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January 2023
Second-year medical students Tamee Livermont, Emily Walck and Hailey Baker have been recognized as members of the 2023 Healers Cohort of We Are Healers, an honorary program that supports the aspirations and professional training of American Indian students in the healing sciences. READ MORE>>
Now semi-retired, Melissa Stevens led education efforts for the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health for nearly 20 years. The enormous impact she has had on this department and its programs were recognized with the Graduate Medical Education Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honor that can be bestowed on a member of the GME community at the University of Minnesota. READ MORE>>
Hailey Baker and Mahtahn Jenkins published an article in Minnesota Physician that explores the roles physicians can play in improving both use and prevalence of community-based resources while empowering local residents to improve the health and lives of those in their community. READ MORE>>
The Duluth Campus' Gateways to Medicine and Research for Indigenous Students received a $750,000 award from Genentech to support a new master's degree program with 2 tracks (medical and research). This program aims to increase access to health sciences education for MN Native American and rural students. READ MORE>>
While Ginearosa Carbone was a medical student in the Native American track at the Duluth Campus, she wrote Cut Me Open, Make Me Whole with support from faculty and the Center for the Art of Medicine. She is currently performing her residency in California, and has recently published the book, an American Indian psychological horror story about a student close to completing her final year of medical school in rural Minnesota. LEARN MORE>>
A congressionally funded partnership between Minnesota (Medical School, Medical Alley and Fairview Health Services) and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences resulted in 13 total funded research projects in the areas of traumatic brain injury, infectious disease, behavioral health, biomedical engineering and trauma. The Minnesota collaborative teams include 47 investigators.
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The Center of American Indian and Minority Health in Duluth has long been a leader in recruiting and supporting students in the health sciences. This article explores the ways the Center provides connection, refuge, and inspiration for Native students in the health sciences. READ MORE>>
For many years, Duluth's PBS station has hosted a series called Doctors on Call. Earlier this month, Dr. Mary Owen hosted and led a panel of thought leaders on Indigenous health. Her guests included Roxanne DeLille, Dean of Indigenous and Academic Affairs at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College; Ricky DeFoe, an elder and cultural leader of the Fond du Lac reservation; and Dr. Arne Vainio of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, who has been a primary care physician in Indian Country for 25 years and is a graduate of our medical school.
As part of the Center for the Art of Medicine, co-directors Dr. Maren Olson and Dr. Ben Trappey are exploring how storytelling can help physicians, residents and medical students connect to their community and reconnect to their sense of meaning and purpose. Storytelling also acts as a tool for advocacy, sharing experience and ensuring that traditionally marginalized voices are heard. READ MORE>>