News from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
The University of North Dakota (UND) School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) has selected Dr. Jacob C. Warren, Ph.D., M.B.A., C.R.A., as the new director of its Center for Rural Health (CRH). Warren comes from Wyoming, where he was most recently dean and tenured professor in the College of Health Sciences at the University […]
UND’s Center of Rural Health is hosting a retirement reception for its Acting Director Brad Gibbens — and you’re invited! A celebration of Brad’s 39+ years of dedicated service to the Center for Rural Health will be held from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 11, in the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences […]
Categories: From the Dean
As the day approaches when I’ll turn over my administrative duties as Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of your School of Medicine and Health Sciences to incoming Dean Marjorie Jenkins, President Armacost, Dr. Jenkins, and I have had any number of conversations to ensure that the changeover is as seamless and smooth as […]
In a follow up to last week’s column – in which I discussed, among other topics, the strong external financial support the faculty at the SMHS generate to bolster our research activities – I am delighted to report that we just learned of the successful re-funding of the Center for Rural Health’s Rural Hospital Flexibility […]
The North Dakota Rural Health Value group examines the intricacies of moving from volume-based to value-based care at Critical Access Hospitals. What does the future of healthcare look like? To a group in North Dakota, the future means three things: “better patient care, improved community health, and lower healthcare costs” – otherwise known as the […]