as the state's only health and research university, ohsu brings together education, research, patient care and community service. while each component has its own individual goals and mission, all of them are bound together by a common vision - to improve the well-being of oregonians. the department of emergency medicine was established in april 1992 from a free-standing division of emergency medicine. the division was established in june 1977, making ohsu the third u.s. medical school to establish an independent academic emergency medicine program. our program has always been deeply committed to the training of emergency medicine residents. the emergency medicine residency program originated in 1978, and is a fully accredited three-year program that accepts eight residents per year at the em-i level. june 2005 marked the graduation of the 25th class to complete emergency medicine training at ohsu.