About Dr. Solomon
Dr. Solomon began her journey deep inside healthcare as a child with a life-threatening illness. Early in her career, she helped birth hundreds of newborns in high-risk, marginalized communities across Portland, California, Arizona, and Alaska as a certified nurse-midwife. She supported Spanish-speaking families through deliveries in Woodburn and welcomed babies onto the Navajo Reservation.
Dr. Solomon has several offspring of her own; four adults, one who lives with high-needs autism. She intimately understands maternal and adult mental health, parenting, disability, blended-family well-being, end of life (all areas of psychiatric expertise), and community involvement from the inside-out. Coming from a religious minority, her intersectional identity also offers a rich perspective on equity and inclusion in all she does.

Academic Portfolio
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 2016
PhD in Nursing, Gerontology
Oregon Psychoanalytic Center, Portland, OR 2011
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Certificate
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 2004
PMHNP Post-Masters Certificate
Yale University, New Haven, CT 1984
MSN, Honors in Nurse-Midwifery
Reed College, Portland, OR 1980
BA in Psychology
Awards & Honors
Grand Award, Social Media (blog post) - 2020
APEX (Awards for Publishing Excellence)
AANP Advocate State Award for Excellence - 2019
American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Winner, Top Docs and Nurses - 2014, ’16 (online), ’18, ’19
Portland Monthly
Hartford Award for Research and Practice 2015
Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing
Hartford Center for Gerontological Nursing Excellence, OHSU
Dean’s Award - 2014
Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing
Other Essential Activities:
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Chair, Implementation Task Force, Nurse Expansion, Oregon Wellness Program - 2021-present
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Member. OHSU School of Nursing Women’s Health Research Interest Group - 2022-2023
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Chair, Nurse Practitioners of Oregon - 2021-2022
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Advisory Member, Lines for Life, Substance Abuse/Mental Health Helpers Initiative - 2020-2021
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Workforce Co-chair, Governor’s Behavioral Health Policy Advisory Council - 2019-2020
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Chair, Nurse Practitioners of Oregon Health Policy Committee - 2018-2020
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Board member, ONA Board of Directors - 2019-2022
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Board member, ONA Cabinet on Health Policy - 2018-2019
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Board member, Program Committee, Oregon Psychiatric Physicians Association - 2014 – 2018