January 31, 2020
On the front lines of health equity
Minnesota Medicineby Suzy Frisch LaPrincess Brewer, M.D.: As a George Washington University medical student, LaPrincess Brewer, MD, MPH, was inspired to address the underlying causes of patients’ health issues. Ultimately, she came to Mayo Clinic for a fellowship in cardiology. She is now a faculty member in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine. Reach: Minnesota Medicine […]
Tags: Dr. LaPrincess Brewer, health disparities, health equity, Minnesota Medicine
July 31, 2014
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
Mayo Clinic in the News is a weekly highlights summary of major media coverage. If you would like to be added to the weekly distribution list, send a note to Emily Blahnik with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. Thank you. Karl Oestreich, manager enterprise media relations Wall Street Journal What Makes a Superfood? […]
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February 12, 2013
Dr. Mahamud Jimale was working as a general and thoracic surgeon and teaching at Somali National University’s medical school in Mogadishu when civil war tore his country apart in 1991…They eventually settled in Rochester, where Jimale found work in the general clinical research center and later as a medical and cultural consultant at Mayo Clinic. […]
Tags: Dr. John Andrews, Dr. Mahamud Jimale, medical education, Minnesota Medicine, Somali National University, University of Minnesota
February 12, 2013
Extremely challenging. That’s how Jodi Lorenson, a physician recruiter, describes the task of finding primary care physicians…Despite rising salaries, richer benefits and a higher profile, a significant number of medical school graduates, even those in internal medicine residency programs, continue to favor other specialties over primary care, says Colin West, M.D., Ph.D., an associate professor […]
Tags: Dr. Colin West, Internal Medicine, Jodi Lorenson, Minnesota Medicine, physician recruit, primary care