Partners in The PATIENTS Program are making headlines in the state of Maryland and beyond.
Click or tap on a year listed below to view news stories from that time.
2024
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PATIENTS Professors Academy Advisory Board Recognized for Fundraising Efforts Published on: May 28, 2024 The advisory board received UMB’s Catalyst of Excellence Award. |
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Free Virtual Program Aims to Teach a Patient-Centered Approach to Research Published on: May 17, 2024 |
2023
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PATIENTS Day Shines a Spotlight on Mental Health Published on: October 24, 2023 Annual event features the mental health journey of panelists, authors, and community members. |
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UMB PATIENTS Day Program Hopes to Help Build Trust in Clinical Research Activities Published on: October 5, 2023 Signature event invites community members from Baltimore to see how researchers co-develop research with the community. |
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Adding Diversity to Clinical Trials Published on: September 22, 2023 FDA awards $500K to Md. program working to increase representation |
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The PATIENTS Professors Academy Celebrates Its Second Cohort of Graduates Published on: August 23, 2023 81 students participated in the virtual course. |
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PATIENTS Partnerships Come Full Circle Published on: July 27, 2023 Early supporters of the PATIENTS Program now serve together at a non-profit organization to champion patient-centered advocacy. |
2022
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PATIENTS Professors Academy Graduates First Class Published on: September 1, 2022 125 students participated in inaugural virtual course. |
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PATIENTS Day Spotlights Community’s Important Role in Research Published on: August 31, 2022 Annual event in West Baltimore featured discussions and health fair. |
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PATIENTS Professors Academy Welcomes First Cohort of Students Published on: July 29, 2022 Virtual program will help bring patient-driven research to communities across the country. |
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PATIENTS Program Working Toward Health Equity in COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Published on: July 25, 2022 Collaboration with West Baltimore stakeholders seeks to increase African American participation in COVID-19 vaccine research. |
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The PATIENTS Program and Mount Lebanon Baptist Church Formalize Longstanding Partnership Published on: July 14, 2022 A new project reinforces collaboration to build trust between academia and West Baltimore community. |
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PATIENTS Program Connects Community to Research Published on: April 1, 2022 The PATIENTS Program joins the UMB Pulse Podcast to discuss new partnerships in the community, PATIENTS Day, and the PATIENTS Professors Academy. |
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Enrollment Underway for the PATIENTS Professors Academy Published on: March 29, 2022 Community partners and researchers at School of Pharmacy share their process in free, online course. |
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PATIENTS Program Wins UMB Diversity Recognition Award Published on: January 31, 2022 For its engagement efforts during the pandemic and other initiatives designed to enhance health equity in the city, the PATIENTS Program was awarded the University of Maryland, Baltimore Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Diversity Recognition Award for Outstanding Staff. |
2021
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The PATIENTS Program Launches PATIENTS Professors Academy Published on: December 6, 2021 Program aims to teach patient and stakeholder engagement to enrollees with goal of increasing patient-driven research across the country. |
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Online Sessions Educate the Community on COVID-19 and Patient-Centered Health Issues Published on: September 20, 2021 Hundreds of participants received critical information. |
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PATIENTS Program Grant Establishes Collaboration with Southwest Partnership in Baltimore City Published on: August 25, 2021 Researchers and community members attend interactive training sessions together to discuss health care research and patient-centered outcomes. |
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School of Pharmacy’s Medeiros Named UMB Employee of the Month Published on: February 9, 2021 Director of research for PATIENTS Program honored for work in patient-centered outcomes research and role as principal investigator for project with Southwest Partnership. |
2020
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The PATIENTS Program Kicks-Off New Fundraising Campaign with Virtual Event Published on: November 25, 2020 Key stakeholders from The PATIENTS Program come together to celebrate past achievements and look towards future successes. |
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The PATIENTS Program Hosts First-Ever Community Research Jam Published on: October 7, 2020 Inaugural event helps amplify the community’s voice and demonstrates the value of early engagement in research. |
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PATIENTS Conference Showcases National Efforts to Build Capacity for Patient-Centered Research Published on: August 7, 2020 Presentations from academic institutions and health care systems across the United States shared best practices and strategies to support the continued advancement of patient-centered outcomes research. |
2019
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$2 Million Grant Investigates Diversity, Recruitment, and Retention in Aging Research Published on: October 22, 2019 Collaboration between the Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine aims to develop strategies other investigators can use to help recruit and retain older adults and diverse populations in research. |
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PATIENTS Day Bridges University of Maryland and West Baltimore Community Published on: July 11, 2019 Interactive event aims to improve the way research is understood and talked about by community residents, patients, researchers, and trainees. |
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The PATIENTS Program Hosts Conference Spotlighting Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Published on: July 1, 2019 Presentations aimed to help shape how patients, caregivers, community members, and other stakeholders conduct patient-centered research in community-based settings and health care systems. |
2018
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Building a Learning Health Care Community Published on: December 13, 2018 The PATIENTS Program spearheads project to help health systems, providers, and community members learn from each other. |
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SOP's Edwards Wins UMB Employee of the Month Award Published on: October 25, 2018 Hillary Edwards, MPH, associate director of program management and evaluation for the School of Pharmacy’s PATIENTS Program, recognized for her work to put patients first in research and health care. |
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PATIENTS Day Empowers Local Communities to Take Charge of Their Health Published on: July 27, 2018 Interactive health fair offers opportunity for community members, health care providers, and researchers to learn from and teach each other how to create and sustain healthy individuals and communities in West Baltimore and nationwide. |
2017
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PATIENTS Program Launches New Study to Increase Patient-Health System Collaboration and Promote Greater Health Equity in West Baltimore Published on: September 1, 2017 Study will engage patients, caregivers, providers, and researchers across West Baltimore and the United States. |
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SOP's Mullins Receives MLK Diversity Award for PATIENTS Published on: January 17, 2017 Award celebrates program's efforts to support diversity and inclusiveness in clinical studies. |
2016
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PATIENTS Partner Organization Awarded PCORI Contract Published on: August 16, 2016 Senior Companion Program Advisory Council receives $15,000 to fund new project titled "Seniors Helping Seniors Manage Diseases and Live Independently." |
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PATIENTS Day Celebrates University's Efforts to Engage Patients in Research Published on: June 3, 2016 Day-long learning session and health fair educated members of the local community about ongoing projects in the field of patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR). |
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SOP's Annual Pumpian Lecture Puts Patients First in Health Care Research Published on: April 13, 2016 Keynote speaker Dr. Freda Lewis-Hall addresses the importance of engaging patients as partners in health care and research to better understand their needs and the outcomes most important to them. |
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SOP's Mullins Appointed to Big Data For Patients Steering Committee Published on: January 14, 2016 Committee will guide new program designed to provide specialized training for patients and advocates on the emerging field of data science. |