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U Study Focuses on Improving First-Line Treatment for Tourette Syndrome
Christine Conelea, PhD, LP, an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, has been researching how transcranial magnetic stimulation, combined with current methods,...
Faculty, Research
U Study Focuses on Improving First-Line Treatment for Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder, which is part of the spectrum of tic disorders and is characterized by motor and vocal tics. It is a relatively rare disorder that impacts...
Psychiatry
U of M Medical School Report Shows Sexually Transmitted Infections Continue to Rise among MN Youth
The Healthy Youth Development - Prevention Research Center (HYD-PRC) attributes the rise in STI rates to a combination of factors, including barriers to prevention, screening and treatment services,...
Research
Mary J. Owen, MD, on Caring for Tribal Communities During COVID-19
The desire to train in a program specifically dedicated to Native American physicians drew Mary Owen, MD, to the University of Minnesota Medical School nearly 20 years ago.
Impact Medicine
Understanding the complexities of PTSD
Assistant Professor Jacquetta Blacker, MD, MA, has been studying post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for years. Her research and involvement in treating individuals with PTSD has taught her that it...
Psychiatry
Dr. Kline Using Research Network to Find Effective COVID-19 Treatments
Dr. Kline received support from the National Institutes of Health to study the use of remdesivir in the treatment of COVID-19, and they asked SPRN to serve as recruiting centers. Read more.
DOM
Congratulations to the Department of Anesthesiology Class of 2020
See the list of our graduating residents and fellows and where they are going after completing their programs.
Anesthesiology
Department of Emergency Medicine Trains Medical Students Using Online, Simulated Patient Scenarios
Mary Ann McNeil, MA, NRP, in the Department of Emergency Medicine received a COVID-19 Education Innovation Grant to support the purchase of virtual simulation training in emergency medicine for third...
Education, Students
PM&R Resident Spotlight: Dr. Florence John
Meet senior and outgoing chief resident, Dr. Florence John!
Rehab Medicine
Aleta Steevens, PhD receives the Postdoctoral Association’s Spring 2020 Career Development Award
Dr. Steevens is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Neurosurgery working in Dr. Walter Low’s laboratory.
Stem Cell
Urology Resident Launches New Podcast to Highlight People of Color in STEM
Maria Uloko, MD, releases new podcast, “Battle Cry,” to spotlight people of color in STEM—an acronym she uses for science, technology, engineering and medicine.
Spotlight, Students
Czyzyk introduces his diabetes research findings to COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has spawned a public health crisis unlike any seen since the Spanish influenza a century ago. Across the U.S. and around the world research institutions have...
Pathology
U Medical School Studying Colorectal Cancer Disparities in East African Men
Motohiro Nakajima, PhD, leads a team studying psychosocial factors and cultural beliefs that block East African men who immigrated to the United States from seeking the cancer screenings they need to...
Duluth, Faculty, Research
Congratulations General Surgery Residents - Class of 2020
Congratulations to our graduating General Surgery Residency Program graduates! On June 16, the department of surgery held a virtual graduation ceremony to thank our graduating chiefs and wish...
Surgery
Research Hopes to Learn How to Prevent Chemoresistance in Ovarian Cancer
Dr. Martina Bazzaro, Associate Professor in the Department of OB/GYN and Women's Health, was recently featured in a Medical School article about her research into combating ovarian cancer.
OBGYN
Interdisciplinary Innovation Brings 3D/Virtual Reality Training to Orthopedic Residents
Alicia Harrison, MD, and Mark Tompkins, MD, in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery received a COVID-19 Medical Innovation Grant to expand on well-established simulation models for residents to train...
Education, Faculty
2020 Commencement Goes Virtual
On Friday, June 12 at 6 p.m., the department held its first completely virtual commencement ceremony to honor our immensely talented, dedicated, and resilient 2020 graduates. For this digital...
FMCH
Drs. Regal and Alejandro to Examine Type 2 Diabetes in Offspring of Hypertensive Pregnancy
Drs. Jean Regal and Emilyn Alejandro, have received a grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to examine the development of Type 2...
Biomedical, Duluth, Faculty, Research