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The University of Minnesota launched a new medical campus in St. Cloud to train doctors for rural Minnesota, aiming to ease physician shortages.
The University of Minnesota launched its new CentraCare Regional Campus in St.
Cloud on August 1, 2025, welcoming its first 24 medical students to help address Minnesota’s rural physician shortage.
Located in a renovated building near CentraCare Plaza, the campus aims to grow to 96 students by 2028, training doctors for underserved areas.
The move comes as the university prepares to end its 30-year partnership with Fairview Health Services in 2026, though future collaborations remain under discussion.
The program emphasizes primary care and hands-on training in local clinics, with a focus on preparing doctors to serve rural communities where physician shortages are severe.
President Rebecca Cunningham, a former emergency medicine physician, stressed the importance of expanding access to care beyond urban centers.
The campus is part of the university’s broader effort to train about 70% of the state’s physicians and strengthen rural health care.
La Universidad de Minnesota ha lanzado un nuevo campus médico en St. Nube para entrenar médicos para las zonas rurales de Minnesota, con el objetivo de aliviar la escasez de médicos.