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.
In her role as president, Cunningham is focused on prioritizing an accessible, world-class education for students and advancing the University’s mission to enhance the health, safety, and prosperity of people across the state, nation, and world. She maintains a faculty appointment in the School of Public Health’s Division of Epidemiology & Community Health. Before joining the university, Cunningham served as the vice president for research and innovation at the University of Michigan.
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Cunningham began her tenure as the University of Minnesota’s 18th president on July 1, 2024.
She holds a bachelor’s degree from Fairfield University and a medical doctorate from Jefferson Medical College. Cunningham completed her residency in emergency medicine at the University of Michigan.
The event will also include best-selling author Elisabeth Rosenthal, MD, a networking reception, a physicians-in-training poster symposium, recognition of MMA award winners, and an introduction to the next MMA president, Lisa Mattson, MD.
For more details and to register, click here.
October 16, 2025
Minnesota physicians should not expect to receive Medicare fee-for-service payments for services rendered on or after October 1 until the end of the federal government shutdown.
October 16, 2025
The TABLE (The Team of Advisors Bringing Lived Experience), a 15-member team with direct experience of homelessness who provide input on programs, projects, and policies in Rochester, was awarded the Northern Light Award for Greater Minnesota on October 1 at the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless (MCH) Annual Conference.
October 9, 2025
The MMA is partnering with Hennepin Healthcare to offer an in-person session on “Supporting Patients, Families, and Professionals in the Aftermath of Crisis” on October 21 from 6 to 8 pm in Room RL110 at the HCMC Red Building, 730 South 8th Street, in Minneapolis.