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Welcome to the University of Minnesota Medical School, a world-class institution with a long history of leadership and discoveries that have changed the practice of medicine. We engage undergraduates in science and medicine, train medical students, produce PhDs in research, and enrich the experience of post-doctoral students, residents and fellows...

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OUR MISSION

We provide innovative education and training, research that advances medicine, and clinical care that improves the lives of our patients.

OUR VISION

Give the best of ourselves to create a Medical School where individuals thrive, collaborations elevate, and the best of medical practice, research and education form our legacy.

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Training Native American Physicians

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Primary Care Physicians Training

70%

Minnesota's physicians trained at UMN Medical School

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MEDICAL DISCOVERY TEAMS

Medical Discovery Teams work to advance research and care surrounding critical issues that affect our state; Addiction, Biology of Aging, Optical Imaging and Brain Science and Rural & American Indian Health Disparities.

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OUR ALUMNI

Our graduates play an important role in improving the medical profession, changing public policy and advancing health care. Seventy-percent of Minnesota's physicians trained at the University of Minnesota Medical School.

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PHILANTHROPY

Your support enables our researchers to discover and deliver new treatments and cures, prepare leaders of the future, and transform healthcare delivery and quality.

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Graduate Students Help Lead Breast Cancer Treatment Research

The researchers found beta-blocker use to be a risk factor for hospitalizations for heart failure among these patients with “stiff heart” heart failure.

Rebecca Shlafer, PhD, MPH, an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics, recently received notice of her appointment to the Children’s Cabinet Advisory Council. Her research on the intersections of criminal justice and health and their impact on child wellbeing make her the perfect candidate for a state-led team focused on “placing children at the center of government.”

U of M Medical School researchers Lucie Turcotte, MD, and Joseph Neglia, MD, MPH, conducted a study that looked at childhood cancer survivors treated with different classes of chemotherapy. The goal was to understand on a deeper level how patients were affected if radiation was removed from treatment.

New University of Minnesota Medical School research finds postpartum women are generally getting prescribed more narcotics than they need. Cresta Jones, MD, FACOG believes establishing new guidelines will help protect patients.

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