Advocacy

Faculty and staff in the Division of Geriatrics, Palliative, and Primary Care are passionate advocates for change. Many division members participate in advocacy activities at the national, state, University, and local levels on key issues impacting patients, community, and health care professionals, including (but limited to) founding membership in Minnesota Doctors for Health Equity, leadership in Minnesota Association of Geriatrics Inspired Clinicians (MAGIC), providing care to underserved patient populations, and leadership of health equity leadership and mentoring programs.

Featured Talks

• “Age Friendly Health Systems”
  Edward Ratner, MD
  July 14, 2022
• “Considering social needs and treatment burden to improve outcomes in diabetes care”
  Elizabeth Rogers, MD, MAS
  March 11, 2021
• “Don’t Stew. Do: Translating Sociopolitical Angst into Advocacy and Action”
  Michael Aylward, MD
  January 23, 2020

Phillips Neighborhood Clinic
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
2742 15th Avenue South
Minneapolis MN 55407
Appointments: 612-724-1690

Community-University Health Care Center (CUHCC)
2001 Bloomington Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Appointments: (612) 301-3433