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2022 Medical Student Leadership Award
Congratulations to University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus, student Koushik Paul, recipient of the 2022 Medical Student Leadership Award from the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians...
Biobehavioral, Duluth, Leadership, Spotlight, Students

Congratulations, Gateway Family Health Clinic
Gateway Family Health Clinic celebrates 50 years of providing care for the community.
Biobehavioral, Community Engagement, Duluth, Faculty, Leadership, Patient Care

Dr. Ray Christensen Receives the 2021 Rural Health Lifetime Achievement Award
The 2021 MN Rural Health Lifetime Achievement Award has been given to Associate Professor, Raymond Christensen, MD, by the Minnesota Department of Health's Office of Rural Health and Primary Care.
Biobehavioral, Duluth, Faculty, Leadership, Patient Care, Spotlight

DGHRI Seminar Series: “The Non-Traditional Contributors to the Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease”
Please join us on Tuesday, November 30 for this month’s seminar, focusing on the results from the GBD (Global Burden of Disease) study on cardiovascular diseases. Presented by Dr. Katie Benziger,...
Biobehavioral, Community Engagement, Duluth, Faculty, Patient Care, Research

23rd Annual Whiteside Memorial Lecture: “Focusing on COVID-19 Research and Implications”
Join us for our Whiteside Memorial Lecture with Keynote Speaker, Dr. Michael Osterholm as we address COVID-19 research, implications and the evolving reality.
Biobehavioral, Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Duluth, Patient Care, Research

Spotlight on Curriculum: Rural Family Medicine & Native American Health
The Intro to Rural Family Medicine and Native American Health (IRFMNAH) course is a collaborative academic experience where students get real-life training that introduces both rural medicine and...
Biobehavioral, Alumni, Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Duluth, Education, Faculty, Leadership, Patient Care, Students

Dr. Emily Onello Studies Possible Health Benefits of Manoomin–Wild Rice
In 2018, the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa published a health impact assessment that described the important role of manoomin—wild rice—to support the health of tribal members. In...
Biobehavioral, Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Duluth, Faculty, Research

DGHRI Seminar Series: Depression & Substance Use, A Global Gender Perspective
Please join us on Tuesday, Oct. 26 for this month’s seminar, focusing on the high risk of depression comorbidity among women with substance use disorders. Presented by Dr. Marta Torrens of the...
Biobehavioral, Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Duluth, Faculty, Research

Dr. Sarah Beehler Joins the NRHA Health Equity Council
Assistant Professor, Sarah Beehler, PhD, is one of nine members appointed to the new cohort of the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) - Health Equity Council.
Biobehavioral, Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Duluth, Faculty, Research

Dr. James Allen Publishes Strength-Focused Framework to Prevent American Indian and Alaska Native Youth Suicide
Professor, James Allen, PhD, and his research team have developed a new framework for suicide prevention in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities by placing Indigenous culture,...
Biobehavioral, Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Duluth, Faculty, Research