May 14, 2026
Dozens of physicians, physicians-in-training, and other healthcare professionals gathered at the Capitol on May 12 to participate in Protect Minnesota’s "White Coats at the Capitol for Gun Violence Prevention.”
The press event was organized by Protect Minnesota to put pressure on House GOP leadership to bring SF 4067, which recently passed the Senate, to the House floor for a vote. The legislation is an MMA legislative priority, and includes a statewide ban on assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, and mental health initiatives.
The event included a simulation that was meant to demonstrate the large number of highly trained individuals and resources required to treat one pediatric patient with a gunshot wound. Physicians, physicians-in-training, and other healthcare professionals in attendance played the roles of EMS, radiologist, trauma surgeon, ER physician, ER charge nurse, lab tech, neurosurgery team, social worker, intensive care team, pharmacy team, chaplain, and others.
The simulation was led by Maggiy Emery, the executive director of Protect Minnesota, and Patricia Angeline Valusek, MD, a pediatric general surgeon at Children’s Minnesota. On the morning of the shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School, Valusek was the pediatric trauma surgeon on duty at Children’s Minnesota.
The Minnesota House has yet to take up the bill.
Picture: Patricia Angeline Valusek, MD, a pediatric general surgeon at Children’s Minnesota, spoke about the Annunciation shooting on May 12.
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Minnesota Democrats had a strong showing on Election Day, November 3, expanding their majority in the Senate, and breaking the two-year tie in the House to regain control of both chambers.
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The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) reported on October 29 that the number of measles cases in Minnesota for 2026 has reached a total of 80 cases — the most the state has seen in a single year since 1990.
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On October 29, a federal judge ruled that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) exceeded its authority when it restricted the definition of medical frailty – for the purpose of Medicaid work requirement exemptions– beyond the language in statute H.R. 1 (i.e., the One Big Beautiful Bill Act).