New med school home. On CentraCare campus in former hospital administration building.
Now a third in Minnesota: Rural health focus
MINNEAPOLIS – University of Minnesota regents approved a partnership with the CentraCare hospital in St. Cloud for a new medical school. The school had been authorized by the 2023 Legislature with $15 million to get started. The first class, with 24 slots, will be admitted in 2025. Meanwhile, the CentraCare Foundation has launched a $50-million fund-raising campaign to support the program. The focus: Rural health. The location: The former administrative building next to CentraCare Health Plaza. The program will be the third University of Minnesota medical school, in addition to medical schools in the Twin Cities and Duluth.