23 January 2013 11:11AM
Duke University's Graduate School recently named Professor Frank Sloan as one of the 2013 recipients of the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring.
Sloan is the J. Alexander McMahon Professor of Health Policy and Management and Professor of Economics. He studies the subjects of health policy and the economics of aging, hospitals, health, pharmaceuticals, and substance abuse.
Sloan’s latest research continues to investigate the trends and repercussions of medical malpractice, physician behavior, and hospital behavior.
Three other Duke faculty members and two graduate students also received the mentoring award which is designed "to recognize the considerable efforts and accomplishments of faculty and graduate students who consistently serve as effective mentors."
Sloan and the other recipients will be honored at a reception on April 4, 2013.