Accelerating Real Change in Rural Healthcare Marjorie Jenkins, M.D., Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of North Dakota, shares her inspiring journey from growing up in Appalachia to leading transformative initiatives in academic medicine. In this episode of WittKieffer’s Academic Medicine Dean Insights series, she speaks with Consultant Kerry Quealy and reflects on her path through Texas Tech, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and the University of South Carolina, and how those experiences shaped her commitment to rural health, equity, and innovation. Dr. Jenkins discusses UND’s strategic priorities, including expanding residency programs, launching North Dakota 85, building an AI hub, and introducing an accelerated track for aspiring primary care physicians. She offers candid leadership insights on perseverance, humility, and empowering teams to innovate. “If we aren’t designing systems to think of everyone, and we try a one-size-fits-all model, then that doesn’t serve the people,” she notes. A must-listen for leaders driving change in healthcare and education.

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