Gillette Childrens Specialty Health Care

ResearchGillette research activities concentrate on clinical applications devoted to finding effective medical interventions for disabling conditions and their related effects. Research at Gillette consists of seven major emphasis areas (gait and motion analysis, health services, neurosciences, orthopedics, pain and comfort, rehabilitation, and spine), all of which seek to improve the lives of children who have disabilities and complex conditions. During 2024, Gillette researchers were engaged in 90 active studies to unlock new discoveries, and 80 studies were published in peer-reviewed journals to share knowledge with the world. Additionally, a growing number of active research clinical patient care, Gillette's research activities advance our mission to help children create their own stories.

EducationGillette provides graduate medical education in collaboration with the University of Minnesota and provides seminars and other educational programs with the goal to share expertise that benefits all children who have complex conditions. Gillette offers residencies and fellowships in orthopedics, and pediatric rehabilitation medicine. Through fellowships, seminars and other educational programs, Gillette strives to share expertise that benefits all children who have complex conditions.Gillette facilities are made available for training of health care students through arrangements with area educational institutions. Gillette offers residencies and fellowships in such specialties as pediatrics, orthopedics, and pediatric rehabilitation medicine. A teaching hospital, Gillette trains residents from the University of Minnesota and Henry Ford Health in Detroit, who spend one to three months under the mentorship of Gillette's medical staff. In many cases, Gillette offers physicians their only exposure during residency to patients with certain disabilities. Gillette also offers shadowing and mentorship programs for students, along with professional education opportunities in such areas as physical therapy, radiology, nursing, respiratory care and assistive technology. Some of the students who make use of these training programs ultimately join the staff of Gillette.Gillette also provides extensive Continuing Medical Education services to physicians and other health care providers in our area of expertise. Participants travel from around the region and globe to learn from Gillette experts each year. These programs also support the ongoing development of referral and partnership arrangements and relationships that direct patients to Gillette for their care. Gillette covers the unreimbursed costs of medical education and is fully accredited by the Minnesota Medical Association to provide continuing medical education (CME). Gillette sponsors conferences on topics such as cerebral palsy, orthopedics, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Rett syndrome, and motion analysis. During 2024, Gillette provided over 100 hours of clinical medical education to more than 450 physicians and 1,500 other health care providers. Typical audiences include pediatricians, family practitioners, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and orthotists.