Many within the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (DFMCH) and the University of Minnesota were saddened to learn of the passing of John O'Leary, MD, on July 14, 2022, at the age of 100. Dr. O'Leary was one of the founders of the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health.
In this interview with Katherine Roselius, MD, recent graduate from Methodist Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, Dr. Roselius shares her experience as a third-year resident working at Central Community Clinic—a free, walk-in clinic for children from birth through high school who live or go to school to public or private schools in St. Louis Park, Minnesota—as part of her residency training.
The University of Minnesota Physicians Broadway Family Medicine Clinic will soon welcome a diabetes educator whose role will focus on educating patients about the health risks of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. This new position has been made possible through a generous gift from Tom and Meredith Olson, two philanthropists with a passion for diabetes care.
The Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (DFMCH) has created the Carole J. Bland, Ph.D. Endowed Chair in Research. Our inaugural holder of the Carole J. Bland, Ph.D. Endowed Chair is Jerica Berge, PhD, MPH, LMFT, CFLE, professor and vice chair for research in the DFMCH.
Over the past year, M Health Fairview Clinic - Bethesda has been caring for many of the refugees who recently arrived from Afghanistan. In this interview, Lily Rubenstein, RN, BSN, PHN, and Emily Odegard, MSW, LGSW, describe how Woodwinds Hospital Family Medicine residents and the rest of the team have come together to provide whole-person care for these patients.
