Remaining curious about our world keeps our minds active and healthy. Last week, 312 curious community members attended the first of six weekly sessions of our Mini Medical School.
What an “agile” approach gives us is the assurance that we can start right away, start simple and know we plan to reassess, add to, and adapt our plans as we go forward. By launching small efforts, we are using mini-models of what we are working toward.
A New Year, a new chance to magnify our impact by working together! The Office of Academic Clinical Affairs (OACA) was formed a year ago to do just that.
I am pleased to share that this multidisciplinary effort will be co-led by two passionate researchers, charismatic leaders, and creative problem-solvers who can work across disciplines to bring people and ideas together to advance science.
If ever there was a "wicked problem," opioid addiction and abuse is one. We see its terrible impact throughout our society and the costs, both human and monetary, are huge.
If you are fortunate enough to receive regular dental care, you are probably well acquainted with your dental hygienist. What you may be less familiar with is the fantastic 100-year history of dental hygiene education here at the University of Minnesota.
The stark truth is that we are all aging, probably with a degree of reluctance and concern, and possibly facing serious and/or chronic health problems.
Enjoy a reflective pause this month as the academic year of 2019-2020 promises to be filled with significant activity for all of us in Clinical Affairs and for the University.
