COVID-19: The Way Forward
Throughout human history, we have dealt with waves of disease—influenza, smallpox, Ebola, SARS—what makes COVID-19 different, and are we equipped to deal with another pandemic in the future?
COVID-19: The Way Forward is an exploratory journey of emerging questions and new developments around COVID-19. As we move into a new phase of the pandemic with vaccines becoming available, we’ll discuss real-time updates and what we believe lies ahead.
About Mini Medical School
Mini Medical School offers a unique glimpse into the health sciences at the University of Minnesota. Community learners with a shared interest in health embark on a journey examining the scientific foundations of health and disease. Presented using common language for ease of understanding complex topics, your guides are internationally renowned experts who are shaping the way health care is delivered locally and globally. You will also hear from Minnesotans with lived experience of COVID-19.

Professor and Director of the Institute for Molecular Virology

Professor, General Internal Medicine; Vice Dean, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy

Moderator
Associate Director, Center for Immunology

Professor, Health Policy, School of Public Health; Director, State Health Access Data Assistance Center

Director, Center of American Indian and Minority Health; Assistant Professor, Family Medicine and BioBehavioral Health

Assistant Professor, Sociology and Minnesota Population Center

Moderator
Assistant Professor, Family Medicine and Community Health; Chief Clinical Officer, Community-University Health Care Center

Supervisor RN Care Coordination

Professor, Child Family Health Cooperative; Director, Center for Child and Family Health Promotion Research, School of Nursing

Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine, Medical School

Assistant Professor, Medicine

Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine; Training Director, Clinical Neuropsychology Residency Program

Moderator
Associate Vice President for Clinical Affairs