Wednesday, July 15, 2020 – Speaker power point presentations
1:00 pm
How Montana’s Colleges and Universities Are Developing and Expanding the Health Care Workforce Pipeline
- John Cech, President, Carroll College
- Reed Humphrey, Acting Provost, Dean & Professor, College of Health, DIO, Family Medicine Residency of Western Montana; Head, UM Health & Medicine
3:15 pm
Strengthening Behavioral Health Services in Montana
- Mary Windecker, Executive Director, Behavioral Health Alliance of Montana (via Zoom)
- Zoe Barnard, Director and Meghan Peel, Children’s Mental Health Bureau Chief — DPHHS Addictive & Mental Health Disorders Division
- Shani Rich and Natascha Robinson, NC and SC AHEC Directors
Thursday, July 16, 2020 — Speaker power point presentations
8:15 am
Building and Strengthening Partners to Advance GME in Montana
- What is Common Among the Top 5 Medical Schools Serving Rural States?
Karinda R. Barrett, Ph.D., Senior Consultant, Education Solutions, MGT Consulting Group
- What is the Role of the GME Council?
Dr. Robert Stenger, Program Director for Family Medicine Residency of Western Montana
Dr. Garth Brand, Program Director Montana Family Medicine Residency
- The Establishment of Montana’s First Medical School
Dr. Paul Dolan, CMIO/CMO, Benefis Health System
Kaci Husted, VP of Communications & Business Development, Benefis Health System
- The WWAMI Partnership in Montana
Jay S. Erickson, MD; Asst. Dean for Regional Affairs, Asst. Clinical Dean, WWAMI MT, UW School of Medicine
Dr. Laura Goodell, WWAMI Faculty Member, MSU
10:30 am
Collaborating to Improve Value and Outcomes
- Dave Lechner, CMO, BCBS MT
- Cody Langbehn, Vice President & MT Regional Director, PacificSource
- Richard Miltenberger, CEO, Montana Health CO-OP
- Ron Dewsnup, President, Allegiance Benefit Management Plan