Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) is a public university in Oregon with a main campus in southwest Portland and a smaller campus in Beaverton. It was formed in 1974 as the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center, combining state dentistry, medicine, and nursing programs into a single center. It was renamed Oregon Health Sciences University in 1981 and took its current name in 2001, as part of a merger with the Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology in Beaverton.

The university maintains a number of outpatient primary care facilities including the Physician's Pavilion on-campus as well as throughout the Portland metropolitan area. Since 1998, the university has controlled the Oregon National Primate Research Center, located in Washington County.

History

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The university can trace its roots back to the 1860s. Its primary campus, Marquam Hill (nicknamed "Pill Hill"), was established in 1917 by the donation of 20 acres (80,000 m²) from the Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company and 88 acres (360,000 m²) from the family that owned the now-defunct Oregon Journal.

Campus connections

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A pedestrian bridge connecting OHSU and the Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, built in 1992, is the longest suspended pedestrian skybridge in North America, with a length of 660 feet (200 m).

With the Marquam Hill campus running out of room for expansion, beginning in 2003 OHSU announced plans to expand into the North Macadam district of Portland, which is also known as the South Waterfront District. The expansion area is east of Marquam Hill, south of the city center, and along the Willamette River. The new Portland Aerial Tram is being built to connect the two campuses.

External links

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• OHSU home page
• OHSU Health System home page

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