Alumni

Our Graduates Become Your Doctors

The University of Minnesota Medical School has a network of more than 17,000 accomplished alumni. Our graduates play an important role in improving the medical profession, changing public policy and advancing health care. We take great pride in your success and want to hear from you! Please update your contact information, and share your professional and personal accomplishments.

MD and MD/PhD Alumni

17,703 total

12,564 living
6,831 living in Minnesota
6,805 living in Minnesota, not retired

Trainee Alumni

14,248 total

11,471 resident alumni
2,777 fellow alumni

Alumni News

M-ASCEND and T32: Training Cancer Researchers Alongside the Communities They Serve

Over two decades, the University of Minnesota Program in Health Disparities Research (PHDR) has built training that brings more people into cancer research and keeps them connected to the communities they serve. Seventeen years ago, the Masonic Cancer Center and PHDR began to work together to widen the career paths into cancer research.Early on, PHDR founding director Dr. Kolawole Okuyemi, along with Christopher Pennell, PhD, won National Cancer Institute funding for internships for high school and undergraduate students. When Dr. Michele Allen became PHDR director, she and Dr. Pennell...

Our 2026 Family Medicine Graduates: Where Are They Now?

Now that the 2026 graduation celebrations have wrapped, we decided to see what our amazing and talented trainees are up to.

2026 Family Medicine Graduates Share Advice and Future Plans

In June 2026, the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health hosted its 57th commencement ceremony at McNamara Alumni Center. Residency and fellowship graduates alike are headed out to launch or continue their practices. A few graduates shared their plans – along with words of advice for the next class.

Celebrating the 2026 Family Medicine Graduates and Award Winners

At the Department’s 57th commencement ceremony, department and program leadership honored an outstanding group of graduates and award winners.

Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Joshua Stein Champions Mental Health Care for Children in Minnesota

Through his leadership at PrairieCare and community outreach initiatives, Dr. Stein is dedicated to expanding psychiatric care and resources for families in the Twin Cities.

Alumni Celebration & Reunions 2026

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