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Next Ladder Meeting – August 9th: Organs!

Posted on August 5, 2014 by therealtinlizzy

  Wait no – not THAT kind of organ (although – those kinds of organs are incredibly cool!) – we’re talking about THESE kinds of organs: At the next Ladder meeting this coming Saturday, August 9th – we’ll be learning all about … Continue reading →

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July Meeting Recap: Infectious Disease!

Posted on July 20, 2014 by therealtinlizzy

July’s meeting of The Ladder brought together medical scholars of all ages to the UROC in North Minneapolis to learn about infectious disease. In addition to learning about different varieties and causes of infectious disease, we learned about those folks in medicine & … Continue reading →

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Next Meeting of The Ladder – July 12th: Infectious Disease!

Posted on July 7, 2014 by therealtinlizzy

They’re everywhere…all around you…on you…in you…no – we’re not being paranoid or conspiracy theorists – we’re talking about microorganisms (or microbes for short!)! And by microorganisms we mean critters like bacteria, viruses, yeasts – all the beasties that are microscopic (unable to be seen … Continue reading →

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June Meeting Recap: ENT Medicine & Physiology

Posted on July 7, 2014 by therealtinlizzy

At June’s meeting of the Ladder, medical scholars gathered for food, fun and learning about ENT (ears/nose/throat) medicine and physiology! First, while sharing lunch in small groups, medical scholars introduced themselves to one another and spent some time sharing perspectives on a couple of particularly relevant thoughts from … Continue reading →

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Next Meeting of The Ladder – June 14th: Ear/Nose/Throat Medicine & Surgery

Posted on May 28, 2014 by therealtinlizzy

Otolaryngology. Say what? Try oh-toe-lare-in-gol-oh-jee. Also known as ear/nose/throat medicine, or just ENT for short. The field of medicine encompasses not only some of the longest, most tongue-twisting, Latin & Greek-rooted terms you’ll ever have to hear/read/pronounce, but also plenty of impressively tidy abbreviations. Ear/nose/throat medicine has all the phenomenal cosmic … Continue reading →

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May Meeting Recap: Bones!

Posted on May 14, 2014 by therealtinlizzy

Saturday’s meeting of the Ladder saw a great turnout of medical scholars ages 9-99 (and even a few younger!) on a beautiful sunny Spring day in North Minneapolis to share lunch, connect with each other, learn, and (never to be overlooked) have … Continue reading →

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Next Meeting of the Ladder – May 10th: Bones!

Posted on April 30, 2014 by therealtinlizzy

What do you know about bones? You probably know you have a whole lot of them, and that without them you’d have a pretty rough time doing much of anything. At the next meeting of the Ladder we’ll learn all about bones … Continue reading →

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April Meeting Recap: “Asthma! And Asthma.”

Posted on April 14, 2014 by therealtinlizzy

Saturday’s meeting of the Ladder was all about asthma – or as medical scholar Renee put it: “Asthma! And Asthma.” Punctuating asthma with both a “!” and “.” was to teach us about asthma not only as an acute condition … Continue reading →

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Next Meeting of The Ladder – April 12th: Asthma

Posted on April 6, 2014 by therealtinlizzy

At a previous gathering of The Ladder, we learned all about the lungs. Maybe you’ve heard of asthma – a condition that keeps the lungs from functioning as awesomely as they should. At April’s meeting of the Ladder we’ll learn specifically about asthma … Continue reading →

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March Meeting Recap: Dentistry and Dental Health!

Posted on March 24, 2014 by therealtinlizzy

We were super fortunate to have some awesome guest scholars at the March meeting of the Ladder: students from the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry! After making use of our mouths to eat lunch and introduce ourselves to one … Continue reading →

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