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Community-University Health Care Center Organizes Food and Product Donations in Solidarity with South Minneapolis
For the second day in a row, University of Minnesota Community-University Health Care Center (CUHCC) organized a pop up donation drive and distribution for community members in the Franklin/Hiawatha neighborhood.
Two and a half miles from…
Being heard
Last week on the news, one of the people protesting George Floyd’s death approached a reporter who was broadcasting live. The reporter asked what he would like to say. The protestor pointed out that the people marching behind him were…
Grief
The death of George Floyd and what we are seeing and hearing since is painful.
Even if it were the first time, which it isn’t.
In the words of Dr. Sophia Vinogradov, we are experiencing: “severe acute trauma on top of chronic trauma.…
Serving Native Communities during COVID-19
The University of Minnesota Community-University Health Care Center (CUHCC) serves approximately 460 American Indians, half of whom identify as Ojibwe. Located in the heart of the Minneapolis American Indian Corridor, CUHCC is at the…
From Classroom to Today’s World: Interprofessional Health Sciences Professionals Apply Skills Gained in Classroom to Tackle COVID-19 Pandemic
In 2019, Michael Metcalf, Colton Cannon, and Dale Krageschmidt completed a group project as part of the Summer Public Health Institute’s course, “Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases,” where they learned about Ebola, SARS, and MERS…
M Simulation Pivots to Online Delivery to Meet Critical Clinical Training Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic
When the University of Minnesota announced on March 12, 2020, that all in-person classes at its five campuses were moving to online learning, it was a first in the University’s history.
A Life Connected
El’gin Avila is a PhD student in public health who has witnessed the gentrification of neighborhoods all across America.
Lou Clark named Executive Director of M Simulation
Lou Clark, PhD, MFA, has been named Executive Director of M Simulation, effective May 18, 2020. This role provides leadership in the overall strategy and operations to advance and support health professional simulation at the University of…