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CTSI receives $53.9 million to advance health research

September 21, 2023
CTSI awareded NIH funding to find better, faster ways to bring scientific advances to real-world use.
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Community Teachers Provide Students with a Deeper Understanding of Communication and Teamwork

September 19, 2023
The Community Teacher program connects health professions students with patient volunteers.
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Learning From and With Each Other

September 14, 2023
Case competitions provide a team-based experience for our learners.
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Building Community through Collaboration at the Summer Simulation Twin Cities Exchange

September 13, 2023
A day of collaboration and community building among Minnesota's simulation professionals.
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Critical Care Cardiology Education Summit: Fostering Excellence through Collaboration and Simulation

August 31, 2023
This past spring, the University held the first annual Critical Care Cardiology Education Summit (CCCES).
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Serving the Community

August 31, 2023
Crystal Barbus says volunteering with the U's Mobile Health Initiative (MHI) was a great way to be able to contribute back to the community.
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Masonic Cancer Center retains NaCancer Institute designation as an “Outstanding” Comprehensive Cancer Center

August 29, 2023
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has renewed its designation of the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota (MCC), as a comprehensive cancer center after a highly competitive and rigorous process. This is the sixth consecutive…
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The Trajectory From TL1 Scholar to Health Care Leader

August 28, 2023
Tenzin Namdul, TMD, PhD, was recently appointed Director of the Tibetan Healing Initiative at the Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing. From 2020 to 2022 he was a postdoctoral scholar in the TRACT TL1 Program at CTSI.
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Academic Health

August 24, 2023
When we talk about academic health, we mean providing the highest level of care possible.
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The Pre-Health M Simulation Bridge Initiative: Addressing the Health Care Workforce Shortage

August 14, 2023
The urgency of workforce development has led to a unique collaboration.