and dashboards for tracking research trends. We’ll also touch on ethics and how Scite compares to similar tools.
REGISTER FOR EVENT – April 17th
REGISTER FOR EVENT – May 1st

Completing the NIH Biosketch: SciENcv Common Form & Supplement
2026-05-06 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-05-11 12:00 - 13:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
NIH is rolling out a new two part biosketch format in January 2026, and both sections must be created and certified in SciENcv with an ORCID linked to eRA Commons. This hands-on session walks you through completing the new Common Form and Supplement, managing publications in SciENcv, and avoiding common technical pitfalls. You’ll have time to work on your own biosketch and ask questions. Ideal for anyone preparing NIH grant submissions.
REGISTER FOR EVENT – May 6th
REGISTER FOR EVENT – May 11th

Graduate Student Community Building As Prevention: A Dinner Series
2026-05-06 17:30 - 19:00 | OHSU Robertson Collaborative Life Sciences Building, 2730 S Moody Ave, Portland, 97201, United States
Join CAP and CLDI for a free dinner, connection, and individual and community advocacy every first Wednesday of the month!
Students are welcome to come and go as needed – this form just gives us a better idea on how much food to get and dietary needs. Please reach out to CapSupport@OHSU.EDU if you have any questions!
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Wednesday – Jan 7th: RLSB 3A001
Wednesday – Feb 4th: RLSB 3A001
Wednesday – March 4th: RLSB 3A001
Wednesday – April 1st: RLSB 3A002
Wednesday – May 6th: RLSB 3A002

Kickstart Your Writing With AI
2026-05-07 12:00 - 13:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
Stuck on a blank page? Learn how to use AI tools to brainstorm, outline, and jump start your writing in a smart, ethical way. In this workshop, you’ll practice writing effective prompts, using GenAI to find trustworthy background information, and breaking down complex assignments. You’ll also learn how to avoid plagiarism, cite GenAI correctly, and follow journal or publisher guidelines.
REGISTER FOR EVENT – April 22nd
REGISTER FOR EVENT – May 7th

Journey to OHSU Student Mixer and Recruitment Fair
2026-05-07 17:00 - 19:00 | OHSU Knight Cancer Research Building, 2720 S Moody Ave, Portland, United States
Are you an undergraduate student exploring a future career in the health professions? Join us for an evening designed specifically for undergrads who want to learn more about OHSU’s academic programs and training pathways.
You’ll be able to:

Connect with OHSU faculty, students and staff
Learn what it’s really like to be part of the OHSU community
Hear from current students during a live panel
Discover degree pathways and career options
Ask your questions in small‑group breakout sessions

Featured academic programs include nursing (graduate and undergraduate), public health, dentistry, medical physics, nutrition, radiation therapy, medicine (M.D.), pharmacy, research (Ph.D.), and more.
Pizza + refreshments included. Bring your curiosity — we’ll bring the rest.
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Location: Knight Cancer Research Building, 2720 S.W. Moody Ave., Portland

Build and Maintain Your Scholarship File for Promotion
2026-05-08 09:00 - 10:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
In this hands on workshop, you’ll learn how to track, update, and present your publications and research activities in ways that support your promotion. We’ll introduce easy to use tools that help you manage your research profile and show you how to complete key tasks in each one. You’ll leave with practical skills you can use right away to make your work easier to find and understand.
REGISTER FOR EVENT – May 8th
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REGISTER FOR EVENT – July 13th

Zotero Basics
2026-05-08 12:00 - 13:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
Zotero is a popular, freely available reference management tool. Sign up for this hands-on workshop to learn how to use it! Learn how to build and organize a Zotero Library, how to use Zotero to find full text articles, and how to use the Microsoft Word add-on to create and format citations and bibliographies. Best of all, you can use Zotero for free even after you graduate or leave OHSU!
REGISTER FOR EVENT – May 8th

ASPP Webinar Humanizing Public Health: Rebuilding Trust in an Age of Misinformation
2026-05-11 09:00 - 10:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
ASPPH will host its next ASPPH Presents webinar, Humanizing Public Health: Rebuilding Trust in an Age of Misinformation, on May 11, 2026, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET. This timely discussion will examine the complex and interconnected challenges contributing to misinformation, including declining trust in public health institutions, persistent social and structural inequities, and an overreliance on biomedical approaches that may overlook human behavior and lived experience.
Drawing on lessons from past and ongoing public health crises, the webinar will explore how psychological, cultural, and structural factors influence how individuals interpret and act on health information. Panelists will also address the role of social media in shaping information ecosystems, as well as gaps in digital and media literacy that can exacerbate the spread of misinformation.
Moderated by Dr. Randy Wykoff, Founding Dean and Professor of Health Services Management and Policy at East Tennessee State University College of Public Health, the conversation will highlight the need to move beyond traditional top-down communication strategies toward more human-centered, culturally relevant, and community-driven approaches that foster trust and engagement.
Panelists include Dr. Perry N. Halkitis, Dean and Hunterdon Professor at the Rutgers School of Public Health; Dr. Nancy Messonnier, Dean and Bryson Distinguished Professor in Public Health at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health; and Erin O’Malley, Executive Director of the Coalition for Trust in Health & Science.
This webinar is designed for students, faculty, and public health professionals seeking practical strategies to navigate misinformation and strengthen the impact of their work in an increasingly complex communication landscape.
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How to Get an Internship You Actually Want
2026-05-12 15:30 - 17:00 | Fariborz Maseeh Hall, Fariborz Maseeh Hall, 1855 SW Broadway, Portland, 97201, United States
The PSU University Career Center invites you to attend an upcoming mini workshop. What you’ll learn: Internship Benefits, Search Tips, Informational Interviews, Networking, & Creating Your Own Internship.
In Person: Tuesday,5/12, 3:20–4:50pm | Fariborz Maseeh Hall Room 342H
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ASPPH Webinar: Transforming Academia For Equity
2026-05-13 10:00 - 11:30 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
ASPPH, in partnership with the Transforming Academia for Equity Coordinating Center, Change Matrix, is pleased to announce a new three-part webinar series designed to advance equity-centered change across academic public health. Transforming Academia for Equity: A Learning Journey is a free, open-access professional development opportunity for students, staff, and faculty seeking practical strategies to strengthen equity, institutional excellence, and belonging.
This interactive series introduces the Leading Through Change Framework (LTCF), developed by Change Matrix and used by Transforming Academia for Equity grantee institutions to guide organizational transformation. Each 75-minute session will focus on a phase of the framework, from creating conditions for change, to engaging diverse voices, to implementing and sustaining long-term efforts. Participants will gain a comprehensive and actionable roadmap for advancing equity within their institutions.
Attendees will hear directly from grantee institutions, including Drexel University, UCLA, the University of Memphis, the University of Southern California, and Oregon State University, and will engage in structured activities to apply concepts in their own settings. Each session is designed to provide practical tools and clear next steps.
The series begins May 13 and continues June 10 and July 15, with sessions held from 1:00 to 2:15 PM ET. While participants are encouraged to attend all sessions, each session may also be taken independently. Recordings and resources will be available through the IDEA Institute’s eLearn platform following each webinar.
This series is supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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MCD Career Coaching Circles for Learners
2026-05-13 10:00 - 12:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
The Mentorship and Career Design (MCD) team supports the career success of learners and educators across the institution. As part of Educational Improvement and Innovation in the Office of the Provost, we are committed to fostering early and sustained engagement with our curriculum and resources to help individuals achieve greater career clarity and satisfaction.
The Career Coaching Circles integrate our career development frameworks with career design tools to support the professional growth and career navigation of both educators and learners. This session will be led by Seth Igarta, Director for Professional and Career Development. The sessions will cover the four key themes of our frameworks: Reflect, Explore, Develop, and Execute.
Coaching Circle: REFLECT – Unique Self

This session emphasizes reflection and self-awareness to inform personal career plans.
Clarify personal life view and work view factors for career and life design.
Increase self-awareness by assessing and reflecting on career values.
Understand energy and engagement as important factors for intrinsic motivation and future possibilities.

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How to Get an Internship You Actually Want (Virtual)
2026-05-13 11:00 - 12:30 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
This discussion-based workshop covers topics such as the benefits of doing an internship, search tips, informational interviewing, networking, and how to create your own internship. Time for Q&A will be available.
Virtual (Zoom): Wednesday,5/13,10:50am–12:20pm
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OHSU MS in Healthcare Admin & MBA Healthcare Management
2026-05-13 18:00 - 19:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
Calling all public health administrative or business students! Are you interested in exploring more education and career options post-grad?
Join us for an information session from OHSU’s online Master of Science in Healthcare Administration and OHSU/PSU’s Masters of Business in Healthcare Management programs.
Current students and alumni will share their experiences with the programs’ curriculum, and how it’s helped advance their careers in health administration leadership!
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Quantitative Epidemiology Methods in Practice Seminar
2026-05-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Vanport 515, with remote option, 1810 SW 5th Avenue, Portland, 97201
Recreational cannabis legalization and serious mental disorder among cannabis patients in California: A statewide longitudinal study\nPresenter: Sidra Goldman-Mellor PhD, MPH – Associate Professor, Department of Public Health, University of California, Merced
More than 50% of U.S. residents live in states with legalized recreational use of cannabis. Some research suggests that recreational cannabis legalization has led to population-level increases in incidence of serious mental disorder. This talk will present results from a study using statewide, longitudinally-linked administrative health record data to examine whether recreational legalization in California was associated with changes in mental disorder risk among a potentially vulnerable subgroup: individuals with problematic cannabis use.
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PubMed Essentials: Save Time and Find Better Results
2026-05-14 12:00 - 13:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
Learn how to search PubMed faster and more effectively so you can find high quality evidence with less effort. This session covers advanced search techniques, saving searches and alerts, spotting bias in results, and smart ways to use AI to refine your strategy. All registrants receive the recording.
REGISTER FOR EVENT – April 24th
REGISTE RFOR EVENT – May 14th

Hidden barriers: The impact of immigration enforcement on patients, learners and clinicians
2026-05-14 12:00 - 13:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
Immigration enforcement policies increasingly shape access to care, with ripple effects on patient outcomes, clinician well-being, and the learning environment. This session explores how fear of enforcement delays care-seeking, leading to more advanced illness, higher-cost emergency care, and worse long-term health outcomes. It also highlights an often-overlooked group—learners from immigrant backgrounds—whose training and well-being are directly affected by these policies.
In this talk, Christina Low Kapalu, Ph.D., will moderate a discussion with Aoi Nathalia Mizushima, M.D., and Eva Galvez, M.D., examining the parallel impacts on patients, clinicians, and learners, including moral injury and ethical strain in clinical practice. The session will provide practical strategies for creating safer clinical environments, supporting vulnerable populations, and engaging in advocacy. Attendees will leave with actionable approaches to mitigate harm, strengthen trust, and improve health outcomes across communities.
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An Evening with Cherríe Moraga
2026-05-14 17:00 - 18:30 | Hoffman Hall, 1833 SW 11th Ave, Portland, 97201, United States
Please join Portland State’s Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies for an evening with Cherríe Moraga as we celebrate our 50th Anniversary as a program during our annual Walk of the Heroine’s Event. A reading and hosted conversation on the past, present, and future of our feminist and queer lives.
Who: Free and Open to the Public
When: Thursday, May 14th, at 5pm
Where: Hoffman Hall, 1833 SW 11th Ave, Portland, OR

About Cherríe Moraga
Cherríe Moraga is an internationally recognized poet, essayist and playwright whose professional life began in 1981 with her co-editorship of the groundbreaking feminist anthology, This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color. The author of several collections of her own writings, including: A Xicana Codex of Changing Consciousness, Loving in The War Years, The Last Generation and Waiting in the Wings: Portrait of a Queer Motherhood. Moraga is the recipient of the United States Artists Rockefeller Fellowship for Literature and the American Studies Association Lifetime Achievement Award, among numerous other honors. As a dramatist, her awards include an NEA, two Fund for New American Plays Awards, and the PEN West Award. In 2017, Moraga’s most recent play, Mathematics of Love, premiered at Brava Theater Center in San Francisco. In the same year, she began her tenure as a Professor in the Department of English at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where with her partner, visual artist Celia Herrera Rodriguez, she instituted Las Maestras Center for Xicane Indigenous Thought, Art, and Social Praxis. Her most recent memoir, Native Country of the Heart, was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2019. In 2023, Haymarket Books published updated anniversary editions of Waiting in the Wings and Loving in the War Years. In 2024, Moraga became a Distinguished Professor Emerita In English, UC Santa Barbara.
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17th Annual Latiné Health Equity Conference
2026-05-15 08:00 - 17:00 | Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, 97232, United States
Introducing Familias en Acción’s 17th Annual Latiné Health Equity Conference – “Seguiremos Sanando: Culture, Identity, and Collective Well-being.” This year, our conference focuses on healing – mentally, emotionally, physically, spiritually and socially.
The Latiné community in Oregon is strong, unique and resourceful despite the lasting harm brought by colonialism, oppression, exclusion, migration, displacement and violence we have experienced. The current political climate is only furthering trauma and harm, making the practice of healing imperative.
Healing within the context of Familias en Acciòn’s Latiné Health Equity Conference speaks to a comprehensive approach to improving the health and well-being of the Latiné community with the grounding of our language, values and culture. Healing is more than treating an illness, it is about reconnecting with who we are, sharing our collective stories, and seeing our cultural practices as core to holistic health. By reclaiming our ancestral knowledge, honoring traditional healing practices, and speaking our truths in the language that carries our histories—Spanish, Indigenous languages, and Spanglish— we can thrive!
Join us for a day of learning, connection, and collective healing.
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MCD Career Coaching Circle: Explore
2026-05-15 10:00 - 12:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
The Mentorship and Career Design (MCD) team supports the career success of learners and educators across the institution. As part of Educational Improvement and Innovation in the Office of the Provost, we are committed to fostering early and sustained engagement with our curriculum and resources to help individuals achieve greater career clarity and satisfaction.
The Career Coaching Circles integrate our career development frameworks with career design tools to support the professional growth and career navigation of both educators and learners. This session will be led by Seth Igarta, Director for Professional and Career Development. The sessions will cover the four key themes of our frameworks: Reflect, Explore, Develop, and Execute.
Career Coaching Circle: EXPLORE – Career Opportunities

This session focuses on expanding career possibilities and designing future career plans.
Apply knowledge of self to current career plans.
Evaluate personal and professional alignment in roles and settings.
Ideate and map future odysseys and paths.

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Truth or Fiction? Verifying AI-Generated Answers
2026-05-15 12:00 - 13:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
Generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT can produce convincing answers, but not all of them are based on reliable sources. Learn how to write prompts that reduce bias in common chatbots and how to fact check AI generated answers using core information literacy strategies. This session focuses on practical, hands on skills for using chatbots responsibly and verifying accuracy.
REGISTER FOR EVENT – April 29th
REGISTER FOR EVENT – May 15th

Unmasking Success Discussion Series - Perfectionism
2026-05-15 12:30 - 13:30 | Fariborz Maseeh Hall, Fariborz Maseeh Hall, 1855 SW Broadway, Portland, 97201, United States
Imposter Syndrome, Procrastination, and Perfectionism Discussion Series
Striving for success can come with baggage, including feelings of self-doubt, fear of failure, and worries about inadequacy. These patterns can interfere with your ability to be confident, stay motivated, and acknowledge your accomplishments despite overwhelming evidence that you are driven, knowledgeable, and skilled.
This workshop series is designed to help students deconstruct the patterns and processes that impact academic success and personal well-being. We will discuss the stigma associated with common phenomena like imposter syndrome, procrastination, and perfectionism as well as shift our thinking to recognize the impact of cultural, societal, and institutional factors.
Through engaging dialogues with fellow peers, SASS academic coaches, and SHAC counselors, you will leave with tools to challenge unhelpful patterns, build healthy habits, and identify strategies to highlight your strengths and success.
Location: FMH 101

Why Are We Fighting Yet Another War in the Middle East?
2026-05-19 16:00 - 17:00 | Portland State University – Smith Memorial Student Union, 1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States
Once again, the US and Israel are attacking Iran. The Trump administration has advanced several contradictory war objectives, most prominently the destruction of Iran’s capacity to build a nuclear weapon. That objective was supposedly achieved by he previous US-Israeli attack on Iran. In his first term, President Trump unilaterally abrogated the “Iran nuclear deal” (the JCPAO) although according to the stringent inspection regime there was no evidence that Iran was violating that agreement. So what gives? Why did the US and Israel launch a new war on Iran on Feb. 28?
Tuesday, May 19th at 4 pm
PSU: SMSU (Smith Memorial Student Union) Rm 294
1825 SW Broadway Portland OR 97201
Moderator: Nidal Betare
Sponsored by PSU YDSA & DSA Palestine Solidarity/BOS

Panelists:
Uoel Bein in is the Donald J. Mclachlan Professor of History, Emeritus at Stanford University. He taught Middle East history at Stanford University, 1983-2006 and 2008-2019 and directed the Middle East Studies Program at the American University in Cairo in 2006-08. In 2001-02 he served as president of the Middle East Studies Association of North America. He is a prolific author and popular lecturer.

Farrah Chaichi attended Seattle University where she studied Criminal Justice and Political Science and Masters from George Washington University. Elected into the Oregon House of Representatives in 2022, in Salem fighting for governmental transparency, consumer protections, affordable housing, and basic human rights for folks across Oregon.

Wael Elasady is a longtime advocate for Palestinian rights in Portland, a member of DSA, and a co-founder of SUPER (Students United for Palestinian Equal Rights) at PSU. Born in Damascus, Syria, he is owner and Chef at Shami Cafe in Portland.

Pint of Science Festival: Rethinking Crisis Response - Portland Street Response and Deflection in Practice
2026-05-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Brooklyn Carreta, 4534 SE McLoughlin Blvd, Portland, 97202, United States
How should communities respond to homelessness, mental health crises, and substance use? This panel explores Portland Street Response as an alternative to policing and examines Oregon’s new deflection programs, which aim to divert people from arrest to treatment—asking what works, for whom, and why.
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MCD Career Coaching Circle: Develop
2026-05-20 10:00 - 12:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
The Mentorship and Career Design (MCD) team supports the career success of learners and educators across the institution. As part of Educational Improvement and Innovation in the Office of the Provost, we are committed to fostering early and sustained engagement with our curriculum and resources to help individuals achieve greater career clarity and satisfaction.
The Career Coaching Circles integrate our career development frameworks with career design tools to support the professional growth and career navigation of both educators and learners. This session will be led by Seth Igarta, Director for Professional and Career Development. The sessions will cover the four key themes of our frameworks: Reflect, Explore, Develop, and Execute.
Career Coaching Circle: DEVELOP – Grow Forward

This session focuses on career competencies, building professional relationships, and navigating career transitions.
Understand and evaluate core competencies and skills.
Employ strategies to engage others and shape career conversations.
Build professional relationships and networks leveraging OHSU Greenhouse.

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