January 30, 2025
The Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care (ORHPC) has launched a new and improved Minnesota Healthcare Workforce Dashboard.
The dashboard features data on licensed providers in a range of healthcare fields, including physicians, nurses, mental health professionals, dentists, respiratory therapists, and many others.
The data will provide industry partners and stakeholders, including government agencies, researchers, students, educators, medical professionals, professional organizations, media, legislators, and more with the latest information on Minnesota’s healthcare workforce landscape.
The dashboard provides answers to frequently asked workforce questions, such as: who are Minnesota’s healthcare providers and where they work.
ORHPC will update the dashboard to address user needs and interests.
For more information about survey and analysis methods, please see the Health Workforce Analysis Survey Methodology page. For data requests or additional information, please contact health.workforce@state.mn.us.
August 28, 2025
The apparent removal of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director, Susan Monarez, PhD, after just weeks on the job, further imperils the work of the CDC and the health of Americans. Her removal was followed by the resignations of other senior leaders at the CDC, who have accused HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. of undermining scientific recommendations for vaccines.
August 26, 2025
University of Minnesota President Rebecca Cunningham, MD, will speak at the Empowering Physicians: A Night of Learning & Connection event on Friday, September 26, from 4 to 9 pm, at the historic Hewing Hotel in downtown Minneapolis.
August 26, 2025
America's physicians are seeing a rise in misinformation and disinformation from patients these days, and it’s impacting patient care, according to a new study from the Physicians Foundation.