There are a lot of ways for residents to be involved in OHSU, including several committees with house officer participation. In order to help you identify who to reach out to to advocate for change, or select a committee to apply for during your residency, the IM Chiefs have collected a list of them here. Please email us with questions or suggestions.

- Aniqa, Claire, Clint and Sajan

Updated Winter 2023

Ambulatory Education Board:

This group of residents and faculty meets Wednesdays at 8AM with Dr. Byerly regarding ambulatory didactic planning and feedback on the different sessions that are held during the +1 week.

Contact Person: Laura Byerly or Claire Cambron

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee:

This group works within the greater Internal Medicine Residency Committee (IMRC) to promote efforts in DEI both within the internal medicine program and the larger university/community setting.

Contact person: Erynn Beeson or Claire Cambron

Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC)

The Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC) consists of GME leadership, program leadership, and resident/fellow representatives from ACGME accredited training programs at OHSU who meet monthly to make decisions on issues affecting GME and its policies. Examples of items discussed at GMEC meetings include editing policies surrounding evaluations/work hours/recruitment, reviewing program accreditation, and approval of program director appointments. The committee includes 12 residents/fellows (6 voting and 6 alternate members) to ensure house officer representation.

House Officers Union (HOU)

The OHSU HOU advocates for residents and fellow physicians. By organizing, the HOU has been been able to negotiate for many improvements in our benefits, including a housing stipend, compensation for licensing & board testing, educational and relocation stipends, and four weeks of vacation.

Contact Person: Bruce Gregoire

Housestaff Quality & Safety Counsel (HQSC)

The OHSU HQSC is a multi-specialty group of house officers that meets monthly to discuss hospital-wide quality and safety initiatives, review house officer-submitted safety event reports, and provide peer coaching for individual quality and safety initiatives.

Contact Person: Doug Rice & Gabe Monti

Internal Medicine Residency Committee:

The Internal Medicine Resident Council (IMRC) is comprised of elected representatives from each class of the OHSU IM residency program and serves as a formal venue for presenting issues of concern raised by residents and program leadership. This year, the committee will also be focusing on wellness initiatives as well as narrative medicine to provide a holistic training experience for all residents.

Contact person: Emmanuella Oyogoa & Doug Rice or Clint Kolseth

Medicine Teaching Service (MTS) Committee:

This committee comprised of residents and attendings works to continually improve the OHSU wards rotation by soliciting feedback and implementing clear changes.

Contact person: Bailey Pope or Aniqa Azim & Sajan Gill

Resident Curriculum Committee (RCC):

This group focuses on optimizing resident education by overseeing all aspects of the noon conference curriculum, improving core rotations, and helping deliver timely and relevant feedback to learners.

Contact person: Bailey Pope or Aniqa Azim

Scholarship Committee:

This group works closely with Dr. Hunter and Dr. Lewinsohn to help ensure residents have access to a variety of scholarship and research opportunities across various internal medicine disciplines.

Contact person: Claire Cambron & Clint Kolseth