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University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

COAHEC presents the JJ Cohen Mini Med School

Since 1989, Mini Med at the CU School of Medicine has educated and thrilled audiences of all ages and interests throughout Colorado and beyond with presentations by renowned doctors in the field on topics ranging from chronic medical conditions to current and emerging medicine.

Mini Med will be offered from the Anschutz Medical Campus one night weekly for four weeks in the spring semester and four weeks in the fall semester. Fall semester sessions begin on October 4, 2023, from 7p – 8p, which include a live Q&A. Each session will be live-streamed via Zoom from the presenter’s location to communities in Colorado.

INTRODUCING: “Frontiers in Medicine.” One session each semester will be presented from a remote location in Colorado with a local doctor and live-streamed to all other locations.

WHERE: Join us at the Anschutz Medical Campus (AMC) in Aurora, in our lecture hall, or a location near you. After your registration, we will contact you with the closest in-person locations in your county, and provide a Zoom link for your use.

Fall Semester Line Up
Location	Date	Session Title	Presenter
Anschutz Medical Campus Education 2 North Room 1102	October 4, 2023 7:00 PM-8:00 PM	Obesity as a Disease, How It Develops, and How We Treat It	Dr. Daniel H. Bessesen, MD

Anschutz Medical Campus Education 2 North Room 1102	October 11, 2023 7:00 PM-8:00 PM	Pneumonia, the Old Man's Friend	Dr. Brian Wolfe, MD

Anschutz Medical Campus Education 2 North Room 1102 Live in Wray, Colorado	October 18, 2023 7:00 PM-8:00 PM	Birth on the Frontier: Stories of Pregnancy Challenges and Success in Rural Colorado	Dr. Lindsey Paulson, MD

Anschutz Medical Campus Education 2 North Room 1102	October 25, 2023 7:00 PM-8:00 PM	Pediatric Fevers: Not All Created Equal	Dr. Leana S. May (Moser) DO, MPH

For any questions, please contact

co-ahec-communications@cuanschutz.edu

Dr. Lindsey Paulson, MD

A staff physician at Wray Community District Hospital and Clinic, Dr. Paulson has been able to fulfill her lifelong dream of practicing full-spectrum Family Medicine including obstetrics, pediatrics, inpatient, outpatient and emergency medicine. She is faculty at the NCFM Wray rural training track as well as the CU Department of Family Medicine where she serves as a preceptor for the Integrated Longitudinal Clerkship. She is trained in surgical obstetrics and is passionate about providing safe, high quality pregnancy care in rural Colorado. Prior to moving to Wray, Lindsey completed her residency at North Colorado Family Medicine in Greeley where she was administrative chief resident. Outside of work, Dr. Paulson enjoys spending time with her husband and three children, traveling, reading, and is deeply involved in the Wray and Colorado communities. She serves on the Board of Trustees of the Boettcher Foundation and is a “Wray Eagles Superfan”.  She can be found on any given day on the sidelines at flag football practice, sharing stories with her elderly neighbors, mentoring resident physicians and medical students, or wearing her purple Converse sneakers and screaming her heart out for the Wray Eagles.

Dr. Brian Wolfe, MD

Brian Wolfe, MD is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado. He obtained his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2001 and completed his residency and chief residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in 2005. Prior to joining the Hospital Medicine Division at the University of Colorado Hospital in 2010, he held academic appointments at Vanderbilt University and Temple University.

He serves as Co-Director of the Advanced Practice Fellowship, an innovative year-long program that trains nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the art of inpatient medical care. Brian is a Compass Guide within the school of medicine, working with 20 students longitudinally, supporting their development through coaching, teaching, mentoring, and advising. He serves as the Medical Director of the DAWN clinic, a student-run free clinic treating uninsured adults in Aurora, Colorado. Nationally, he is a member of the ABIM maintenance of certification examination development committee member.

Outside of medicine, he is on the Board of Trustees for his alma mater, Emory and Henry College. Most importantly, he serves as a taxi driver to a 14-year old daughter and 11 year-old son.

Dr. Leana S May (Moser) DO, MPH

Dr. May received her medical degree from Michigan State College of Osteopathic Medicine and her Master of Public Health from the University of Michigan School of Public Health. She completed her pediatric residency at Connecticut Children's Medical Center followed by a pediatric global health service delivery fellowship in partnership with Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital, and Partners In Health.

Dr. May works clinically in the Children’s Hospital of Colorado Pediatric Emergency Room. She currently serves as the Associate Director of the Global Health Track at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and the Director of the Children’s Hospital of Colorado Pediatric Residency Global Health Pathway. In addition, she is a University of Colorado School of Medicine COMPASS Guide, serving as a medical educator, coach, and longitudinal mentor to medical students spanning their medical school career.

Dr. May has worked in nine resource-limited nations, with ongoing educational work, and research, in Rwanda, through the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) and Partners In Health. Dr. May's scholarly interests include global health medical education, mentorship, and pediatric healthcare capacity building through health system strengthening.

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JJ Cohen Mini Med School

JJ Cohen Mini Med School

JJ Cohen Mini Med School

Since 1989, Mini Med at the CU School of Medicine has educated and thrilled audiences of all ages and interests throughout Colorado and beyond with presentations by renowned doctors in the field on topics ranging from chronic medical conditions to current and emerging medicine.

INTRODUCING: “Frontiers in Medicine.” One session each semester will be presented from a remote location in Colorado with a local doctor and live-streamed to all other locations.

WHERE: Join us at the Anschutz Medical Campus (AMC) in Aurora, in our lecture hall, or a location near you. After your registration, we will contact you with the closest in-person locations in your county, and provide a Zoom link for your use.

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