June 7, 2025

OHSU names single finalist for president after another candidate drops out

Oregon Health & Science University on Thursday named Dr. Shereef Elnahal, a former health official under the Biden administration, as the sole remaining candidate to lead the institution during a time when the institution faces critical financial and cultural challenges.

The state’s only academic medical center is looking to establish stable leadership only weeks after a failed hospital merger added to its fiscal stress.

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