Once again, can't comment on what's going on locally with Oregon. Here in Colorado, maybe a few years ago, getting the cert was a little more difficult.

My girlfriend is really good friends with the owners of a local dispensary, and they now have a doctor on site. He books patients in 10 minute intervals, and pretty much does this all day every day. That's 6 patients an hour. He's rubber stamping 24 patients by lunch time. I think it runs about $100 for the state cert, and generally about $100 for the doctors visit. You may have a problem coming up with a couple a hundred dollars, but this is not a 6 month long process with multiple visits to your regular medical practitioner.

If I were you, I'd get on some message boards related to the Oregon MMJ scene and ask around. Or just flat out call some dispensaries. If you find a dispensary with a doctor on-site, that's a pretty good sign.

Good luck.