Make a difference with your degree by applying for funding through the Scholars for a Healthy Oregon Initiative (SHOI). Designed with both the student and Oregon workforce in mind, SHOI provides eligible students with a unique opportunity to help address healthcare disparity in the state.

SHOI funding provides full tuition and applicable fees for a limited number of eligible students entering specific clinical degree programs at OHSU. In return, funding recipients agree to practice as a healthcare practitioner in a rural or underserved community in Oregon for a minimum of one year longer than the total years of funding received. It's a serious commitment and a great reward, but also a very real opportunity to help make a difference in one of the medically underserved urban or rural areas of our state.

Eligibility:

To be eligible for funding under SHOI, students must be admitted to OHSU as an Oregon Resident or Oregon Heritage  student for the 2019-20 academic year in one of the following clinical degree programs:

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)

Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS)

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in:

Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Family Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Anesthesia
Nurse Midwifery
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Additional priority consideration will be given to applicants who are:

• Students who live and/or graduated from an Oregon high school in a rural location or underserved community, or who graduated from one the Technical & Regional Universities (Eastern Oregon University, Oregon Tech, Southern Oregon University or Western Oregon University)
• First generation college students
• Students from a diverse or underrepresented community

To find out more about SHOI, please view the materials provided under the Student Resources section. If you have questions, please contact Anna Tupper at (503) 494-1267 or tupper@ohsu.edu.