Health sciences students and faculty supervisors will be providing free health information and screenings for community members of all ages, as well as sports physicals for K-12 students, at event in South Buffalo.
The National Science Foundation-funded effort will address the nationwide shortage of speech-language pathologists, ensure at-risk children receive assistance.
UB has been awarded an important grant from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) that supports teaching health sciences students how to dispel medical disinformation.
The team leading interprofessional education at UB has been recognized by the National Academies of Practice with the Interprofessional Group Recognition Award.
In partnership with the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, 200 medical and dietetics students participated earlier this month in a two-week intersession with a “Food as Medicine” focus.
Allison Brashear, dean of the UC Davis School of Medicine, has been appointed vice president for health sciences at UB and dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Allison Brashear, dean of the UC Davis School of Medicine, has been appointed vice president for health sciences at UB and dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
The event sponsored by the Office of Interprofessional Education gave students a taste of what working on a team is like, while also having a little fun.
More than 90% of faculty and students taking part in the fall Interprofessional Forum felt the session met the learning objectives, and more than half preferred the online format.
mRehab was designed to guide individuals with chronic stroke through a home program, while providing them with feedback on their recovery and performance specifically pertaining to upper limb mobility.
UB study will compare Opioid Intervention Court and traditional drug court in four key areas, providing policymakers and providers with evidence of OIC’s effectiveness.
The grant will allow UB educators to identify processes where stakeholders can design ways to use digital badges to recognize individual talents and measure abilities.
The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and UB's Clinical Research Institute on Addictions are among more than 100 organizations that have joined the national effort.
To improve teamwork and communication between nursing and pharmacy students, the UB School of Nursing and School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences have turned to escape rooms, the mystery-themed game, for interprofessional training.
The UB School of Dental Medicine will expand services at its annual Give Kids A Smile Day beyond oral health care to include free services from nurses, dieticians, social workers and audiologists.
The value of interprofessional collaboration in dealing with the opioid crisis was highlighted as students and staff from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences joined other UB schools of study during a forum on opioid dependence.
Patricia J. Ohtake, associate professor of physical therapy in the Department of Rehabilitation Science, School of Public Health and Health Professions, has been appointed assistant vice president for interprofessional education.
UB pharmacy and physical therapy students will travel across Western New York to improve the health of local older adults through the new Interprofessional Falls Risk Reduction Program.
UB students from medicine, physical therapy, and pharmacy teamed up with D’Youville physician assistant students to collaboratively use their skills to ensure patient safety in our healthcare system.
Patricia J. Ohtake, associate professor of physical therapy in the Department of Rehabilitation Science, School of Public Health and Health Professions, has been appointed assistant vice president for interprofessional education.