{"id":14560,"date":"2026-02-19T14:28:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T20:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/for-your-health\/?p=14560"},"modified":"2026-02-19T14:28:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T20:28:34","slug":"jeanie-mchugo-farewell-reception-smhs-on-feb-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/for-your-health\/2026\/02\/19\/jeanie-mchugo-farewell-reception-smhs-on-feb-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeanie McHugo farewell reception @SMHS on Feb. 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After more than 20 years with the UND School of Medicine &amp; Health Sciences, Jeanie McHugo, Ph.D., PA-C, professor and chair of our <a href=\"https:\/\/med.und.edu\/education-training\/physician-assistant\/index.html\"><strong>Department of Physician Assistant Studies<\/strong><\/a> (DPAS), is saying goodbye. In March, McHugo begins her new role as accreditation director for the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).<\/p>\n<p><strong>To recognize the contributions\u00a0McHugo\u00a0has made to both UND and the PA profession in North Dakota,\u00a0a reception will be held from\u00a03 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24, in the West Atrium of the SMHS building in Grand Forks.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>And you&#8217;re all invited!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.und.edu\/event\/farewell-reception-for-dr-jeanie-mchugo\"><strong>Learn more online<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After more than 20 years with the UND School of Medicine &amp; Health Sciences, Jeanie McHugo, Ph.D., PA-C, professor and chair of our Department of Physician Assistant Studies (DPAS), is saying goodbye. 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