Kickstart Your Writing With AI
2026-05-07 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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
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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, 2026-06-10 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-07-13 16:00 - 17:00 | 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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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.

Completing the NIH Biosketch: SciENcv Common Form & Supplement
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

Getting Started in R and RStudio Workshop
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.
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Sessions will be recorded. Questions? Contact Amy Laird: laird@ohsu.edu

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
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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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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
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2026 Building Bridges to Healthcare PSU Pre-Health Conference
2026-05-22 10:30 - 17:00 | Smith Ballroom – PSU Campus, 1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, 97201, United States
Connect with Healthcare professionals in medicine, dentistry, nursing and more.
INTRODUCTORY PANEL
Featuring current healthcare students and professionals from various fields. Hear a brief introduction of the fields being featured.
NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES
A chance to break out into small table groups and personally connect with professionals. Ask questions, get contacts, and enjoy a catered lunch.
TABLING INFORMATION
Browse our selection of tabling organizations (OVV, OHSU-PA, & more). Learn about local opportunities in your chosen field.
REGISTER FOR EVENT – Register by April 30th.

Consensus Deep Search: Dive into the Literature with Generative AI
2026-05-28 12:00 - 13:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
Learn how Consensus uses AI to surface key claims, supporting evidence, and research gaps so you can scan the literature more efficiently. This session covers the platform’s core features, how AI driven ranking shapes results, and what to keep in mind when using generative AI for academic research. All registrants receive the recording.
REGISTER FOR EVENT – April 16th
REGISTER FOR EVENT – May 28th

Symposium on Educational Excellence at OHSU
2026-05-29
The symposium provides a forum to share curriculum and teaching innovations, discover new approaches in health sciences education, and connect with faculty and students who are passionate about educational scholarship.

Keynote presentations. Learn from leading experts who share cutting-edge research and innovative teaching approaches.
Interactive workshops. Join 45-minute skill-building sessions to enhance your teaching and explore new educational methodologies.
Research presentations. Discover the latest educational scholarship through brief SNAP talks showcasing innovations in curriculum and teaching.
Poster sessions. Explore research and innovations through traditional and “better” poster formats, with opportunities for in-depth discussion.
Networking opportunities. Connect with faculty, staff, trainees and students across OHSU who are interested in education, research and scholarship.
Recognition and awards. Celebrate outstanding contributions to educational excellence through poster awards and recognition of innovative practices.

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Self-Care Through Self-Expression
2026-05-29 16:30 - 18:00 | Asian Health & Service Center, 9035 SE Foster Rd., Portland, 97266, United States
We are a team from the Asian Health & Service Center that will be hosting an AAPI Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month event catered toward college-aged students/young adults ages 18 to 25. We will be hosting a Grounding Workshop to create a space to discuss mental health and self-care in API communities, creating grounding kits, and sharing mental health resources for stress management.
We hope that you’re able to join us on Friday May 29th, 2026 from 4:30-6:00pm at the Asian Health & Service Center located at 9035 SE Foster Rd., Portland, OR 97266!
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43rd Annual Oregon Rural Health Conference
2026-10-07 08:00 - 2026-10-09 17:00 | Riverhouse Lodge, 3075 N Hwy 97, Bend, Oregon, 97703
The Conference brings together over 400 health care leaders from across the spectrum, including providers, administrators, policymakers, and public health, hospital and clinic leaders. Sessions will cover issues that affect Oregonians living in rural communities and share strategies and solutions. Our presenters are among the most dedicated experts from Oregon and beyond.
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