Eugene
The University of
Oregon and PeaceHealth will partner with Oregon Health & Science
University School of Medicine to form a regional campus
in an effort to combat the shortage of rural medical providers.
Beginning this summer, a handful of third-year medical students
will rotate into Lane County, with plans to admit first-year
students for the 2008 term. The program eventually will
graduate 40 students per year, increasing the total number of
OHSU medical degrees by one-third. OHSU plans similar future
partnerships, with Corvallis and Oregon State University as a
possible option.
