The first geriatric center in India, located in Bangalore, has been recently inaugurated at the St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, a University of Minnesota Medical School partner institution.

The National Institute on Aging awarded the grant to the Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team who will address dementia disparities by examining how culture and community impact the dementia illness experience.

This month, the University of Minnesota Medical School is shining extra light on the women of the past, present and future whose vision and passion positively impacts the field of medicine every day. 

Abigail Gadea, MSW, MPP, LISW, has worked as a relational coach and trainer supporting middle school educators in building stronger relationships in their classrooms and is looking to engage in conversations to explore this model's potential and possibilities of partnership with the Medical School.

Jennifer Needle, MD, MPH, an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, is conducting qualitative research to build educational materials and a “communication toolkit” for pediatric palliative care providers when they’re working with Somali, Native American, Latinx and Hmong communities. 

Catherine Burrows, PhD, LP, in the Department of Pediatrics, has been appointed as a NIH K12 Building Interdisciplinary Research Career in Women's Health (BIRCWH) Scholar, where she will  focus on characterizing sex differences in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptom progression and presentation.

Jon Hallberg, MD; Maren Olson, MD, MPH MEd; and Ben Trappey, MD, lead the new CFAM focused on storytelling in medicine as an outlet to reduce physician burnout and promote the joy of practice.

Kristen Jacklin, PhD, and Wayne Warry, PhD, both from the Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team, recently received a three-year, $1.2 million grant from the Academic Investment Research Program to establish a research center focused on addressing the growing challenge of dementia care needs in rural Minnesota.

Ana Núñez, MD, FACP, vice dean for diversity, equity and inclusion for the Medical School and professor in the Department of Medicine, details her experience during her first few months in office. She describes how she’s become a “collaborator-in-chief.”

Six people associated with the University of Minnesota Medical School are involved with an Association of American Medical Colleges pilot program on restorative justice practices. Restorative justice is a process that facilitates community engagement, communication and a new approach to reparations from harm.

Taj Mustapha, MD, assistant professor in the Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, is studying how unfairness manifests during medical training, where it is prevalent and who is most affected. The research will build a tool to better measure how fairness impacts learners from typically underrepresented backgrounds.

Alesandra Mendoza, a fourth-year medical student, received the Mary Tate Scholarship, which recognizes the efforts of students underrepresented in medicine with a demonstrated interest in working with underserved populations.

Courtney Cotsonas, a first-year medical student, chose the University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus, honoring her family’s legacy as traditional healers in tribal communities. She is the recipient of the Buechner Native American and African American Women Scholarship.

Christopher Warlick, MD, PhD, in the Department of Urology, leads a team in partnership with SupDoc, a virtual healthcare app, to develop a tailored module that may be helpful in reducing racial health disparities among patients with alcohol use disorder.