Medical School COVID-19 Research

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...

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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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Primary Care Physicians Training

70%

Minnesota's physicians trained at UMN Medical School

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Diversity Statement

The University of Minnesota Medical School is committed to excellence. Our mission will only be achieved through embracing and nurturing an environment of diversity, inclusiveness, equal opportunity, and respect for the similarities and differences in our community. Read our diversity policy.

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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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U OF M COVID-19 RELIEF

You can help. Two new funds have been created at the University of Minnesota to support student emergency needs and to assist medical personnel on the front lines as they lead and develop new COVID-19 treatments, therapies and vaccines.

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Hippocrates Cafe to Debut in First-Ever TV Episode, ‘Reflections on the Pandemic’

Rahel Nardos, MD, MCR, and Damien Fair, PA-C, PhD, a married faculty duo are joining the University of Minnesota Medical School in different fields of medicine.Dr. Fair serves as the co-director of the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain, and Dr. Nardos is an associate professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health and serves as a urogynecologist and director for Global Women's Health at the Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility.

Christen Ebens, MD, MPH, in the Department of Pediatrics, and Meghan Rothenberger, MD, in the Department of Medicine, co-lead the U of M site for an international study collecting samples from some of COVID-19’s most unexpected, yet sickest, patients. The research will determine if genetics plays a role in who falls ill with the disease.

Josie Syverson, MD, a 2013 alumna from the University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus, reflects on clinical changes in rural medicine and the power of community both in school and during her career.

The project will create an interprofessional team that involves cardiothoracic surgery, infectious disease, addiction medicine, nurse management, and social work, as well as a Peer Support Specialist from the Native American Community Clinic.

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Update from Dean Jakub Tolar, MD, PhD

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Medical School COVID-19 Resources