My new job at OHSU is well underway! It’s almost the end of my second week. It’s a truly amazing place. The talent represented in the people of OHSU is the best anywhere. Can you believe they hired me? How did I slip through the stringent hiring process? It’s hard to believe I made it. I mean little old me from small town Kentucky, a son of a poor farm worker with only three fingers and an extra eyebrow…ok so none of those things are true…but I digress.

I have learned a great deal already. Here are some of the highlights:

•There are 12 coffee shops on the OHSU campus.
•Many buildings are connected. When you leave one building you may be magically transported to a different floor as you enter the next building.
•The best french fries are at the cafe located in the Mark O. Hatfield Research Building.
•The Farmers Market on Tuesdays is open to all, not just farmers!
•They really like acronyms like: BRB, BICC, OR, ER, BTE, SoN, SoD, OLB, CHH and (of course) OHSU, just to name a few.
•OHSU is very bike, walk and bus friendly due to limited parking. (There is a 5-year waiting list for employees to get a parking spot on “The Hill.”)
•OHSU is a great place to work.

I’m enjoying my new job. Getting to know the people I work with and learning the secrets of campus geography (parts of which are maze-like) has been quite fun. I also get to put the skills and talents that I have gained over the years to good use and that’s all very rewarding.

Cheers!

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