July 25, 2024
MMA Board of Trustee member Dionne Hart, MD, has been named as a trustee to the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Board of Trustees. She is the first Mayo Clinic trained female physician and person of color elected to the board.
Hart, a graduate of the Mayo Clinic Psychiatry Residency Program, is also the first Black woman elected to the MMA’s board and to serve as president of the Zumbro Valley Medical Society.
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Hart was recently appointed by the Minnesota Legislature to the Priority Admission Review Panel, which will evaluate the 48-hour timeline required under Minnesota statute, propose legislative amendments, and review the effectiveness of the new proposed framework created in the amendment to the priority admission law in 2024.
As an APA trustee, Hart’s priorities will include expanding access to mental healthcare for underserved patient populations including rural, minoritized, and justice-involved communities throughout the nation.
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.