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A magazine of people, connections and community for alumni of the OHSU School of Medicine Fall 2019 DARING TO DREAM Meet Christopher Ponce Campuzano, OHSUʼs first DACA medical student FROM THE DEAN In this issue FEATURE Future Doctor 12 One immigrantʼs road to medicine ON THE COVER Racism is in our lane Christopher Ponce The parents of Christopher Ponce Campuzano took a chance at Campuzano, first- a better life for their children in the U.S. Now heʼs preparing year M.D. student and for a lifetime of service in medicine, while the future of his immigrant with DACA DACA status hangs in the balance. status. Story page 12. PHOTO KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF Fred Joe S WITH MANY OF YOU, I HAVE BEEN WRESTLING WITH THE CHALLENGES Sharon Anderson, M.D. R ’82 of the rising tide of hate in our country, and our place as a School of Medicine in the dialogue about race and racism. Earlier this year, I sought out Derick Du Vivier, M.D., M.B.A., assistant dean for diversity and inclusion in the school, and Brian Gibbs, Ph.D., M.P.A., chief diversity officer for OHSU, for what became a very meaningful and helpful discussion. AAmong their incisive guidance was this: racism impacts health. So in welcoming the M.D. DEAN Class of 2023, I encouraged them to see themselves as part of the solution to some of our Sharon Anderson, M.D. R ’82 toughest challenges: that health care equity and health disparities are in our lane; that gun EXECUTIVE EDITOR I invite you to learn more at violence and its devastating impacts on people are in our lane and the health impacts of Erin Hoover Barnett www.ohsu.edu/som and contact me at climate change are in our lane. Wherever we can, we must stand up for health and science. MANAGING EDITOR [email protected]. COURTESY CHRISTOPHER PONCE CAMPUZANO On these issues, our students are our hope for the future – and our guides. They see the Rachel Shafer challenges, and they challenge our traditional approaches. And, increasingly, they represent, CONTRIBUTORS and are primed to integrate, the diversity of their backgrounds, perspectives and Dave Carr, Trisha Chau, Michael Hanson, Tamara UP FRONT experiences to help us all deliver care and design research grounded in greater cultural Hargens-Bradley, Fred Joe, Carin Moonin, Erik Robinson, Kyle Romine, Michael Schmitt, Jordan Sleeth, wisdom and humility. Jennifer Smith, Kristyna Wentz-Graff, Franny White 8 Wyʼeast Post-Baccalaureate This year, we welcomed our most diverse incoming M.D. students ever. (See page 17.) DESIGNER Creating a welcoming and inclusive environment where everyone can contribute, advance and Charlotte Woodward Pathway boosts numbers of thrive is also crucial to retention. To the extent that our diverse students and trainees choose ALUMNI RELATIONS DIRECTOR Native American physicians to build their careers at OHSU, they help address our even bigger challenge: the diversity of Mark Kemball our faculty. 2019-2020 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION COUNCIL OFFICERS The power of diversity is about all of us in combination and what we can do together. And ALUMNI NOTEBOOK PRESIDENT Norah Verbout, Ph.D. ’08 each one of us plays a role in creating an inclusive environment. The story of first-year M.D. PRESIDENT-ELECT Abby Dotson, Ph.D. F ’16 student Christopher Ponce Campuzano on page 12 is a great example. SECRETARY / TREASURER Michael Deeney, M.D. ’60 18 Dr. Ronald Naitoʼs educational Words and deeds matter. As an alum, you have a platform. Use it to talk about these issues. Thank you for supporting the school as we create a place where more students, staff and Published twice a year by the OHSU School of Medicine gift of compassionate Office of the Dean and the OHSU School of Medicine faculty like Christopher want to come and in always aspiring to do better. Alumni Association, 1121 SW Salmon Street Suite 100, Portland, OR 97205. 503-228-1730. communication Reach us: [email protected] Website: www.ohsu.edu/som/alumni 20 Dr. Elaine Ostrander, Sharon Anderson, M.D. R ’82 Dean Change can’t happen if we see things just one way. dog genes and insights That’s why diversity is important to who we are. We are proud to be an equal opportunity, into human health affirmative action employer. 1119(180) FALL 2019 B R I D G E S 3 UP FRONT Study shows promise in repairing damaged myelin COMMITTED CARE Dr. Katie Ruth examines Lindsey esearchers have developed a compound that stimulates repair of myelin – Hutchinson of Klamath Falls the protective sheath that covers nerve cells – offering fresh hope to those during an office visit at the living with multiple sclerosis. KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF OHSU-Cascades East Family The team found that the treatment in mice also improved motor control, Medicine Center in Klamath R and a derivative successfully penetrated the blood brain barrier, enabling a tenfold Falls. Dr. Ruth is a resident at delivery increase to the central nervous system. Cascades East, a collaboration The study was led by Tom Scanlan, Ph.D. (below, right), professor of chemical between OHSU and Sky Lakes physiology and biochemistry, postdoctoral fellow Meredith Hartley, Ph.D. (left), and Medical Center operating since Dennis Bourdette, M.D. (not pictured), professor and chair of neurology. For her role 1994, with an aim to improve OHSU reactivates in the study, Dr. Hartley was awarded the Alumni Association’s Postdoctoral Paper health access in rural Oregon. of the Year Award. Dr. Ruth loved practicing in a heart transplant “I am really optimistic,” said rural area and continues to serve Laura Wieden, who lives with the community after completing program I am really optimistic. multiple sclerosis. The daughter of her residency. Portland advertising executive Dan he United Network for Organ I hope that this will Wieden, she is the namesake and Sharing approved OHSU’s new be literally a missing board member of the Laura Fund T primary physician for heart for Innovation in Multiple Sclerosis, transplantation, Johannes Steiner, M.D., link that could just which funded much of the research. Partnership with UC Davis will allowing the university to resume heart “I hope that this will be literally a transplant care. change the lives of missing link that could just change address physician workforce The unanimous decision, effective Aug. the lives of people with MS.” 26, comes less than one year after OHSU people with MS. OHSU licensed the technology to a shortages in underserved California, voluntarily suspended its program due California biotechnology company, to the departure of four advanced heart which will advance the research to Oregon communities failure cardiologists. – Laura Wieden clinical trials. – ER OHSU has hired three advanced heart failure specialists from some of the nation’s he American Medical Association (AMA) awarded providers; and improve the care of patients from ethnic and top cardiovascular programs: the OHSU School of Medicine and UC Davis a five- racial minority groups who are disproportionately affected by ■ Nalini Colaco, M.D., Ph.D., University of year, $1.8 million grant to establish the California certain conditions. California San Francisco, California Oregon Medical Partnership to Address Disparities “Our responsibility as a medical school is not only to train ■ Luke Masha, M.D., M.P.H., Brigham in Rural Education and Health (COMPADRE). outstanding physicians, but also to train physicians who meet and Women’s Hospital in Boston, T The initiative promises to expand access to quality health the needs of all our communities,” said Sharon Anderson, Massachusetts care between Sacramento and Portland. It will place hundreds M.D., dean, OHSU School of Medicine. “This grant provides of medical students and residents with 10 health care systems, the resources and framework needed to build on our existing ■ Johannes Steiner, M.D., Massachusetts 16 hospitals and a network of Federally Qualified Health efforts in an intentional and coordinated manner so that we General Hospital in Boston, Center partners to train in medically underserved rural, tribal have more and clearer pathways for students and trainees Massachusetts, and the University and urban communities. motivated to serve where they are most needed. We applaud of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, Students and residents will provide services in seven the AMA for supporting our ability to better serve our country Vermont medical specialties. Ten OHSU residency programs will be and are thrilled about our partnership with UC Davis.” The newly recruited cardiologists directly involved, including the internal medicine and family More than 300 institutions and organizations collaborated join Howard Song, M.D., Ph.D., chief medicine residencies at OHSU and Tuality, family medicine to submit 252 grant proposals and only eight were selected to of cardiothoracic surgery, and Fred MICROSCOPY AND IMAGING RESEARCH (NCMIR) at Klamath Falls and the OHSU emergency medicine, general receive the full amount of funding. Tibayan, M.D., surgery director for surgery, obstetrics-gynecology, pediatrics and psychiatry “With our expanded network in Northern California and all heart failure and transplant, who have residency programs. of Oregon, we are really excited about the impact we can have performed more heart transplants COMPADRE’s main goals are to: address health care in partnership with underserved communities,” said George and implanted more ventricular assist TOM DEERINCK AND MARK ELLISMAN, NATIONAL CENTER FOR workforce shortages in rural, tribal, urban and other Mejicano, M.D., senior associate dean for education, OHSU devices than any other surgeon in communities that lack resources; increase access to health care School of Medicine. – FW the state. – THB KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF 4 BRIDGES FALL 2019 B R I D G E S 5 UP FRONT ■ Sunil Joshi, M.D./Ph.D.

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