OHSU has many resources for emerging investigators including a clinical and translational research institute (OCTRI), a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, the Human Investigations Program (HIP), which allows faculty to receive additional training in public health, and multiple internal research grant and career development award opportunities. The Portland metro area is home to award-winning wineries, artisan coffee shops, acclaimed restaurants, extensive bike paths, snow sports communities, unique brewpubs, professional soccer and basketball teams, a vibrant theater scene, expansive bookstores, and one of the largest urban forests in the United States.