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Minnesotan Patty Dickmann loves the University of Minnesota Medical School, and for good reason. She interviewed at other schools, but none offered what she found here.
Read Full StoryThe University of Minnesota Medical School Program in Physical Therapy prepares medical school students from diverse backgrounds with the clinical, professional, and research skills necessary to become primary care practitioners. Our physical therapy graduates bring new knowledge into practice and serve the individual rehabilitation needs of each patient.
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The University of Minnesota Medical School Program in Mortuary Science is the only mortuary science program in the country that is housed within a medical school. While in the program, our students take combined coursework in basic and behavioral sciences, business, liberal arts, and mortuary science as they earn their Bachelor of Science in Mortuary Science.
By skillfully combining these study areas, we prepare our mortuary science graduates for careers as knowledgeable, skilled, and innovative funeral service professionals. Program of Mortuary Science graduates will be prepared to serve bereaved members of their communities in a manner that is proficient, dignified, and caring.
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For more than 25 years, the University of Minnesota Program in History of Science, Technology, and Medicine has ranked among the country’s best. This dynamic, interdisciplinary graduate field studies these areas in their broad cultural context.
The field's rapid growth stems from the increasing recognition that science, technology, and medicine are among the most important cultural phenomena of the modern age.
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