Portland Study Locations

Proven study spots for medical students, whether studying for lecture or board review.

Coffee Shops

Name	Location	General Hours	The Good	The Bad
Palio Desert House	SE Portland, center of Ladd's Addition	open til 11 on weeknights	A library like backroom is filled with big tables of students, aspiring writers
Stumptown Coffee	SW 3rd St. near burnside
Coffee Plant	Corbett St. in John's Landing	weekdays ~7-5, close 3 or 4p on weekends	A big table and a couple of smaller tables, usually quiet. Great Coffee!	Limited hours, can get crowded
The Synapse	Vollum Institute, 2M	weekdays 8-4	a great hide out between classes

Name	Location	General Hours	The Good	The Bad
OHSU Main Library	Main Campus, BICC	M-F: 7:30 - 10p, Sun 1 - 5; new 24 hour card access to 4th floor	Quiet, medical resources close, private study rooms available	limited staffed weekend and evening hours, no good study cubicles, drab.
Vollum Institute Library	Vollum 3M, just above the Synapse cafe	24-7 (enter through basic science building)	A cozy reading room with a couple nice tables and recliner chairs, close to classes	Can be noisy during regular hours, as grad student offices are adjacent
Reed College Library	SE 34th & Woodstock (15 mins from campus)	weekdays & sundays open til 2:30am	gorgeous historic building with lots of quiet study spots, college atmosphere	only open M-F during the summer (which starts late may); password protected WiFi
Lewis & Clark Watzek Library (undergrad)	SW Portland off Terwilliger	8-9 M-Th, 11-7 Sat & Sun
Lewis & Clark Boley Library (Law School)	SW Portland, across from main campus	Hours vary by term