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April 24, 2019

Mayo Clinic Pediatric Advisory Board to Empower Children

By Sumedha G. Penheiter

A Pediatric Advisory Boards (PAB) has been convened with a goal to provide feedback to Mayo Clinic investigators on studies conducted with the pediatric community at Mayo Clinic. The PAB is supported by the Mayo Clinic Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCaTS) within the Community Engagement Program and Special Populations Programs. The CCaTS PAB […]

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Tags: Mayo Clinic, news, Rochester


March 2, 2017

Mayo Clinic Well Represented At Cancer Summit

By Sumedha G. Penheiter

The 2017 Minnesota Cancer Alliance Summit was held on February 1st with Mayo Clinic well represented. The event served as an annual gathering of Minnesota’s cancer researchers, care providers, and patient advocates, as well as the platform for unveiling the new Minnesota Cancer Plan 2025, a statewide framework for action in reducing cancer burdens. Both […]

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Tags: cancer, Mayo Clinic, news, OHDR, Rochester, top news


March 2, 2017

Role of Medical School Climate & Patient-Provider Communication in Health Outcomes Of Diverse Communities

By Sumedha G. Penheiter

Mayo Clinic’s Sean Phelan, PhD, was recently awarded two NIH grants in furtherance of health dispari-ties research. The first, an R21, will support a study on the influence of medical school climate and cur-riculum on graduates’ prosocial attitudes and decision to practice in underserved or racially diverse com-munities. The second grant, an R03, will support […]

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Tags: Mayo Clinic, new, news, REIH, Rochester, Sean Phelan Ph.D., top news


March 6, 2015

OHDR and Health Disparities Featured Enterprise-Wide

By Sumedha G. Penheiter

A spate of Mayo Clinic articles, events and activities have recently featured, or soon will be featuring, OHDR or health disparities in research and practice:  In his annual Arizona All-Staff Address, Mayo Clinic CEO John Noseworthy, M.D. highlighted Mayo Clinic’s 22 Partnerships with local communities that address health needs. He also discussed Mayo Clinic’s overall investment […]

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Tags: Arizona, FAITH! Program, Florida, health disparities research, news, Noseworthy, OHDR, Rochester


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