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Planting With Purpose

The HSEC Interprofessional Student Garden offers students a space for respite, wellness, and organic relationships across disciplines.
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A Collective of Shared Passion

Whatever your interest or passion, there are resources and places for you to connect and learn more.
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Three Research Teams Receive Child Health Collaborative Grants

Researchers from the University of Minnesota and Children’s Minnesota, along with collaborators from Hennepin Healthcare, state and county agencies, and Centro Tyrone Guzman, the oldest and largest Minneapolis-based multi-service Latine…
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Using Telemedicine to Better Support Kids with Autism

Families that suspect their child may have autism often find themselves waiting months or even more than a year before they can get a diagnosis. Wait times to receive a diagnosis are often worse for rural families, as there are fewer…
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Precision Education: Sharing Best Practices in Health Sciences Learning

Health science education has undergone rapid transformation during the last several years.
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Faculty Inducted into National Academies of Practice Class of 2023

The prestigious honor acknowledges their outstanding achievements and recognizes them as leaders in their professions.
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Sharing Our Knowledge With the Community

We asked our Mini Medical School learners what they most wanted to hear from University experts, and the overwhelming majority said aging.
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Talking Health Care for LGBTQ Older Adults with U of M

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) older adults face unique challenges in today’s healthcare ecosystem.
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Students Get Out of the Classroom and Into Nature to Learn about Ecohealth

A group of eight interprofessional learners took part in the third rendition of the Itasca Ecohealth IPE Experience.
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An Optimal Environment for Team-Based Training

Having a strong University-run health system benefits all of us—our learners, faculty, staff and community.