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 Thank
you for your interest in our program. We feel we have one
of the finest residency programs in the country and would like to
share with you some characteristics that make Hennepin County Medical
Center (HCMC) a special place.
Our
Mission:
We care for a diverse group of patients,
acting
as the safety-net hospital for greater Minneapolis
as well
as a major Level 1 trauma center for the Northern Midwest. We are
devoted to care of the medically underserved while taking care of
a spectrum of patients.
Our
Educational Philosophy:
We believe residents will
learn
best in a supportive atmosphere we call "supervised autonomy." Ours
is a resident-run hospital, so residents always have the opportunity
to assume primary responsibility for their patients' care. However,
we take very seriously our responsibility as supervising faculty
to support our residents in clinical decision making and so make
it a priority to be available to them. Fellows from our own independent
fellowship programs as well as those rotating in our University
of Minnesota affiliated programs, add additional support.
Our Commitment to Innovation in Education – The Educational Innovations Project: Our faculty is committed to continuous improvement in the education and training we provide for our residents. To maintain this commitment, we recognize the need for continuous innovation. Our efforts in this area have led to our being selected as one of the 17 internal medicine programs in the country as a leading edge innovator in internal medicine training. Our innovations focus in the following key areas: 1)enabling residents to immerse themselves in a clinical setting by separating ambulatory clinic responsibilities from inpatient ward service rotations, 2) supporting residents in longitudinal, small group quality improvement projects, and 3) through an interactive evaluation and mentoring system, encouraging residents to tailor their third year of training.
Our
Residents:
The residents at HCMC are a talented and bright group of physicians
who come from varied backgrounds. Our placement of residents in
fellowships is impressive, and our residents are recruited by hospitals
throughout the United States as the high quality of their training
is widely known. Most importantly, however, our residents continue
to foster an atmosphere of camaraderie and friendship that we believe
is second to none in the country.
Our
Faculty:
All staff physicians in the Department of Medicine at HCMC hold
University of Minnesota Medical School faculty appointments. Many
are nationally recognized as leaders in their fields, and all are
active in research, teaching and patient care.
Our
Hospital:
HCMC is a well-funded University affiliated county hospital. We
have the benefits of being part of the University of Minnesota while
caring for patients in a single-site program. Our institution provides
clinical experience for the medical students at the University of
Minnesota, and at any one time 16-25 students are rotating in the
Department of Medicine alone. We have been ranked in US News and
World Report among "America's Best Hospitals" in multiple medical
subspecialties over the last decade. Hennepin truly is a leader
in the field of medicine. HCMC is a special place, and we hope you
will seriously consider our program to further your medical education
and training.
We
look forward to hearing from you soon,
Anne
Pereira, MD, MPH |
