Dr. Veronica Schims considers it a great privilege to be entrusted with someone’s health. As a hospitalist, she focuses on delivering compassionate, collaborative, and evidence-based care, and advocating for individuals as they overcome major health challenges. She particularly enjoys working as a team with other providers to ensure patients are well cared for.

While the versatility required by hospital medicine doctors attracted her to the specialty, she has specific interests in sepsis management, acute and chronic heart and lung conditions, and palliative care. She is also interested in improving acute care settings.

Dr. Schims earned a bachelor of science in biology and physiology at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. She graduated with a master of science in medical sciences from Mississippi College in Clinton, Mississippi. From there she earned a doctor of osteopathic medicine at Western University of Health Sciences in Lebanon, Oregon. She completed her residency in internal medicine at Providence Portland Medical Center in Portland, Oregon.

Paddle boarding, biking, and taking her rescue dog to local dog parks are her favorite pastimes. She also enjoys cooking, reading, and spending time with family.