The Minnesota Senate has passed a resolution congratulating Dr. Tori Bahr for receiving the 2024 Humanitarian Award, which is presented annually by the Minnesota Medical Association and Copic Insurance to a physician who significantly improves health care in their community. Dr. Bahr, an internal medicine-pediatrics physician, is recognized for her commitment to providing holistic and coordinated care for medically complex children and their families. She has notably established a health care transition process to assist her pediatric patients as they move to adult care, addressing critical service gaps in both pediatric and adult health systems.

In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Bahr has taken on an advocacy role by organizing discussions to tackle systemic barriers in health care transitions, collaborating with various organizations including the Minnesota Rare Disease Advisory Council and the Minnesota Department of Health. She has also contributed to medical education by developing a transition elective for the University of Minnesota Medical School and creating the Twin Cities Transition Quality Improvement Collaborative to support young adults with medical complexities during their first hospitalizations outside of children's hospitals. The resolution acknowledges Dr. Bahr's significant contributions to improving health care conditions in her community.