SALT LAKE CITY In an effort to make health care more accessible and holistic across the western region, the University of Utah School of Medicine announced this week it is partnering with Intermountain Healthcare to create a new medical education program to launch later this year.
The new program will represent a seismic shift in the future of health, said Dr. Michael L. Good, the dean of the University of Utah School of Medicine and interim president of the U.
According to Good, it s estimated that 90% of health care expenditures are spent on chronic conditions such as mental health conditions or heart disease, and a large number of those conditions and complications can be addressed through prevention.
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The Utah Board of Higher Education announced Michael L. Good as interim president of the University of Utah on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. The appointment will take effect in April. Good will return to his current roles as CEO of University of Utah Health, dean of the University of Utah School of Medicine, and senior vice president of Health Sciences at the university after the board completes the presidential search and a new president is appointed. University of Utah President Ruth Watkins announced in January that she is stepping down.
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SALT LAKE CITY The Utah Board of Higher Education on Saturday announced the appointment of Dr. Michael Good as interim president of the University of Utah.
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The University of Utahâs new chief safety officer is leaving after a year in the post
Marlon Lynch has accepted a new job overseeing public safety at Michigan State University.
(Photo courtesy of the University of Utah) Pictured is Chief Safety Officer Marlon Lynch, who will be leaving the U. in March to take a position with Michigan State University. | Updated: 7:22 p.m.
The first-ever chief safety officer at the University of Utah â hired to reform and rebuild the campus police department â is stepping down now after a year in the post.
Marlon Lynch announced in a letter Tuesday that he has accepted a new job overseeing public safety at Michigan State University, his alma mater. He was named a finalist for that position earlier this month.