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Robert Wilson, Cardiology Division, was quoted in an article on modernhealthcare.com about significant advances made in cardiac care. Charles Billington, Endocrinology Division, was quoted in an article on contracostatimes.com about the nutritional value of fruit juice. This story was originally distributed by the Los Angeles Times. The MN Daily recently ran an article about five professors from the Department of Medicine’s Lillehei Heart Institute who will participate in a National Stem Cell Research Consortium. Charles Billington, Endocrinology Division, was quoted in an article in the Los Angeles Times about the nutritional value of fruit juice. This story also ran in the Southwest Florida Herald Tribune, South Dakota’s aberdeennews.com, and Washington’s thenewstribune.com. Mark Paller, Renal Division and Medical School, was quoted in an article in the Pioneer Press and on wcco.com about the ethics of a pharmaceutical company sending text books to medical students.
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Anne Minenko, M.D. Division of Rheumatic and
Autoimmune Diseases  Minenko Awarded Teaching Grant
Dr. Anne Minenko was recently awarded the 2009 American College of Rheumatology Innovative Teaching Grant. Dr. Minenko codirects the second year Medical School Bones, Joints and Connective Disease Course and directs the clinical Rheumatology rotation for senior medical students; this ACR Grant will help her reach her goal of making Rheumatology coursework more interactive, relevant and effective for students. The Grant will support a project she started as a University Digital Media Center (DMC) Faculty Fellow. Working with DMC experts in learning science and educational technologies, Dr. Minenko designed and produced working prototypes of web-based, multimedia learning modules: “Joint exam education”. But this project is not simply about teaching using technology and toys. It’s about effectively training a cross section of future front line health professionals (advanced practice nurses, primary care physicians) in the joint examination: joint complaints are the second most common reason for primary care consultation (www.cdc.gov). As Director of the Rheumatology subspecialty training program Dr. Minenko knows how great the need is for rheumatologists: if new talent isn’t recruited into this subspecialty, the US will be short nearly 2,600 rheumatologists by the year 2025 (see article on this topic). Fortunately, while others within the Division are conducting research to advance understanding, treatment and care of rheumatic diseases, innovations in Rheumatology education, such as
Dr. Minenko’s, are also under development with the ultimate goal of training a highly skilled Rheumatology workforce of the future. |
