About Mini Medical School
Each semester, the Academic Health Center presents Mini Medical School. Once a week for 5 weeks, Mini Med students – from high school students to retirees with a shared interest in medicine – embark on a journey examining the scientific foundations of health and disease, presented in a language everyone can understand. Your guides are internationally renowned University of Minnesota experts who shape the way health care is delivered locally and globally.
In addition to hearing presentations from our world-renowned researchers, Mini Med students can take part in experiential activities before most classes. The activities are designed to put students directly into the shoes of U of M medical students. You'll experience the latest medical devices, learn about our leading-edge research, and get a up-close look at the organs of the human body.
Mini Medical School classes are taught in the same auditorium used by 2nd year medical students.
About the Academic Health Center
The University of Minnesota’s Academic Health Center comprises 6 schools and colleges that train health professionals. It’s also home to many centers and institutes that focus on specific fields of study.
We are one of the most comprehensive academic health centers in the nation. Our health professionals and students work and learn together. Doctors train with pharmacists. Public health workers partner with veterinarians. Nurses collaborate with dentists.
What does this mean for Minnesotans?
Well-trained, collaborative health care providers. Highly informed researchers exposed to different perspectives. And ultimately, healthier families.
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