mxpac76 10 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 I just joined this forum though I belong to a couple of others. I was just wondering if there are any other Oregon PAs on the forum. dave jones Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moderator EMEDPA 7,596 Posted April 9, 2013 Moderator Share Posted April 9, 2013 I practice in oregon and washington. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Just Steve 69 Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 oregon resident, attending UW, plan to return to the Oregon/Washington border when I graduate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jdenning 92 Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 I practice in Portland. Where are you? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
donwinder 20 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 I work in interventional pain management in Salem, OR. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mxpac76 10 Posted April 11, 2013 Author Share Posted April 11, 2013 I am in the small town of Condon, pop 650. I have been here over 32 years. I mostly do family medicine, volunteer on the local ambulance but also fill in at a pain management clinic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Just Steve 69 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 I live in Hood River, love taking day rides through your neighborhood on my motorcycle, down through Shaniko, Antelope, all that area, cruising along the ridge lines through the windmills Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mxpac76 10 Posted April 11, 2013 Author Share Posted April 11, 2013 I keep talking about a motorcycle and my wife keeps saying no. I think it stems from the early days of our marriage when I wanted to get one with a sidecar and she was afraid, since we both worked at UW, that on the way to work one morning after we had had an argument, that I would pull the pin as we went around a corner. I tried to tell her it wasn't that simple to detach a side car but it didn't get me anywhere. sigh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrsmojorisin 10 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 I live in Hood River, love taking day rides through your neighborhood on my motorcycle, down through Shaniko, Antelope, all that area, cruising along the ridge lines through the windmills I wish there was a PA school close enough to Hood River to commute to..I love it there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Just Steve 69 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 (edited) I wish there was a PA school close enough to Hood River to commute to..I love it there I am attending UW and went to the Yakima campus. Rented a house with a couple of classmates, stayed in Yakima during the week and came home on weekends. My clinical year is shaking out to be half where I could live at home and the other half scattered to the wind up in western Washington and one rotation in Salem. I worked and did my pre reqs in Portland, commuting there daily for four years. I can be at the base of the OHSU tram in about 1 hour 10 minutes. Pacific University is probably 1:40 from Hood River, maybe closer to 2 hours, traffic depending. Three well respected schools with fairly unique admission demographics. If I were to do it again I would apply to OHSU and live in Portland, couch surfing with friends in Hood River on weekends Edited April 12, 2013 by Just Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Administrator rev ronin 4,474 Posted April 12, 2013 Administrator Share Posted April 12, 2013 I wish there was a PA school close enough to Hood River to commute to..I love it there One of my class at Pacific commuted from The Dalles... she stayed in Portland during the week, and went home on weekends. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moderator EMEDPA 7,596 Posted April 12, 2013 Moderator Share Posted April 12, 2013 one of my classmates at hahnemann in philadelphia commuted from dover, deleware every day.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JCrownover 10 Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 I'm a UW graduate practicing in Salem in CTS. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doc Savage 29 Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 I am a UW graduate practicing in Medford Oregon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spot23light 10 Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Currently a student at Drexel hahnemann graduating in December and moving to the Portland area. (originally from Oregon) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Administrator rev ronin 4,474 Posted June 6, 2013 Administrator Share Posted June 6, 2013 Currently a student at Drexel hahnemann graduating in December and moving to the Portland area. (originally from Oregon) Good luck getting a job once you get there. Portland has both OHSU and Pacific pumping out graduates every year, so the metro area is very locally saturated. If you're willing to go farther afield, you will have better job prospects. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
donwinder 20 Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 I have a great position that is available in salem right now. New grad, experienced, either way. It is a terrific place to work. It is actually a really fun day at work. Let me know if anyone is interested. We need someone now because we have grown so fast. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lingeringmind 10 Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 I'm in Brookings, Curry County practicing psychiatry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
primadonna22274 768 Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Hi Dave! I'm Lisa Lanning, we were on OSPA together when I was a student back in the day ;) I moved to SC seven years ago but miss home and will probably eventually move back. I finish med school in June then residency after that...it will be a long time before I can afford motorcycles and toys like that :) Hope you're well! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beanerbabe 10 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Hey all, Im a PA student at JMU in Virginia. My husband and I have been looking to move to Bend for a couple years now and I'm in the process of setting up 2 rotations at St. Charles in Bend. Can anyone give some personal insight regarding practicing in Oregon in general compared to other states - is it more PA friendly then some? Average? Is Oregon more NP or PA dominant? What kinds of things do you think are important to know about being a PA in Oregon? Thanks everyone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moderator EMEDPA 7,596 Posted March 22, 2014 Moderator Share Posted March 22, 2014 OR is definitely more pro-np than pa. WA is the opposite. there are good jobs to be found in OR but most are not in metro areas. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jdenning 92 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Get started on your application for license LONG before you plan to move. The Oregon Board of Medical Examiners is painfully slow to process and approve your application Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moderator EMEDPA 7,596 Posted March 22, 2014 Moderator Share Posted March 22, 2014 Get started on your application for license LONG before you plan to move. The Oregon Board of Medical Examiners is painfully slow to process and approve your application yup. OR took me 6 months. WA took 1 week. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G. Davenport 199 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 And don't forget. Pay about same between states but OR has a state income tax and no sales tax. WA has a sales tax but no state income tax. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CorpsmanUP 87 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 So you are saying work in Vancouver and shop in Portland? :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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