We are the University of Minnesota — a public non-profit university that places Minnesota’s health at the center of what we do.
Mission: To foster a healthier Minnesota through education, accessible care, innovation, and partnerships.
Vision: Minnesota leads the nation as the healthiest state.
Our Shared Goal
Objectives
- 1: Expand Access by Reducing Healthcare Workforce Shortages Statewide
- 2: Reduce Health Inequities by Expanding Partnerships to Reach Rural and Other Underserved Communities
- 3: Improve Healthcare Quality Close to Home
- 4: Transform Health Outcomes Through Innovation in Prevention, Treatment, and Care Models
Minnesota is facing a critical shortage of healthcare providers. The University plays a unique role in training the next generation of healthcare professionals. We will increase the number of professionals we train and ensure they are prepared to work effectively across disciplines and to utilize advanced technologies.
Current work:
- The University graduates approximately 70% of the health professional workforce in Minnesota.
- Our main programs are located on the Twin Cities, Duluth and Rochester campuses, as well as a new Medical School regional campus opening in St. Cloud in 2025.
We are committed to serving the entire state of Minnesota, especially underserved populations in rural, urban, and Tribal communities. Providers from these communities, and health professionals who are trained in these communities, are more likely to continue working in them. We will enhance our partnerships with organizations and providers to ensure all Minnesotans receive high-quality care by highly trained health professionals.
Current work: Our health sciences schools partner with organizations and health providers across the state. Here are just a sample:
- Dentistry training in Hibbing, Cook, Moorhead, and Willmar and four Tribal locations; Cass Lake, Cloquet, Ogema, and Red Lake
- Partnership with People’s Center and Clinics to provide dental care to patients in South Minneapolis
- Rural medical residency track in Willmar
- Rural Physician Associate Program (RPAP)
- Partnership with St. Cloud State University for the Doctor of Nursing
- School of Nursing partnership with Great Plains and Minnesota Indian Health Service for clinical learning experiences
- Public health partnership with Minneapolis-based Hue-MAN Partnership
- Minnesota Poultry Testing Laboratory in Willmar
- Veterinary Treatment Outreach for Urban Community Health
- Rural Health Research Center to improve life in rural communities
- Pharmacy experiential education sites in Alexandria, Bemidji, Brainerd, Mora, Owatonna, and Wabasha, and the Minneapolis neighborhoods of Broadway/North Memorial, Northpoint/Hennepin, Phalen, and Riversiderials.
Everyone in Minnesota deserves access to the right high-quality care at the right time. The University is uniquely positioned to improve the availability and quality of healthcare across the state, both through our own health professionals and by supporting other systems through our education, research, and partnerships.
Current work: The University operates several interprofessional and mobile clinics
where providers from multiple specialties offer services in a one-stop setting, including:
- The Community-University Health Care Center (CUHCC)
- Multiple family medicine clinics, which provide care to rural and other underserved communities
- An interprofessional Mobile Health Initiative
- A mobile dental unit
- A community veterinary clinic
- The Student Initiative for Reservation Veterinary Services (SIRVS), which provides animal wellness and spay/neuter clinics six times a year in Tribal communities
As Minnesota’s research engine, the University continues to lead in healthcare innovation. From pioneering the first heart/lung machine to developing the breakthrough HIV treatment Abacavir, we drive the health of future generations.
Current work:
- Continue the University’s focus on and leadership in discovery and innovation through basic, clinical, community-based, and population health research.
- Many projects involve collaboration with researchers in multiple disciplines, peer institutions, industry partners, state government, local communities, and health systems. For example, the School of Dentistry collaborated with food companies on a chewing robot that tests food products and dental mate