$1M Gift to Jumpstart Health and Medicine Initiative at University of Montana

Montana has a looming health care crisis. According to economist Bryce Ward, Montana will need approximately 16,000 new health care workers in the next decade as baby boomers retire from the health care workforce and need more medical care themselves.

Since launching its Health and Medicine initiative in 2016, the University of Montana has been at the center of efforts to solve for this issue. Now, thanks to $1 million in seed funding from the Madrona Hill Foundation, UM will expand its commitment to educate health care practitioners for communities across Montana.

The gift will provide investments in UM Heath and Medicine (UMHM) over the next five years. Key initiatives include the creation new health care professional training programs and funding to attract and support students in the health professions.

http://news.umt.edu/2018/03/032218umhm.php