ALAMOSA — CU Mini Med School is a free eight-week program via webinar in Alamosa. Participants will not get a medical degree nor can they practice medicine, but they will get the background, the overviews, and the updates that can make all the pieces of the biomedical puzzle fall into place and if they attend at least five of the eight sessions, they will get a diploma!

The purpose is simply to enlighten, provide a scientific background that will improve participants’ understanding of the human body, and help them take charge of their own health. The CU Mini Med School was founded in 1989 by J. John Cohen, MD, PhD, and Professor of Immunology & Medicine. With more than 25,000 graduates to date, the program continues to be the most popular and anticipated event offered by the University of Colorado School of Medicine. CU Mini Med School is taught by experts in their fields, who are chosen for their ability to make the technical language of medicine understandable.

The webinar will be held at TSJC Valley Campus Room 107 from 7–8:30 p.m. on Wednesday evenings. The dates for 2017 are September 6, 13 and 27 October 4, 11, 18, 25 and November 1st. Please arrive 15 minutes early to check in.

Mini Med II covers topics such as The Opioid Epidemic, Secrets of Successful Aging, Medical Ethics, Topics in Medicine, What Science Tells Us About How to Lose Weight and Keep it Off Forever, Neurology, Emergency Medicine and How Doctors Diagnose.  Each presentation includes an hour on the evening's topic, followed by a question-and-answer period. 

The popular lecture series is a community service offered by the CU School of Medicine. Classes are held on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora and are seen by live video feed to sites around the state of Colorado. Registration is required in order to attend.

Call the SLV AHEC at 589-4977 for further information or register at  http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/medicalschool/community/MiniMed/Pages/Registration.aspx