Minnesota Nursing magazine (Fall/Winter 2011) - School of Nursing ...

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School of Nursing Dean Connie Delaney, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI, pictured
with Aaron Friedman, MD both are of the CTSI leadership team. Other
members include: Jasjit Ahluwalia, MD, Bruce Blazar, MD, Barbara Brandt,
PhD, Mark Herzberg, DDS, PhD, Tucker LeBien, PhD, Andrew Nelson, MPH,
Sheila Riggs, DDS.
this award is about capitalizing on the most promising
research and putting findings into practice to improve the
health of our patients and communities.”
The full scope of the U of M’s CTSI includes five areas
of research and expertise: Clinical Translational Research
Services; Biomedical Informatics; Education, Training and
Research Career Development; Populations; and the Office of
Discovery and Translation.
building on the university’s strengths
“With this distinguished grant award, the NIH recognizes
the strength of our University’s clinical research enterprise
and our extraordinary capacity to translate scientific
breakthroughs into improved health and well-being,” says
Aaron Friedman, MD, Vice President for Health Sciences and
dean of the Medical School. “The CTSA provides a catalytic
opportunity to build on the fine foundation already in place at
UMN and across the state of Minnesota.”
The CTSA will tie together research taking place across
focus areas known as the University’s Corridors of Discovery:
cancer, cardiology, diabetes, infectious diseases and brain
sciences. It will also leverage work happening in other
University programs, with our community partners, as well as
with CTSA partners across the region and nation, maximizing
the potential impact.
Learn more about the CTSA at
www.ctsaweb.org/docs/CTSA_FactSheet.pdf
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In 2011, the School of Nursing ranked in the top 5
percent among public and private nursing schools
in the nation (U.S. News & World Report). The school
also ranked in the top 10 in midwifery and clinical
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