In this interview, Michele Allen, MD, MS, talks about recent research that she and fellow authors April Wilhelm, MD, MPH; Luis Enrique Ortega, MEd; Shannon Pergament, MPH, MSW; Nicole Bates, MEd; and Brooke Cunningham, MD, PhD, published: "Applying a Race(ism)-Conscious Adaptation of the CFIR Framework to Understand Implementation of a School-Based Equity-Oriented Intervention."
A new clinical trial was awarded to Rebekah Pratt, PhD, (MPI) and co-investigators in the form of a $2,910,214 award from the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health for their clinical trial "Reducing cervical cancer screening disparities in Somali immigrant women through a primary care based HPV self-sampling intervention."
Andrea Westby, MD, vice chair for equity, diversity and inclusion in the DFMCH, explores the idea of freedom in this article, which originally appeared in the department newsletter Family Medicine Monthly.
We celebrate an outstanding group of family medicine graduates for our 52nd resident and fellow commencement. To honor their incredible achievements, their courage in the midst of a pandemic, and their immense contributions to primary care and community health, we are delighted to share with you the following photos and videos of members of the class of 2021.
To expand an already-existing site at Cedar Riverside in collaboration with M Health Fairview, DFMCH Department Head Jim Pacala, MD, MS, received grant funding from the CARES Act through the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and also from UCare to hire Asha Hassan, a registered nurse who will manage the Cedar Hub.
