Elena Barragán Accepts Two Positions at a New University in Argentina

Published on August 1, 2022

Elena Barragán, M.D., Ph.D., M.H.P.E.
Professor, Biomedical Department
Universidad Nacional del Comahue
Director, School of Health and Human Development
Professor, Dental School
Universidad Nacional de Río Negro
Río Negro, Argentina

Congratulations to Elena Barragán (PHIL 2003), who has joined the Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, a new university in Allen, Río Negro, Argentina, as director of the School of Health and Human Development and as professor in the Dental School. She will also continue in her position as professor in the Biomedical Department at the Universidad Nacional del Comahue.

Dr. Barragan has also been busy leading workshops in Argentina. She recently led a faculty development workshop on assessment in her new role at the Dental School. In addition, she is organizing a workshop on research in medical education as part of a faculty development program at the Universidad de Buenos Aires.

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