2001 Minnesota Statutes

     137.39 Medical school initiatives. 

    Subdivision 1.    Modified school initiatives.  The 
 University of Minnesota medical school is requested to study the 
 demographic characteristics of students that are associated with 
 a primary care career choice.  The medical school is requested 
 to modify the selection process for medical students based on 
 the results of this study, in order to increase the number of 
 medical school graduates choosing careers in primary care. 

    Subd. 2.    Design of curriculum.  The medical school is 
 requested to ensure that its curriculum provides students with 
 early exposure to primary care physicians and primary care 
 practice, and to address other primary care curriculum issues 
 such as public health, preventive medicine, and health care 
 delivery.  The medical school is requested to also support 
 premedical school educational initiatives that provide students 
 with greater exposure to primary care physicians and practices. 

    Subd. 3.    Clinical experiences in primary care.  The 
 medical school is requested to develop a program to provide 
 students with clinical experiences in primary care settings in 
 internal medicine and pediatrics.  The program must provide 
 training experiences in medical clinics in rural Minnesota 
 communities, as well as in community clinics and health 
 maintenance organizations in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. 

    HIST: 1992 c 549 art 6 s 5; 1993 c 345 art 11 s 13,14