Minnesota news

Health disparities researcher Sean Phelan, Ph.D., recently spoke about organizational diversity climate and stigma in a Grand Rounds presentation hosted by the Center for Clinical[...]

By Sumedha G. Penheiter • April 17, 2015

Unconscious bias, also called implicit bias, affects health care providers every day, especially when they are stressed or tired. Swift and automatic, it can reduce[...]

By Sumedha G. Penheiter • April 2, 2015

Reducing liver disease in immigrant African communities With funding from the Mayo Clinic Office of Health Disparities Research (OHDR), a team led by Lewis Roberts,[...]

By Sumedha G. Penheiter • March 23, 2015

Over 90 researchers attended the Mayo Clinic Office of Health Disparities Research (OHDR) annual retreat on October 6–7 in Rochester, Minnesota. Keynote speaker Paula Braveman,[...]

By Sumedha G. Penheiter • October 31, 2014

The Office of Health Disparities will host its annual retreat on October 6 and 7, 2014, at the Double Tree Hotel in Rochester, Minn. The[...]

By Sumedha G. Penheiter • September 30, 2014

ROCHESTER, Minn. — If a research survey of African American professional women is any indication, attitudes may be changing towards participation in medical research. Mayo[...]

By Sumedha G. Penheiter • September 4, 2014

The OHDR hosted a booth at the third annual Powwow for Hope fundraiser on May 3, 2014. Mayo Clinic cosponsored the event, which raises funds[...]

By Sumedha G. Penheiter • May 15, 2014

Mayo Clinic health disparities researchers participated at the 35th Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, held in Philadelphia from April 23 to April[...]

By Sumedha G. Penheiter • May 15, 2014