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Dr. Shakira Grant Receives Healio Innovators NextGen Disruptor Award

June 16, 2023
At this month鈥檚 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago, Healio honored nine Disruptive Innovators who are changing the face of hematology/oncology. At this second annual award ceremony, Dr. Shakira Grant received the 2023 Healio NextGen Disruptor award. This award goes to an up-and-coming physician who is...

Study Shows Metformin Lowers Long COVID Risk

June 9, 2023
John Buse, MD, PhD, co-authored a study showing that the common diabetes drug metformin substantially decreased the risk of developing long COVID after infection from SARS-CoV-2. The clinical trial was led by researchers at the University of Minnesota. In a new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, University of...

黑料网 Weight Management Team Receives 黑料网 Medical Center Quality and Safety Team Award

June 8, 2023
The 黑料网 Weight Management Team has been awarded a 黑料网 Medical Center Quality and Safety Team Award for their project, “Improving Obesity Treatments in Primary Care.” The project was designed to reduce the financial and geographic barriers to obesity treatments across 黑料网 primary care clinics. The weight management team embedded...

Dr. Sid Smith Ranked Alongside Top Medicine Researchers

June 8, 2023
Sidney C. Smith, MD, FAHA, FESC, FACP, MACC, professor of medicine, has been ranked #194 for Best Medicine Scientists in the world and #126 in the US by Research.com. 聽 Research.com is a leading academic platform for researchers.聽The ranking is based on D-index (Discipline H-index) metric, which includes papers and...

Klara Klein, Jose Martinez Named to SOM Physician Scientist Training Program

June 5, 2023
As part of the聽Forward Together聽Strategic Plan, the 黑料网 Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP) supports a small number of clinicians committed to translating research findings to advance the practice of medicine in addition to providing clinical care and teaching. PSTP is a pipeline to recruit, train, and retain...

Faculty and Staff in the News Throughout May

June 1, 2023
The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty throughout the month of May. Ross Boyce, MD,聽gave tips on how to keep ticks from biting, in this article. Margaret Drickamer, MD, spoke about providing home-like hospice care in the hospital. Arlene Se帽a, MD,...

Featured Staff Member: Kristi Kirkland

May 30, 2023
Kristi Kirkland,聽CPhT, is a North Carolina native who enjoys interacting with patients and collecting data for the 黑料网 Hemophilia Treatment Center. She has gained valuable experience navigating the research world. Additionally, Kristi is a proud mom of three and recently became a Mema to her first grandson!

Celebrate Juneteenth, LGBTQ Pride, Caribbean-American Heritage Month

May 29, 2023
Juneteenth Juneteenth, short for 鈥淛une Nineteenth,鈥 commemorates the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, to inform and ensure the last group of enslaved Black people were finally freed. This was 2.5 years after the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 was signed into law. Juneteenth became...

Featured Advance Practice Provider: Laura Blanchard

May 27, 2023
Laura Blanchard, MPAP, PA-C, was the first inpatient APP hired within the hematology division and has helped grow the program into a 10 person team. She is an聽advocate for the APP profession both at 黑料网 and nationally. Laura is also a mom and a music lover who almost became a...

Featured Resident: Patrick Duggan

May 26, 2023
Patrick Duggan, MD, joined the 黑料网 IM Residency Program from the Mayo Clinic where he work with a student run, free clinic. There he served primarily patients who were undocumented in western Minnesota. Dr. Duggan is interested in pursuing a career in general medicine. Outside of medicine, he enjoys cooking...

Dr. Rubin Recognized as Exceptional Mentor to Junior Faculty聽

May 26, 2023
Dr. Janet Rubin, a researcher renowned for her work on understanding the control of bone remodeling, also spends countless hours mentoring students, fellows and junior faculty. Dr. Rubin has helped advance the careers of dozens of postdoctoral fellows and constructed a program to help transition junior faculty into independent Principal...