DEAN JAKUB TOLAR, MD, PhD

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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...

POINTS OF PRIDE

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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NIH Research

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Rural Physicians Training

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Training Native American Physicians

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Sponsored Research

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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.

HEADLINES

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Helping Students Navigate Mental Health Concerns

The study was co-led by Michelle Corkrum, PhD, a third-year medical student in the Medical Scientist Training Program (MD/PhD) and Ana Covelo, PhD, in the lab of Alfonso Araque, PhD, and in collaboration with Mark Thomas, PhD.

Brenna Greenfield, PhD, LP, an assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health on the Duluth campus, collaborates with the White Earth Nation to develop culturally safe approaches in preventing opioid overdose deaths.

University of Minnesota Medical School discovers a druggable target to treat the effects of muscular dystrophy.

A new app in development between the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health and Treatment.com aims to make healthcare more accessible worldwide and form life-long relationships with patients.

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A 20/20 View of Cancer

 

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