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Human Simulation Online: a Silver Lining during the Pandemic

In 2020 so far, M Simulation has held 22 days of interprofessional education events, reaching 434 learners from nursing, pharmacy, social work, dentistry, the Medical School, and beyond.
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Dr. Ana Núñez joins CTSI as Integration Strategist

Ana Núñez, MD, FACP, has been named Integration Strategist, a newly created CTSI leadership position. 
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University of Minnesota Establishes the National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants and Migrants

The University of Minnesota has established the National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants (NRC-RIM) that focuses on COVID-19 prevention, control and mitigation.
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Caring For Each Other

Please try to understand the gravity of their situation and their need for our support and compassion in the weeks and months to come.
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Driven to Improve Rural Health

OACA launched its new aligned rural health initiative. To support these efforts, Bridget Basile Ibrahim, PhD, MA, FNP-BC, has been named the first recipient of the Rural Health Equity Postdoctoral Fellowship.
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Minnesota Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation Treatment Demonstrated 100% Success Rate in Cannulation

Published today in the EClinicalMedicine Journal, a study from the University of Minnesota found that the first four months of the Minnesota Mobile Resuscitation Consortium (MMRC) was 100% effective.
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Fall 2020 Interprofessional Geriatric Case Competition Winners Announced

The Minnesota Northstar Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program concluded the inaugural Annual Interprofessional Geriatric Case Competition on Monday, November 9, 2020, naming the University of Minnesota team the winner.
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Bringing Health Care to Communities Across Minnesota

The cracks in our health care system are showing. COVID-19 has impacted all of us, but it has highlighted the disparities of health and care in Minnesota’s BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) and immigrant communities.
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Drs. Allen and Berge to co-lead CTSI community engagement

Michele Allen, MD, MS, and Jerica M. Berge, PhD, MPH, LMFT, CFLE, have been named co-directors of CTSI’s Community Engagement to Advance Research and Community Health (CEARCH).
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Supporting Health Care at a Distance

Great Plains Telehealth Resource and Assistance Center promotes the advancement of telehealth across a six-state region through collaborative support and programs.