A collaborative project between the University of Minnesota Medical School, School of Public Health and HealthPartners has received a nearly $900,000 grant from the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS), in conjunction with the Opioid Epidemic Response Advisory Council, to enhance workforce development and training for health care professionals caring for persons with opioid use disorder (OUD).
The Medical School Honors and Awards Committee selected Sarah Lacher, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Biomedical Sciences Department, at the Medical School Duluth Campus, to receive the Year 1 & 2 Educational Innovation Award. Dr. Lacher is one of the Pharmacology Thread Directors in the new SERVE Curriculum. Congratulations Dr. Lacher!The Dean’s Tribute to Excellence Award recognizes faculty for their outstanding innovations in educating medical students. Dr. Lacher will receive her award at the award ceremony at the Bell Museum on May 1.
Brendan Dougherty, PT, PhD, assistant professor and co-director of the Rehabilitation Science Graduate Program, shares the history, structure, and ongoing successes of the PhD in Rehabilitation Science program.