Core to the University of Minnesota’s mission is community outreach. The University’s Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), located in the Health Emergency Response Office (HERO), is a shining example of the positive impact that its health sciences students, staff and faculty members can make during a public health emergency, whether on the University’s campuses or in the broader community.
The MRC was recently recognized for the mental health support its members provided following the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting in Minneapolis on August 27, 2025, where two children were killed and 18 people were wounded, mostly children.
Read the full story: A model mental health lifeline in the wake of tragedy
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Interns worked to enhance community education around dementia and intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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