Graduate Medical Education (GME) — (612) 873-2357

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. For information about each program, see the Residency Program page.

HCMC Mission for Medical Education:
Hennepin County Medical Center has a long tradition in medical education since its establishment as the first teaching hospital in Minnesota. HCMC offers graduate medical education programs to train resident physicians to care for the population of the state. Residents will be trained in the art and science of practicing compassionate and competent care. (See Resident Administrative Manual.) Special emphasis will be placed on training caregivers and physicians in the special areas of excellence of HCMC with consideration to the needs of the society and the community that HCMC serves.

HCMC will serve as a major teaching hospital for medical students, nurses, and other members of the health care team. Where applicable, HCMC will ensure that all of its graduate medical education programs meet the requirements of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and individual Residency Review Committees.

HCMC will take advantage of opportunities to collaborate and affiliate with other hospitals and education institutions in fulfilling its education responsibilities.

Highlights of HCMC's Residency Training Program Benefits:

  • Free meals
  • Free parking
  • First-year residents receive two weeks paid vacation
  • Second- and third-year residents receive three weeks paid vacation
  • Didactic lectures
  • Wide range of electives
  • Moonlighting opportunities

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