The University of Minnesota Department of Urology has received formal approval from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the Urology Residency Review Committee to permanently increase its residency program from three to four residents per year. The program will add one resident annually, reaching a total of 20 residents by the 2030-2031 academic year."This approval reflects the strength of our faculty, training environment, and institutional partnerships," said Dr. Philipp Dahm, Residency Program Director in the Department of Urology. "It represents an...
At the University of Minnesota Medical School’s summer white coat ceremony, the milestone of receiving a white coat marks the beginning of medical school, but the true foundation of each future physician is built long before they ever step on campus.While the destination is the same, no two journeys to medical school look the same.Whether shaped by the tactical field hospitals of the National Guard or the non-traditional path of an undergraduate liberal arts degree, future physicians enter the profession shaped by the unique challenges that defined their roads to medical school. ...
A closer look at the path from medical school to independent practice and how residents grow in skill, confidence and autonomy along the way.
