Welcome to the University of Minnesota's Graduate Medical Education program. The University of Minnesota has a long tradition of post-graduate training in nearly all of the medical and surgical specialties and subspecialties.

The Medical School sponsors over eighty residency and fellowship programs at nearly every hospital in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul) and numerous urban and rural clinics and hospitals in Minnesota. This website will link you to programs of interest and provide you with information about our residency and fellowship programs.

Louis J. Ling, M.D.
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education

IMPORTANT REMINDER for USMLE Step 3!

Trainees should register for the USMLE Step 3 or equivalent licensing examination no later than November 1st of the PGY-2 year to allow for scheduling, grading and notification of exam results by the March 1 deadline. Trainees who do not notify their program of a passing score by March 1 of their PGY-2 year forfeit their continuing position in the training program and are subject to contract non-renewal.

Click here to view full  USMLE Step 3 policy.

Open enrollment for the flexible spending accounts is from November 1st to November 30th (no exceptions) 2008.  Residents and fellows cannot apply online.  They must complete the paperwork and submit it to your department payroll staff.  This benefit is coordinated by the University of Minnesota Benefits Office.  Please direct all questions/concerns to that office at 612.624.9090 (press option 3).

Click here for the Flexible Spending Account Memo

Click here for the FSA Application