Academic medicine at UB plays a critical role in enabling the medical research that leads to the diagnostics, treatments, cures and preventative strategies that improve the health of patients and communities nationwide.
The Dean’s Council is made up of a distinguished group of alumni and community leaders who help guide and support the school. Chaired by Jerry Jacobs, Jr., and Cindy Abbott Letro, the council meets several times each year to advise Dean Allison Brashear, MD, MBA, and the school’s leadership team.
Allison Brashear, MD, MBA, vice president for health sciences at the University at Buffalo and dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, will deliver the 2026 State of the Jacobs School Address on Oct. 7, 2026.
This week's episode covers the causes and warning signs of compassion fatigue, its impact on health care professionals and strategies for building resilience and fostering healthier workplace cultures with guests Chandra M. Grabill, PhD, and Graham Skelhorne-Gross, MD, PhD.