Graduate Medical Education at Hennepin County Medical Center

HCMC has a long tradition of medical education since its establishment as the first teaching hospital in Minnesota. HCMC serves as a major teaching hospital for resident physicians, medical students, nurses, and other members of the health care team; collaborates and affiliates with other hospitals and educational institutions to fulfill its education responsibilities, and ensures that all of its graduate medical education programs meet the requirements of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and individual Residency Review Committees where applicable. GME staff members facilitate the work of the hospital GME Committee and provide overall administration of the GME Program.

Hennepin County Medical Center currently offers free-standing residency programs and fellowships that provide 280 resident physicians with clinical experience in serving a broad mix of patients from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. These patients are drawn primarily from a population area of one million which includes the City of Minneapolis.

Residency and Fellowship Programs

These programs are all approved by national accrediting organizations. In addition, approximately a dozen other programs are integrated with the University of Minnesota-based residency programs wherein University residents rotate at Hennepin for a portion of their clinical training. There is a strong emphasis among the programs on collegial teaching and consulting, and residents appreciate the cooperative, friendly atmosphere. See the folllowing pages for more information:

• General Program Information
• GME Staff
• Residency Verification Contact List
• New Resident Information
• Resources for Residents and Fellows

For general information, please contact: Tam Prose, Graduate Medical Education Programs Manager.