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At the University of Minnesota, we are treating patients, educating tomorrow’s health professionals, and making discoveries that improve health care in Minnesota and around the world.
The University of Minnesota trains Minnesota’s health professional workforce.
This includes 70% of physicians, 60% of pharmacists, 73% of dentists, 69% of public health professionals, and 70% of doctors of veterinary medicine. We also have the second largest full-time Doctor of Nursing Practice program in the country, offer Minnesota’s only PhD program in nursing, and were the first in the U.S. to offer a health coaching graduate degree.
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Health professionals, students and learners trained each year
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Education and Training
Training the next generation of health professionals
Our students across all health professions learn, work, and collaborate together. Our graduates go on to better their communities, heal both animal and human patients, and develop life-changing treatments and cures.
Learn more about: education and training opportunities.
Health Care
Academic health: Care based on current research and cutting-edge technologies
Innovations in patient care happen in academic health, where groundbreaking work by dentists, nurses, pharmacists, physicians, veterinarians and other health professionals is redefining health care.
Learn more about the University's full range of health care services for adults, children, and animals.
Research
Field-shaping researchers who improve health and save lives
From breakthrough to development, concept to clinical trial, we have the expertise to tackle complex health problems that cannot be solved from one perspective alone.
Learn more about health sciences research.
