Join us for the Advanced Cardiac Physiology & Anatomy course held January 5-9, 2026. @UMN_IBP @UMNIEM @UMNSurgery ➡️ Registration & additional information: z.umn.edu/PHSL5510

Extended reality (XR)—which includes virtual reality, mixed reality, and augmented reality—is helping students learn physiology. In this review, a @UMNews team explains that, in addition to lectures and textbooks, physiology education was traditionally performed during laboratory sessions, often using anesthetized animals such as frogs and dogs. In the early 1900s, French physiologist Claude Bernard “implemented experimental physiology using animal models.” Between the 1900s and 1950s, training laboratories that used animals became standard, and by the 1970s and 1980s, ethical concerns began to reduce animal use. Today, XR is used in physiology education to present dynamic processes that are difficult to demonstrate with static models, including muscle contraction and renal function. A key advantage of XR over traditional laboratories is that it is scalable and easy to distribute. With these advantages, XR further supports a shift away from using animals to demonstrate dynamic physiological processes. By @VisibleHeartLab, @UMNIEM, and @UMNBME. Read the full review here: sciencedirect.com/science/ar… #MedEd #MedicalEducation #VirtualReality #AugmentedReality #ExtendedReality

🫀 Innovations in Aortic Stent Grafting 🫀 During this session, you will hear from Jacqueline Berning (@CookMedical), Nolan Circillo-Penn (@UMNews), and Javier Navarro Rueda (@VisibleHeartLab). #DMD2026 | #UMNProud | #UMNIEM

Excited to kick off the 26th year of the PHSL 5510: Advanced Cardiac Physiology & Anatomy week-long intensive course. 162 participants will be spending the week in lectures, small group discussions, demonstrations and participation in a human gross anatomy laboratory. @UMNIBP

Congrats Renee and James on your recent publications, "Anatomic complexities of the human right ventricle: Considerations for clinical practice in the electrophysiology laboratory." doi.org/10.1016/j.hroo.2025.…

Join @VisibleHeartLab for the Advanced Cardiac Physiology & Anatomy course! The course provides an overview of the physiology & anatomy underlying cardiac function through lectures, demonstrations, & a human gross anatomy laboratory. Learn more here: bit.ly/48BJH4X

Today is THE DAY! On this important day of giving, your support directly support graduate student training, our educational outreach mission, and maintaining our open access to our Human Heart Library 🫀 Learn more here: lnkd.in/gpGHY3AC  #UMNProud | #GiveToTheMax

How can 3D tech help treat #CongenitalHeartDisorders? Dr. Javier Navarro Rueda and his team are using 3D tech to help surgeons plan complex procedures, training the next gen of clinicians. Learn more about in @UMNIEM's latest interview: bit.ly/4qISSbT

📍@VisibleHeartLab  in the Mayo Building! Take a tour with them and learn more about their research: med.umn.edu/vhlab   #UMNIEM #UMNProud

Give to the Max Day is next Thursday, November 20! Your generous donations directly support VHL’s mission to train the next generation of medical device innovators and experts in cardiac anatomy and physiology🫀💪  Learn more here: med.umn.edu/vhlab/give   @UMNIEM | #UMNProud

In April this year,  Dr. Javier Navarro Rueda joined the University of Minnesota as a new Assistant Professor at @VisibleHeartLab! Read more about Dr. Navarro Rueda from our latest interview with him: bit.ly/4qISSbT   #UMNIEM

Read the latest interview with VHL Assistant Professer Dr. Javier Navarro Rueda med.umn.edu/iem/news/meet-ja…

Please join us next Friday, November 14, 2025 for the 18th Annual Earl E. Bakken Symposium!

No tricks or treats here, just a Halloween story from @VisibleHeartLab and @UMNMDC to remember 🍂 🎃 Read the full story from the University Archives: bit.ly/49enCLs @UMNCSE | @umnmedschool

Congratulations Dr. Bielecki on your recent publication!

Join #UMNSurgery on Nov. 14 for the 18th Annual Earl E. Bakken Symposium! Learn about the latest innovations and therapies for thoracic organ transplantation and preservation technologies! Register today! ➡️ z.umn.edu/as2r

Register today for the 18th Annual Earl E. Bakken Symposium: ➡️z.umn.edu/ap1a

Fly through real coronary arteries from micro-CT scans in our Coronary Quest app 🤳! 👀 Check out our other phone apps (all free): med.umn.edu/vhlab/resources @UMNIEM | #UMNProud #UMNVHL | #EducationalApps

👀 Did you know that the UMN Stent app and all our other phone apps are completely free?! Check them out here: med.umn.edu/vhlab/resources @UMNIEM | #UMNProud #UMNVHL | #EducationalApps

This resource, along with much of our work, would not be made possible without the generous donors and their families from LifeSource, thank you🫀 👀 Check out our other free educational resources: bit.ly/4fvjiZp @UMNIEM | #UMNVHL