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Alumni, Preceptors Earn Top Honors from the Minnesota Rural Health Awards
The Minnesota Rural Health Awards are given to individuals and groups who have made a significant contribution to improving rural health in Minnesota. This year, top honors were given to the Rural...
Alumni, Community Engagement, Duluth, Education
How a ‘Hobby’ Made History
Drs. Kamil Ugurbil and Michael Garwood detail their latest projects as scientists in the Medical School’s Center for Magnetic Resonance Research. While one focuses on pioneering new heights in ultra...
Legacy, Research
Time-Restricted Eating Shows Multiple Benefits for Study Participants
Researchers from the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism in the Department of Medicine have been analyzing time-restricted eating and food intake patterns to address obesity.
Faculty, Research
Addressing the Growing Challenge of Dementia Care in Rural Minnesota
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...
Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Duluth, Faculty, Research
Department of Neuroscience Seeks to Expand ‘Diversity of Thought’
Drs. Paul Mermelstein and Robert Meisel from the Department of Neuroscience received a $250,000 per year grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, called "A Longitudinal...
Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Faculty, Research, Students
A Scholarship Legacy with Rural Roots for Rural Physicians
The Karleen Charitable Trust Fund is celebrating its 20th anniversary, a scholarship opportunity that has awarded University of Minnesota Medical School students who focus on primary care in rural...
Alumni, Duluth, Education, Students
‘Collaborator-in-Chief’ — Meet the Inaugural Vice Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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....
Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Legacy, Spotlight
U of M Medical School research led to FDA approval of new anti-obesity medication for adolescents
One in five teenagers in the U.S. is afflicted with obesity and the prevalence continues to rise. That statistic could now change after research spearheaded by a University of Minnesota Medical...
Patient Care, Research
Mentoring Native American Youth Toward Careers in Medicine
Since 1987, the Center of American Indian and Minority Health (CAIMH) has been dedicated to mentoring Indigenous youth throughout the upper Midwest at each level of their education and beyond.
Alumni, Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Duluth, Education, Faculty, Students
Dr. Mark McCarthy, ’10, Details His Journey from the Duluth Campus to Orthopedic Surgery
Dr. McCarthy is one of the 6% of alumni who began their academic careers at the Medical School, Duluth Campus and, now, specialize in surgery. His knowledge and experience in sports medicine has...
Alumni, Duluth, Spotlight
Medical School To Incorporate Restorative Justice and Offer New Path to Healing
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...
Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Faculty
Study Finds Metformin Reduced COVID-19 Death Risks in Women
University of Minnesota Medical School and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) researchers found that metformin was associated with significantly reduced COVID-19 death risks in women in one of the world’...
Faculty, Research
U Research Shows High-Dose Flu Vaccine Doesn’t Lower Heart and Lung Hospitalizations for People with Cardiovascular Issues
Orly Vardeny, PharmD, MS, an associate professor in the Department of Medicine and adjunct associate professor in the College of Pharmacy, led the Influenza Vaccine to Effectively Stop Cardio...
Patient Care, Research
Overwhelming Gratitude
Please know that whether or not I am able, I want to thank and recognize each and every one of you. I would not—none of us would—have chosen this pandemic to shape this year, but if I have to go...
Office of the Dean
Researchers Control for Different Health Conditions While Studying Potential Racial Bias in COVID-19 Treatment
Jason Ricco, MD, MPH, assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, and co-collaborators will study the role of implicit bias among providers and health care teams in...
Diversity & Inclusion, Faculty, Patient Care, Research
New Healthcare Disparities Grant Draws Attention to Retention Issues Among Underrepresented Groups of Medical Trainees
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...
Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Faculty, Research
U Researcher to Investigate tRNA Fragments Predicted to Bind SARS-CoV-2
A new pilot study, led by Dr. Lynne Bemis, will assess if one or more tRFs binds and regulates SARS-CoV-2, ultimately leading to new therapeutic interventions.
Duluth, Faculty, Research
Stephanie Terezakis, MD Named Department Head of Radiation Oncology
Dr. Terezakis is a professor in the department and has served as Vice Chair for Research since joining our Medical School in January 2019.
Office of the Dean
Medical Student Minority Scholarship Created ‘Pipeline to Medicine’
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...
Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Students
The Origin & Significance of Land Grant Universities
Join us for a virtual panel discussion about the origin and significance of being a land grant University, hosted by the Center of American Indian and Minority Health.
Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Duluth, Education, Faculty, Leadership, Research