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Female nurse of color in hospital

Hennepin Healthcare program aims to get more kids of color interested in medical careers

The program goal is to increase diversity in hospital staff, according to Nneka Sederstrom, PhD, MPH, MA, FCCP, FCCM.
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African researchers lead campaign for equity in global collaborations

Amos Laar, a public-health researcher at the University of Ghana and Center for Bioethics alum, champions the process of developing the statement on "helicopter science" and "ethics dumping" on African soil.
Young woman of color pulling up her sleeve to show a bandaid where she was vaccinated

Covid and Race

Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH comments on the success in vaccination rates among minorities.
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Remembering "Scutch": A Public Health Luminary

JP Leider, PhD reflects on the late Dr. F. Douglas Scutchfied.
George Floyd Memorial Mural outside of Cup Foods in Minneapolis

2 years later, local push for change continues after the murder of George Floyd

Rachel Hardeman PhD, MPH comments on her work as the founder of the U of MN's Center for Antiracism Research and Health Equity. 
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COVID-19, Shootings: Is mass death now tolerated in America?

Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, PhD comments on racial and class disparities in the U.S.
Legs of a child hanging of the counter in a doctors office

Dr. Needle Receives Funding for Community-Based Participatory Research Project on Pediatric Palliative Care

Congratulations to Jennifer Needle, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of the Center for Bioethics and the Department of Pediatrics, for recently securing a grant from the Community Engagement to Advance Research and Community Health (CEARCH)…
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Ethical Issues Related to COVID-19 Treatments

Debra DeBruin, PhD and JP Leider, PhD share their reflections on incorporating ethical principles of healthcare when resources are strained.
Person of color with syringe and bottle of medicine in hands

Anthropologist or Ethicist: Paul Farmer, MD 1959-2022

Paul Farmer, MD and Harvard professor died in Rwanda recently. He was a prolific writer, an incisive analyst of health disparities, and a passionate advocate for global health as necessary for the well-being of the poor and for the well-…
Medical students of color working together

Talent Garden grows local youth into healthcare workers

Nneka Sederstrom, PhD, MPH, MA, FCCP, FCCM champions the mentorship program for medical professionals of color.