The Board is both reactive to proposals and ideas generated by ORPRN staff and research colleagues — answering questions, providing guidance, making suggestions, approving participation and assisting with recruitment, and proactive – bringing practice concerns, topic areas, and subjects of interest to ORPRN staff.

The Board also represents ORPRN in their home practices and communities. Board members share research, educational and healthcare initiative opportunities with peers and colleagues, encouraging participation.

Specifically, Board members perform the following tasks:

• Participate in monthly, hour long phone meetings (currently 7 – 8 am the fourth Monday of the month)
• Participate in 1 or 2 in-person half day meetings each year
• Review 1 page summaries of proposed research to be done within ORPRN practices/communities
  • Assess for appropriateness for primary care practices in Oregon
  • Provide verbal feedback during phone meetings
• Vote to recommend/not recommend ORPRN participation
• Bring to ORPRN staff via email or during regular meetings ideas, concerns concerns and interests from their practice and community

The Board can have up to 12 members. Each member serves a 3-year term and may renew once for 6 total years. They may return to Board after at least one year away for another 3-year term.

Categories of Board members:

• Primary care physicians and advanced practice clinicians (at least 6, with representation from across Oregon)
• Medical student, resident or other primary care focused learner (public health, advanced care nursing, physician assistant, etc.) (one year term, may renew once for 2 total years)
• Non-physician office staff or providers (nursing, behavioral health, office manager, medical assistant, care coordinator, quality improvement, etc.)
• Community partners or patients, including CCO staff, health care system staff, primary care patients, primary care organization staff, etc.

Please download the application and return to orprn@ohsu.edu