Tag Archives: North Minneapolis

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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Next Ladder Meeting – March 8th: Dentistry!

Posted on March 3, 2014 by therealtinlizzy

You have a great smile! It takes work to keep that smile great: at the next meeting of the Ladder we’ll learn about the medical practice of dentistry – which is not only all about keeping smiles looking awesome, but keeping … Continue reading →

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February Meeting Recap: Hearing and the Ear!

Posted on February 11, 2014 by therealtinlizzy

At February’s meeting of The Ladder, we learned all about hearing and ears: inner and outer parts of the ear, how sound travels through our ears so we can hear it, how to find out if something’s wrong in an … Continue reading →

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Next Ladder Meeting February 8th: Hearing and Ears!

Posted on February 5, 2014 by therealtinlizzy

The next meeting of The Ladder is in just a few days – Saturday February 8th – on the topic of ears and hearing! Probably won’t take you long to think of what your ears do for you and why … Continue reading →

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Next Meeting of The Ladder: Sports Medicine with David Olson, M.D.

Posted on October 31, 2013 by therealtinlizzy

No, you’re not having deja vu…pinch-hitting for Medical Scholar Renée at December 14th’s meeting of the Ladder will be sports medicine physician David Olson, M.D.! Dr. Olson will be teaching about sports injuries and reading x-rays, as well as demonstrating … Continue reading →

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