Northern Arizona University has launched the creation of NAU Health, an innovative initiative aimed at improving health outcomes for all Arizonans, particularly those in rural, Indigenous, and underserved communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fueled by the Arizona Board of Regents\u2019 (ABOR) Arizona Healthy Tomorrow<\/a> initiative, NAU will build on its distinctive excellence in community health and health equity, and more than 60 years of experience with primary health professions programs, to build a College of Medicine and double the number of degrees awarded in healthcare fields. Together, these efforts will address Arizona\u2019s critical need for more primary care physicians and other healthcare professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"nau-block full-width-image-with-text-box secondary grid grid-md-12 -grid-fullwidth no-padding span-md-12 mobile-image-yes tablet-image- desktop-imageheight- textbox-registration-bottomright textbox-xl-width-2-3 textbox-background-true-blue bg-true-blue-95 content-type-wysiwyg_linkbank \">\n\n <div class=\"full-width-image-with-text-box-picturediv\">\n\n <picture class=\"left-nav-top-bound main\">\n <source media=\"(min-width: 1650px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2023\/09\/4855_Zachariah_Bess_20210810-1-2000x1125.jpg\">\n <source media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2023\/09\/4855_Zachariah_Bess_20210810-1-2000x800.jpg\">\n <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2023\/09\/4855_Zachariah_Bess_20210810-1-1200x675.jpg\">\n <img src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2023\/09\/4855_Zachariah_Bess_20210810-1-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"A medical student wearing protective glasses works in a lab.\">\n <\/picture>\n \n <\/div>\n <div class=\"fwi-text-box bg-true-blue-95 \">\n\n <h2>\n \n College of Medicine\n <\/h2>\n\n\n <p>NAU\u2019s College of Medicine will be intentionally designed to create accelerated pathways and affordable options for Arizona residents seeking to graduate and practice in-state with low debt.<\/p>\n<p>This includes plans for a tuition coverage program similar to the <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/college-education\/student-experience\/arizona-teachers-academy\/\">Arizona Teachers\u2019 Academy<\/a>, where graduates who stay to practice in Arizona after graduation will have educational costs fully covered, as well as a curriculum that foregrounds cultural competency and integrates significant behavioral health perspectives to improve outcomes for patients and their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n <div class=\"btn-div\">\n\n \n <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/president\/news\/nau-college-medicine-address-arizonas-critical-shortage-primary-care-physicians\/\" target=\"\"\n class=\"btn btn-bottom-mobile btn-gold\">Read the full announcement<\/a>\n\n \n <a href=\"mailto: NAUHealth@nau.edu\" target=\"\"\n class=\"btn btn-bottom-mobile btn-gold\">Contact NAU Health<\/a>\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/section>\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n <div class=\"page-content\">\n \n\n<figure class=\"nau-article-nice-blockquote no-photo\" data-repository=\"\">\n <div class=\"text\">\n <blockquote>\n “The new NAU College of Medicine is an exceptionally exciting and much-needed endeavor. In a nation that is confronting serious health disparities, especially among underserved populations, a community-based approach is key to closing those gaps. Moreover, the College can play an important role in addressing current physician workforce shortages in Arizona and beyond, as well as in enhancing the diversity of that workforce. I look forward to the NAU College of Medicine becoming a reality!”\n <\/blockquote>\n <figcaption>– Darrell G. Kirch, MD, President Emeritus, Association of American Medical Colleges<\/figcaption>\n <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3>Key features<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<section \n class=\"nau-block nau-block-panels \" \n data-layout_mobile=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical photoAspect-1-1\"\n data-layout_tablet=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical photoAspect-1-1\"\n data-layout_desktop=\"groupLayout-Grid gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical photoAspect-1-1\"\n data-layout_xl=\"groupLayout-Grid gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical photoAspect-1-1\">\n\n <div class=\"background-wrapper\">\n <div class=\"block-main-content\">\n \n \n \n \n \n <div class=\"panel-wrapper\">\n \n \n <div class=\"panel bg-gold panelTypeText noHover \"\n data-role=\"tabpanel\"\n data-panel=\"panel--0\"\n id=\"panel--0\">\n\n \n <div class=\"content\">\n <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n <h3 class=\"h3-tab-index\">Affordable<\/h3>\n \n <div class=\"text\">\n <p>NAU aims to make its College of Medicine a low\/no-debt option for in-state residents, with tuition assistance, reduction, and forgiveness programs designed to retain physician graduates in-state for primary care practice.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n <\/div>\n \n <div class=\"panel bg-sunset panelTypeText noHover \"\n data-role=\"tabpanel\"\n data-panel=\"panel--1\"\n id=\"panel--1\">\n\n \n <div class=\"content\">\n <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n <h3 class=\"h3-tab-index\">Accelerated<\/h3>\n \n <div class=\"text\">\n <p>Pathways to practice will be enhanced and accelerated by 3-year medical education programs, as well as 3+3 bachelors to MD pathways at NAU.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n <\/div>\n \n <div class=\"panel bg-twilight panelTypeText noHover \"\n data-role=\"tabpanel\"\n data-panel=\"panel--2\"\n id=\"panel--2\">\n\n \n <div class=\"content\">\n <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n <h3 class=\"h3-tab-index\">Teaching focused<\/h3>\n \n <div class=\"text\">\n <p>Built on NAU assets in health equity, population health, biomedical research, and Indigenous knowledge, the NAU College of Medicine will emphasize teaching and practice as opposed to a more highly-specialized research model often employed by medical schools.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n <\/div>\n \n <div class=\"panel bg-green panelTypeText noHover \"\n data-role=\"tabpanel\"\n data-panel=\"panel--3\"\n id=\"panel--3\">\n\n \n <div class=\"content\">\n <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n <h3 class=\"h3-tab-index\">Integrative<\/h3>\n \n <div class=\"text\">\n <p>Incorporating a variety of lenses and approaches throughout its curriculum, including behavioral health, community\/population health, and culturally informed (Indigenous and Hispanic) health traditions and practices, the NAU College of Medicine will train resilient, practice-ready doctors able to work in communities throughout the state and contribute to improved individual and population health outcomes.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section \n class=\"nau-block nau-block-panels \" \n data-layout_mobile=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical photoAspect-1-1\"\n data-layout_tablet=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical photoAspect-1-1\"\n data-layout_desktop=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical photoAspect-1-1\"\n data-layout_xl=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical photoAspect-1-1\">\n\n <div class=\"background-wrapper\">\n <div class=\"block-main-content\">\n \n \n \n \n \n <div class=\"panel-wrapper\">\n \n \n <div class=\"panel bg-monsoon panelTypeText noHover \"\n data-role=\"tabpanel\"\n data-panel=\"panel--0\"\n id=\"panel--0\">\n\n \n <div class=\"content\">\n <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n <h3 class=\"h3-tab-index\">Partnerships<\/h3>\n \n <div class=\"text\">\n <p>The College of Medicine will be a partnership-driven enterprise, collaborating closely with healthcare providers and agencies throughout the northern Arizona region. In addition, the design of the College and its curriculum and placement strategies will be informed by an expert Medical Education Advisory Committee comprised of state and national experts who will help identify and build promising partnerships that will contribute to the College\u2019s success.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"nau-block full-width-image-with-text-box secondary grid grid-md-12 -grid-fullwidth no-padding span-md-12 mobile-image-yes tablet-image- desktop-imageheight- textbox-registration-bottomright textbox-xl-width-2-3 textbox-background-true-blue bg-true-blue-95 content-type-wysiwyg_linkbank \">\n\n <div class=\"full-width-image-with-text-box-picturediv\">\n\n <picture class=\"left-nav-top-bound main\">\n <source media=\"(min-width: 1650px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2023\/09\/0210_yuma_nursing_20191105-2000x1125.jpg\">\n <source media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2023\/09\/0210_yuma_nursing_20191105-2000x800.jpg\">\n <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2023\/09\/0210_yuma_nursing_20191105-1200x675.jpg\">\n <img src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2023\/09\/0210_yuma_nursing_20191105-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Nursing student holds her stethoscope close to the camera.\">\n <\/picture>\n \n <\/div>\n <div class=\"fwi-text-box bg-true-blue-95 \">\n\n <h2>\n \n College of Nursing\n <\/h2>\n\n\n <p>NAU\u2019s College of Nursing will be elevated to a free-standing college in recognition of this critical set of academic programs and the need to enhance visibility and impact at the state and national levels. In addition to continued growth in program offerings throughout the state, the College of Nursing will heighten NAU\u2019s ability to address Arizona\u2019s nursing shortage through strengthened partnerships, improved alumni relations, expanded development opportunities, and more robust recruitment and retention of talented, mission-driven nursing faculty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/section>\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n <div class=\"page-content\">\n \n\n<figure class=\"nau-article-nice-blockquote no-photo\" data-repository=\"\">\n <div class=\"text\">\n <blockquote>\n “I am pleased to see NAU’s plan to establish health equity and advance the health professional journey in a setting of underserved populations. This will lead to a sustainable ecosystem that can influence innovation, create transformation, and embrace compassion in whole health.”\n <\/blockquote>\n <figcaption>– Dan Hunt, MD, Former Professor, Associate Dean, Dean, and Liaison Committee on Medical Education, Association of American Colleges of Education<\/figcaption>\n <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"nau-block full-width-image-with-text-box secondary grid grid-md-12 -grid-fullwidth no-padding span-md-12 mobile-image-yes tablet-image- desktop-imageheight- textbox-registration-bottomright textbox-xl-width-2-3 textbox-background-true-blue bg-true-blue-95 content-type-wysiwyg_linkbank \">\n\n <div class=\"full-width-image-with-text-box-picturediv\">\n\n <picture class=\"left-nav-top-bound main\">\n <source media=\"(min-width: 1650px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2023\/09\/2896_campus_health_services_20170303-2000x1125.jpg\">\n <source media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2023\/09\/2896_campus_health_services_20170303-2000x800.jpg\">\n <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2023\/09\/2896_campus_health_services_20170303-1200x675.jpg\">\n <img src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2023\/09\/2896_campus_health_services_20170303-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"A doctor looks into a microscope.\">\n <\/picture>\n \n <\/div>\n <div class=\"fwi-text-box bg-true-blue-95 \">\n\n <h2>\n \n Health professions in the College of Health and Human Services\n <\/h2>\n\n\n <p>NAU will double the number of degrees awarded and students retained to practice in Arizona across the health professions disciplines that include physical and occupational therapy, physician assistant studies, dental hygiene, and more.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Emphasis will be placed on creating pathways and partnerships with community colleges to accelerate educational attainment in these fields.<\/li>\n<li>The development of a core inter-professional program that supports provider education across disciplines with skills aligned with the College of Medicine, including community practice and health equity.<\/li>\n<li>The creation of residency and credential programs for practicing healthcare providers will advance practice in rural and underserved communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/section>\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n <div class=\"page-content\">\n \n\n<figure class=\"nau-article-nice-blockquote no-photo\" data-repository=\"\">\n <div class=\"text\">\n <blockquote>\n “The College of Medicine represents a unique opportunity for NAU and collaborators to build a next generation medical curriculum for future generations of Arizona students. Health equity for Arizonans requires that we equitably engage and educate a health professional workforce that understands and incorporates culture and holistic principles of health and ethics into daily care. NAU is poised to advance a broad agenda in health equity, both in education and in community outcomes, through its commitment to a College of Medicine in northern Arizona.”\n <\/blockquote>\n <figcaption>– Mark Carroll, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Health Choice Arizona<\/figcaption>\n <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"nau-block full-width-image-with-text-box secondary grid grid-md-12 -grid-fullwidth no-padding span-md-12 mobile-image-yes tablet-image- desktop-imageheight- textbox-registration-bottomright textbox-xl-width-2-3 textbox-background-true-blue bg-true-blue-95 content-type-wysiwyg_linkbank \">\n\n <div class=\"full-width-image-with-text-box-picturediv\">\n\n <picture class=\"left-nav-top-bound main\">\n <source media=\"(min-width: 1650px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2023\/09\/58A2608_pbc_physician_assistant_20180216-2000x1125.jpg\">\n <source media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2023\/09\/58A2608_pbc_physician_assistant_20180216-2000x800.jpg\">\n <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2023\/09\/58A2608_pbc_physician_assistant_20180216-1200x675.jpg\">\n <img src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2023\/09\/58A2608_pbc_physician_assistant_20180216-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Student in white lab coat.\">\n <\/picture>\n \n <\/div>\n <div class=\"fwi-text-box bg-true-blue-95 \">\n\n <h2>\n \n Leadership for NAU Health\n <\/h2>\n\n\n <p>NAU Health will be led by Julie Baldwin, PhD, who will serve as the founding <span class=\"ui-provider ec bzr ber bzs bzt bzu bzv bzw bzx bzy bzz caa cab cac cae caf cag cah cai caj cak cal cam can cao cap caq car cas cat cau cav caw cax cay\" dir=\"ltr\">Northern Arizona Regional Behavioral Health Authority (<\/span>NARBHA) Institute Vice President for NAU Health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/section>\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n <div class=\"page-content\">\n \n\n<section \n class=\"nau-block nau-block-panels \" \n data-layout_mobile=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical photoAspect-4-3\"\n data-layout_tablet=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical photoAspect-4-3\"\n data-layout_desktop=\"groupLayout-Grid gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical photoAspect-4-3\"\n data-layout_xl=\"groupLayout-Grid gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical photoAspect-4-3\">\n\n <div class=\"background-wrapper\">\n <div class=\"block-main-content\">\n \n \n \n \n \n <div class=\"panel-wrapper\">\n \n \n <div class=\"panel bg-gold panelTypePhotoText hasLink panelLinkTypeArrow\"\n data-role=\"tabpanel\"\n data-panel=\"panel--0\"\n id=\"panel--0\">\n\n <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/health-sciences\/julie-baldwin\/\"\n target=\"\"\n alt=\"Read full bio\">\n \n <picture>\n <source srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2023\/09\/4490_julie_baldwin_20170929-1-2000x1500.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1650px)\" \/><!-- xl -->\n <source srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2023\/09\/4490_julie_baldwin_20170929-1-2000x1500.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" \/><!-- desktop -->\n <source srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2023\/09\/4490_julie_baldwin_20170929-1-1200x900.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><!-- tablet -->\n <source srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2023\/09\/4490_julie_baldwin_20170929-1-800x600.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><!-- mobile --><img src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2023\/09\/4490_julie_baldwin_20170929-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A portrait of Julie Baldwin.\" \/> <\/picture>\n <div class=\"content\">\n <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n \n <h3 class=\" h4\">Julie Baldwin, PhD<\/h3>\n \n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text alt-link-caret\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Baldwin serves as executive director of the Center for Community Health and Engaged Research at NAU, is a Regents\u2019 professor of health sciences, and is a member of the National Academy of Medicine.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n \n <span class=\"panel-arrow-text\">Read full bio<\/span>\n \n <span role=\"none\" class=\"panel-link panelLinkTypeArrow\"><\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/a>\n \n <\/div>\n \n <div class=\"panel bg-sunset panelTypePhotoText hasLink panelLinkTypeArrow\"\n data-role=\"tabpanel\"\n data-panel=\"panel--1\"\n id=\"panel--1\">\n\n <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/president\/jose-luis-cruz-rivera-biography\/\"\n target=\"\"\n alt=\"Read full bio\">\n \n <picture>\n <source srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2022\/07\/V3-Cruz-Rivera-9.21.24-Book-Signing-2000x1500.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1650px)\" \/><!-- xl -->\n <source srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2022\/07\/V3-Cruz-Rivera-9.21.24-Book-Signing-2000x1500.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" \/><!-- desktop -->\n <source srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2022\/07\/V3-Cruz-Rivera-9.21.24-Book-Signing-1200x900.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><!-- tablet -->\n <source srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2022\/07\/V3-Cruz-Rivera-9.21.24-Book-Signing-800x600.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><!-- mobile --><img src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2022\/07\/V3-Cruz-Rivera-9.21.24-Book-Signing.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of President Jose Luis Cruz Rivera.\" \/> <\/picture>\n <div class=\"content\">\n <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n \n <h3 class=\" h4\">Jos\u00e9 Luis Cruz Rivera, PhD<\/h3>\n \n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text alt-link-caret\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cruz Rivera is the President of Northern Arizona University, where he has advanced a bold agenda to position NAU as a leading engine of opportunity, vehicle of upward mobility, and driver of social impact.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n \n <span class=\"panel-arrow-text\">Read full bio<\/span>\n \n <span role=\"none\" class=\"panel-link panelLinkTypeArrow\"><\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/a>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<h2><strong>Medical Education Advisory Committee<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t<script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/js\/accordion.js\"><\/script>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-flush my-5\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" 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CEO, The NARBHA Institute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-Members2-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-Members2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-Members2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMembers\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-Members2\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-Members2-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<table id=\"tablepress-7\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-7\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Name<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Title<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Amanda Aguirre, MA, RD<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">President and CEO, Regional Center for Border Health, Inc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sujeev Arora, MD<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Director and Founder, Project ECHO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Jonathan Baines, MD, PhD<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Medical Director, Native American Pathway Programs Member, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">DuWayne Begay, PhD<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Area Director, Navajo Area Indian Health Service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Vincent Berkley, DO, MBA<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Treasurer-Member, NARBHA Board of Directors, Provost, NARBHA Transformational Fellowship<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Teresa Bertsch, MD<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chief Medical Officer and Chief Wellbeing Officer, The NARBHA Institute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Don Berwick, MD, MPP<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">CEO Emeritus, Institute for Healthcare Improvement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Mark Carroll, MD<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chief Medical Officer, BCBSAZ Medicaid Plans, and Board of Directors, AZ Blue Foundation for Community & Health Advancement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">David Cheney, MBA, FACHE<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">President and CEO, Northern Arizona Healthcare<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Dan Hunt, MD, MBA<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Former Professor, Associate Dean, Dean, and Liaison Committee on Medical Education, Association of American Colleges of Education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Darrell Kirch, MD<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">President Emeritus, Association of American Medical Colleges<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Tammy McLeod, PhD<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">President and CEO, Flinn Foundation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Trudie Milner, PhD<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Former Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Yuma Regional Medical Center<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">John Molina, MD, JD<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Director, Arizona Advisory Council on Indian Health Care<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Kurt Mueller, MD<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Psychiatry Specialist, Program Director, North Country HealthCare Psychiatry Residency (in development)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Anne Newland, MD, MPH<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chief Executive Officer, North Country HealthCare<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Mark Pico, MD, MPH<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">President\/Medical Director Pathfinder Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Board Member Equality Health ACO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Bruce Perry, MD, PhD<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Principal, The Neurosequential Network, Professor (Adjunct), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, Professor (Adjunct), School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Eric Reiman, MD<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">CEO, Banner Health Research & Executive Director, Banner Alzheimer’s Institute and Chair of Flinn Foundation Board of Directors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Kim Russell, MHA<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Grant Writer for the Navajo Health Foundation, Sage Memorial Hospital<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Charlton Wilson, MD<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Executive-in-Residence, The NARBHA Institute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"nau-article-nice-blockquote no-photo\" data-repository=\"\">\n <div class=\"text\">\n <blockquote>\n “As a physician leader and educator in northern Arizona for the past 30 years, I have experienced the continuing challenges of recruiting well-trained and community-focused healthcare professionals to our rural and underserved areas. NAU\u2019s College of Medicine would add a much-needed component to the northern Arizona continuum of health professional education, especially for physicians, and will provide additional educational opportunities to Arizonans and shape the healthcare professional workforce in meaningful ways.”\n <\/blockquote>\n <figcaption>– Teresa Bertsch, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Wellbeing Officer, The NARBHA Institute<\/figcaption>\n <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<h2>Contact us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact us at <a href=\"mailto:NAUHealth@nau.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NAUHealth@nau.edu<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-bottom-bound\">\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northern Arizona University has launched the creation of NAU Health, an innovative initiative aimed at improving health outcomes for all Arizonans, particularly those in rural, Indigenous, and underserved communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":566,"featured_media":4291,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ring_central_script_selection":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4272"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/566"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4272"}],"version-history":[{"count":99,"href":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4272\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4638,"href":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4272\/revisions\/4638"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}