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 launched initiatives aimed at enhancing the health care transition process for youth with medical complexities in Minnesota. Her advocacy efforts include collaborating with various organizations to tackle systemic barriers in health care transitions and contributing to medical education by developing a transition elective for the University of Minnesota Medical School. The resolution acknowledges Dr. Bahr's significant contributions to her community and directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare an authenticated copy of the resolution to be sent to her.