Health Sciences Care Corners

What is a Care Corner?

A Care Corner is a unique space that offers health professional students access to non-perishable foods and hygiene products in a discreet manner. These Care Corners can take form in cabinets, tables with baskets, and even refrigerators. They are located in high-traffic areas for the students increasing their accessibility. Furthermore, these Care Corners create an additional opportunity to provide students with information about the Nutritious U Pantry and other wellbeing resources available through the University of Minnesota and the state.

Why are Care Corners Needed?

The University of Minnesota’s Grad SERU data has shown that 11% of professional students are food insecure. The Care Corners were individually created to help combat the food insecurity among health professional students in addition to other resources offered by the University of Minnesota. More specifically, Care Corners help provide students with additional food between the openings of Nutritious U, an extremely beneficial resource that is open for a total of 24 hours over three days each month. Additionally, the Care Corners provide increased accessibility to food for health professional students as they are located in areas that are more heavily trafficked by this particular population. Overall, the Care Corners are a supplemental program that is working to improve food insecurity among health professional students.

Who are the Care Corners For?

Care Corners are primarily targeting health professional students and staff at the University of Minnesota. Some Care Corners are open to all of these students and staff members, and others are primarily open to the students within their school/program. Additionally, non-perishable foods and hygiene supplies can be donated to the Care Corners from students and staff, such as through the food drives operated each semester.

Care Corner Support

Student leaders, staff and faculty throughout the health sciences are constantly brainstorming ways to expand the Care Corner and improve the resource for health professional students. The form below lists the ways in which you can support the Care Corners. If you would like to assist, help us brainstorm, or get involved in any way, please let us know!

Care Corner Support: Student Intake Form

Donations

Care Corner Locations

Twin Cities Campus:

CHIP Care Corner: IP Student Lounge - HSEC 7-110*
Nursing Care Corner: WDH 2-139
Mayo Care Corner: Outside of Mayo A-110
Dentistry Care Corner: Moos 15-106*
Vet Med Care Corner: Ben Pomeroy 108
Pharmacy: WDH 1-120
OT: ChRC 220
MLS: Moos 3-317

Duluth Campus:

Pharmacy Care Corner: LSci 162**

St. Paul Campus:

Food Science and Nutrition Building: FSCN 255

*UCard access needed
**Proxy card access required