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UMN Medical School
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It’s Graduation Day! 🎓 Dean Tolar chats with Liz Poskie from the Class of 2024 about her post-grad plans & celebration plans tonight! #UMNmed2024 | #MedSchoolGraduation | #UMNproud
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With only 33 Black female neurosurgeons in the country, Cleresa Roberts is hoping to make a difference and change the system for others to follow in her footsteps. Cleresa shares her journey to becoming a neurosurgery resident ➡️
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A statement on the recent defacing of the George Floyd Memorial.
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We couldn't agree more! Dr. @andrewolsonmd has been awarded the Herbert S. Waxman Award for Outstanding Medical Student Educator by @ACPinternists . ➡️
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We're proud to appoint Renée Crichlow, MD, assistant professor and director of Advocacy and Policy in @UMNFamilyMed , as the inaugural Mac Baird Endowed Chair in Family Medicine Advocacy and Policy. Learn more ➡️
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Check out where some of our medical students are headed next! Happy Match Day! 💌 #UMNmatchDay2024 | #MatchDay2024 | #MatchDay
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Game changer #UMNProud
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The University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic are close to unveiling antibody tests that can determine if people have already been infected by the coronavirus that caused COVID-19 and are no longer threats to get or spread the infection.
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Congratulations to Dr. Mark Thomas who has been named a Distinguished McKnight University Professor! ➡️
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#UMNMatchDay2020 might not have been in person, but the joy our students elicited when they matched was still there!
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Today, we are launching a clinical trial on a post-exposure treatment for coronavirus #COVID19 disease. More information ➡️
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Dear @KyleRudolph82 – thank you, for touching the lives of so many children, and their families, each and every time you visit @UMNChildrens . We couldn't think of anyone more worthy of being nominated for the #WPMOYChallenge ! Watch:
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It may still be summer, but it's never too early to wear a *white* coat. Congratulations, class of 2025! #WhiteCoatCeremony
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Broadway Family Medicine Clinic, home of @UMNFamilyMed 's @NorthFamilyMed , opens at a beautiful new location today!
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Our medical students are stepping up to assist doctors, nurses and others with acts of service so they can focus on patients during the #COVID19 pandemic. Visit their website ➡️
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Congratulations to Dr. Michael Aylward, @MedPedsUMN , on being awarded the @acgme Parker Palmer Courage to Teach Award which recognizes program directors who foster innovation and improvement in their program.
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Congratulations to all of our students who learned where they will be attending residency! Tag us on Twitter and Instagram with #UMNMatchDay2021 so we can see where you'll be going!
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Drs. Rahel Nardos and Damien Fair, a married faculty duo, return to Minnesota so they can make an impact in medicine. ➡️
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Dr. David Boulware was elected as a new member of the Association of American Physicians, an honorary medical society founded in 1885 for “the advancement of scientific and practical medicine.” He joins 15 other Medical School faculty in the AAP. Congratulations, @boulware_dr !
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4th year medical student Regina Martinez started skiing a year ago to get through Minnesota winters. Now she's a member of the Mexican National Ski Team and the first woman to represent Mexico at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships! ➡️
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Huge congratulations to Dr. Elizabeth Seaquist for her new role as the incoming Chair of the Department of Medicine! An alumna of the U & 33-year tenured faculty member, she will lead from the intersection of patient care, research, & education ➡️ @umn_dom
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“When you have a really large problem, you smother it with talent.”- @GovTimWalz as he introduces our important role for #COVID19 testing.
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A mask mandate is being implemented throughout Minnesota. It is up to each of us to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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We all belong here. #mondaymotivation #umn
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Dr. Taj Mustapha is working to introduce new medical curricula that teaches medical practitioners, faculty and students to recognize and address racial and other biases in healthcare. Full story ➡️
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How are we feeling, class of 2025!? #WhiteCoatCeremony
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Now that our graduates are officially doctors, looks like they are about to prescribe some serious celebration! 🎓 Congratulations, Class of 2023! Your future patients are in good hands! #UMNmed2023 | #MedSchoolGraduation | #Classof2023 | #UMNproud
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Congratulations to Dr. Natalie Wilson ( @nataliejowilson ) for being awarded the prestigious @AmCollegeGastro Lawlor Resident Award. Natalie will receive it at the ACG meeting in October for her research on benchmarking Serrated Lesion Detection Rate in Pts with Positive FIT.
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Dr. @StephanieGroman joins @UMNeurosci and @UMN_MDTA to research and better understand the biological and neurodevelopmental mechanisms of decision-making. ➡️
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We transformed two research buildings into #COVID19 testing facilities. “This happened within days. It shows how nimble the U can be when we face an emergency situation like we are in, right now, with COVID-19," said Dr. Anthony Killeen. Read ➡️
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UMN Medical School
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The Surgeon General of the United States, Dr. Vivek Murthy, briefly met with Dean Jakub Tolar today prior to Dr. Murthy's discussion with student athletes about mental health at the @APA Convention at the University of Minnesota. @Surgeon_General
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A @UMNews alumna has developed a DIY template for face masks. Her design provides a more secure fit and includes a filter pocket. #innovation #COVID19 Learn more ➡️
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Asma Adam's journey into medicine was a progressive one. She's always been interested in science, but it wasn't until medical school when she set her sights on the pathophysiology of the human body. ➡️
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Congratulations to @tajmustapha_md who's been named Chief Equity Strategy Officer for @MHealthFairview . Her work will help eliminate #healthdisparities and improve patient outcomes. ➡️
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Today, the Blue Ridge Institute released the 2019 @NIH rankings and our Medical School has moved to 27! Up from 30 last year and 33 the year before. #UMNproud
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Happy Match Day! Take a look at the states and specialties that our students matched into this year. We are so proud of all of our future doctors! ♥️ #UMNmatchDay2023 | #MatchDay2023
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Not one, not two, but three @MHealthFairview hospitals have been recognized by @Newsweek as being three of the top hospitals in the United States. See the full list ➡️
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No one more deserving! Congratulations to @AnaNunez1234 who's been awarded the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) Exceptional Mentor Award!
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UMN Medical School
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Shernan Holtan, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, spreads the word about #powerlifting – a sport she says physicians and patients can benefit from. 🏋️‍♀️➡️
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Faculty with the Medical School are laying the framework for more diversity, equity and inclusion opportunities in medicine and science, thanks to a new study. ➡️
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Dr. Brian Muthyala, Lily Rubenstein, and @MNcovidsitters have been selected as champions of humanistic care during the #COVID19 pandemic by the @GoldFdtn ! ➡️
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Doctor. Professor. Researcher. We're #UMNProud to see Dr. Damien Fair recognized as one of @TheRoot 's 100 most influential African Americans!
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MS4s: We are so incredibly proud and honored to have been a part of your journey and can't wait to see the incredible things you will achieve in the next step of your medical training! 🎉👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️ #UMNmatchDay2023 | #MatchDay2023 | #MatchDay | #FutureDoctor | #UMNproud | #UMN | #MS4
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Yesterday, friends and fellow scientists celebrated Dr. Kris Hogquist, who received one of the highest honors a scientist can achieve: election into the National Academy of Sciences for her monumental scientific contributions to the field of immunology. @CFI_UMN @Jamequistlab
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Congrats to Yoji Shimizu, PhD, from @UMNLabMedPath who was named a Distinguished Fellow of American Association of Immunologists, Class of 2023! The AAI honors members for their notable careers and scientific contributions.
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Happy Match Day! Check out the states and specialties that our students matched into this year. We are so proud of all of our future doctors! ❤️ #UMNmatchDay2024 | #MatchDay2024
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Three of our medical students are advocating for change in mental illness disclosure requirements. 🙌🙌🙌 #mentalhealth
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Associate Professor Dr. Jose Debes ( @JoseDebesMD ) recently published his book "Treatment and Management of Tropical Liver Disease," which is the FIRST and ONLY book about tropical liver diseases in the world! 🏆 📖 ➡️ . #TropicalLiverDisease | @umn_dom
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In partnership with the @MayoClinic and other state healthcare systems, @GovTimWalz has announced a breakthrough in MN COVID-19 testing. We are uniquely poised to deliver results and intend to do just that. #UMNProud I #COVID19 I #StayHomeMN
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Today, the class of 2026 joined the medical profession by donning their white coats for the first time 🎉 #UMNmed2026 | #UMNwhiteCoat2022 | #UMNproud
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It’s a sunny, 70° PERFECT day as our graduates line up for commencement outside of Northrop Auditorium! #UMNmed2022
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Our chief family medicine resident ( @DrLeslie_MD ) made "The Year on TikTok: Top 100" list, ranking No. 1 in the "Voices of Change: Most impactful creators" category. #UMNProud
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We're known for translational research, and our experts have refocused their work to prevent, treat and manage the global COVID-19 pandemic. Read via the @StarTribune 📰⬇️
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To all doctors putting their lives at risk to care for others, especially in this challenging time, thank you! #NationalDoctorsDay
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Did you know the world’s first #KidneyTransplant in a patient with diabetes was performed at the U of M in 1968 by Dr. John Najarian and his transplant team? In the 1970s, the U of M was the only place in the nation where patients with #diabetes underwent such transplants!
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. @UMNews has received a $9.9M grant to establish a @NIDAnews Center for Neural Circuits in Addiction. The Center will be a national resource for developing neural circuit research technologies and high-impact science to address #addiction .
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We have begun enrolling patients in newly launched clinical trials involving a blood pressure medication, losartan. #COVID19 #losartan More information ➡️
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Today, @UMNews & Med School announced the MPact Health Care Innovation vision to strengthen Minnesota’s health care. The vision is rooted in the University’s autonomy in controlling existing facilities & eventual development of a medical center on campus: .
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PhD candidate @RalphWhiteIII helped create the #BlackinCancer virtual community. Follow them at @BlackinCancer and learn more from our feature story ➡️
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Congratulations to Dr. Greg Vercellotti, who has been awarded a 5-year, $2.5 million T32 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to support his work in the Hematology Research Training Program, now in its 45th year ➡️
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Congratulations to Alumuna Dr. Joia Mukherjee for receiving the Steven E. Weinberger Award from American College of Physicians for her two decades of leadership at the non-profit organization Partners in Health ( @PIH ): . @JoiaMukherjee | #UMNproud
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Just weeks after establishing the state’s fastest on-site #COVID19 testing facility, our researchers have increased the testing volume to more than 300 per day. #UMNDriven Full story ➡️
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Taking us back to 1952, Dr. John Lewis performs the first successful open-heart surgery, using whole-body hypothermia and inflow stasis. #UMNDriven
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There are currently no vaccines or treatments for the highly-contagious COVID-19 respiratory illness, but our researchers are leading the way to change this. They're studying hydroxychloroquine and losartan as possible treatments for the disease.
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One of the first studies of its kind, @UMNews researchers have been awarded a $5 million @NIH grant to identify the most effective approach to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in childhood obesity. ➡️
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Welcoming a new wave of healers to our community! 🥼 Congratulations to the Class of 2027 on receiving their first white coat today! 🩺 #WhiteCoatCeremony | #UMNmed2027 | #FutureDoctor
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Dr. David Boulware’s team pivoted quickly to begin enrolling patients exposed to COVID-19 into some of the nation’s first clinical trials focused on prevention and early treatment. #UMNDriven #ImpactMedicine Full story ➡️
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UMN broke ground on the new Health Science Education Center. Construction is scheduled to begin in June with completion in December of 2019. Learn more:
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THANK YOU to all the University of Minnesota doctors and those nationwide who strive everyday to provide outstanding care to their patients. Happy Doctors’ Day! #NationalDoctorsDay
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Dr. Mustafa al’Absi has put together an important research survey entitled "Stress and Resilience in the Face of Coronavirus (COVID-19)." Please consider taking it! Survey link ➡️
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Kris Hogquist, PhD, was officially inducted into the National Academy of Sciences last Friday! This is one of the highest honors given to a scientist or engineer. Watch her sign the registry of membership: @theNASciences | @CFI_UMN | #UMNproud
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One of our medical students spoke with @LiveKellyRyan about the organization she helped start to support medical professionals during the pandemic. #UMNProud of everyone involved with @MNcovidsitters 🙌 Watch 📺➡️
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The incoming class at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Duluth has a record number of Native American students this year. Read more 📖➡️
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The @UMNews Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain welcomes Damien Fair as its Director. Dr. Fair has extensive research expertise in brain imaging and cognitive neuroscience, and is renowned for his collaborative and engaging leadership.
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Dr. Alice Lehman, second-year fellow, is one of four awardees of the highly competitive and prestigious LEAP Fellowship through @IDSAInfo . This $100,000 award, funded by @CDCgov , is given to four promising young infectious diseases physicians each year. #UMNproud | #UMN
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You Betcha! Your @MHealthFairview University of Minnesota Medical Center has been recognized as a World's Best Hospital by @Newsweek for its innovation, talent, and patient safety. ➡️
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Thank you @GovMarkDayton for your unwavering support of the University of Minnesota Medical School.
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A leader in training American Indian and Alaskan Native physicians, Dr. Mary Owen has been selected for the @AAMCtoday Group on Diversity and Inclusion Exemplary Leadership Award! ➡️
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Here they come!!! 🎓 #MedSchoolGraduation | #UMNmed2023
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Real-time updates, resources, messages from our leadership and much more regarding #COVID19 can be found at ➡️
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Drs. Emilyn Alejandro and Esther Krook-Magnuson have been named McKnight Presidential Fellows! The program recognizes faculty excellence in research, scholarship, leadership and advancing the University's mission. ➡️
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A team of U of M experts designed a new mask that may serve as a viable alternative for health care workers if N95 masks aren't available. Watch via @KSTP ⬇️
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We have a big one to announce!! Dr. Marc Jenkins has been named a recipient of the @ImmunologyAAI Lifetime Achievement Award which recognizes a member for a career of extraordinary scientific achievement and exceptional leadership. ➡️
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Students React to the 2017 #umnmedschool White Coat Ceremony. Congrats to our students! #UMNproud
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Congratulations @UMNChildrens for being ranked in the top 20 U.S. children's hospitals in innovation and technology, per @parentsmagazine . Read more:
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Fall is in the air. 🍂
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What a day! We're going to miss them, but we couldn't be more excited for what the future holds for these new physicians.
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Named T-suite, for its shape, the new neurosurgical suite at University of Minnesota Medical Center - East Bank Hospital will revolutionize the way brain cancers are treated by allowing surgeons to see what is happening in a patient’s brain during surgery. #Groundbreaking
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“Nobody gets anywhere by themselves.” The Ladder Program, led by Renée Crichlow, MD, seeks to create mentorship with youth from inner-city schools to encourage staying in school and the pursuit of a career in medicine. Learn more:
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As national leaders in medical research, we're equipped with the knowledge and resources to make an impact for the #COVID -19 pandemic. We have been designated by federal officials as the regional treatment center for COVID-19.
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A new grant allows @tajmustapha_md to studyhow unfairness manifests during medical training, where it is prevalent and who is most affected. #DEI #residency #medicaleducation Learn more ➡️
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Shelbie Shelder is a first-generation college student who didn't always think she would go into medicine. Now, she's encouraging other Native students to go into medicine. "You are your ancestors’ wildest dreams.” ➡️
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Happening now: each and every graduate is being recognized in the Class of 2022! #UMNmed2022 #UMNProud
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The envelopes have been opened. Congratulations to fourth-year medical school students across the nation! #MatchDay2017
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Welcome to #MatchDay2019 students!
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For Women in Medicine Month, we are highlighting the extraordinary work of some of our staff, faculty-physicians and researchers who are advancing medicine. #WIMMonth Link 🔗➡️
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