I don't know if they have a "better program" than the UO one. PSU's biology faculty strives to compare itself on equal footing with their UO counterparts. I would perhaps agree that PSU offers a variety of more classes and flexible time schedules in taking them however.
It's a laidback environment where most of your classes will probably be taken at either Cramer Hall or Hoffman. It's basically in the heart of downtown so parking is always difficult unless you have a permit. You have such a wide variety of students taking classes too that you will find people of all ages walking around campus. Classes that I personally loved was Pathogenic Bacteria with Dr. Vega, Toxciology with Dr. Smilkstein, Immunology with Dr. Decker, A&P with Dr. Hayteas, and Neurophysiology with Dr. Zelick. My class experience ranged from easy to quite difficult (I did my UG at UC Davis if you wanted to compare) and my fellow students I felt were quite driven and motivated. Community life is .. well.. Portland haha. Plenty of things to do outside campus and very sociable people.
That said, none of the classes you are taking will be of the upper division nature. From what fellow students have told me, the faculty that teaches the pre-reqs are attentive and solid. There are no linkages between OHSU and PSU if that is what you're asking but the faculty will draft a committee letter for you which can be a positive or a negative depending on how they rank you. The only preference OHSU will give to students are those who are instate residents. They do however know PSU well and may look at a favorable committee letter positively.
