News

sheep resting in a shelter

Healthy Animals, Healthy People

By caring for animals, we also take care of people.
clinicians welcoming arrival of COVID vaccines

Evolving

We continue to evolve the Office of Academic Clinical Affairs' role to create a space where interdisciplinary collaboration and education is the norm, not the exception.
COVID-19 vaccine

The Ethics of Vaccine Distribution

Q&A with Debra DeBruin, PhD, Interim Director and Director of Graduate Studies for the Center for Bioethics.
Drs. Georgiff and Fair

Brain Boost

A new collaboration between CEHD and the Medical School will unite researchers from all spectrums of child development, linked by a shared purpose to make breakthrough discoveries that improve children’s lives.
Abstract gold and white sparkles

The Academies for Excellence 2020 Inductees

The Academies for Excellence recognizes outstanding faculty in the areas of scientific research, educational scholarship, clinical practice, and team science. Congratulations to the 2020 inductees.
VP Jakub Tolar

A New Year, a Continued Effort to Improve Health for Minnesotans

What a year it has been. Our work together has helped alter the course of the pandemic in this state. We have demonstrated how quickly we can adapt, reconfigure, and reprioritize to meet the needs of our communities.
sunset on 2020 road

Top 10 OACA Stories of 2020

Here are our top 10 most-read stories from the Office of Academic Clinical Affairs in 2020.

New Support for Tele-Outreach

The Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation has awarded a $2 million, multi-year grant to the University of Minnesota Foundation to support tele-outreach services through the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain.
Nurse and patient with intake form

M Simulation Partners on Interpreting Project Funded by C.D.C.: Improving Health Outcomes for Newly Arriving Refugees

According to the last U.S. Census, Minnesota has the largest number of refugees per capita in the country. Prioritizing refugee health is important in bridging local and global health.
Elderly hands

Preparing to Care for an Aging Population: Interprofessional Geriatric Case Competition Highlights Interdisciplinary, Collaborative Care and Training

When it comes to the need for training health care professionals to care for an aging population, the numbers speak volumes.