- Campuses:
- Twin Cities
- Crookston
- Duluth
- Morris
- Rochester
- Other Locations
University of Minnesota in partnership with
The following statements were made at the agreement signing event which took place on November 4, 2008:
"We have a solid team that has built the foundation for our future partnership. We are deeply committed to expanding the relationship between the University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic. By partnering with the best, we will be able to offer students educational opportunities not available at other institutions and help to meet the needs of the healthcare profession."
Stephen Lehmkuhle, Ph.D.
Chancellor
University of Minnesota Rochester
"This day represents a new starting point between the University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic for collaboration of educational programs and ideas. It is our opportunity to be creative and develop new models of health care education. We continue to build important relationships for the good of education, University of Minnesota, Mayo Clinic, and State of Minnesota."
Claire Bender, M.D.
Director for Education
Mayo Clinic Rochester
Program Vision
The vision of the UM/Mayo Clinic Education Collaboration Agreement is to promote academic collaboration that will nurture and sustain educational initiatives while recognizing the continued commitment of both institutions to high educational standards.
Major Objectives
- Plan and implement effective collaborative education programs to serve the needs of the region and state
- Leverage the respective expertise. mutual interests, and resources of both institutions to create new programs that benefit students, region and state
- Provide framework to evaluate potential areas of collaboration and to establish certain rights and obligations between the parties during such evaluation
Areas of Potential Collaboration
- Undergraduate education
- Graduate education
- Academic appointments
- Committee membership
- Shared grants/joint authorship
- Guests/visiting lecturers in courses or similar activities
- Continuing education and/or continuing professional development
- Clinical affiliations/internships/fellowships
- Simulation education
- Educational technology or expertise
- Certificate education at undergraduate or graduate level
- Professional workforce development initiatives
- Scholarships
- Student Services
- Legal contracts
- Sources of funding
- Facilities
- Technological infrastructure
- Strategic concept planning
- Collaborations that expand what each institution is able to accomplish independently
Program Background
The Memorandum of Understanding for Education Collaboration was signed by Robert Bruininks, Ph.D, President of the University of Minnesota, and Glenn Forbes, M.D., Chief Executive Officer of Mayo Clinic Rochester, on November 4, 2008. The document lays the groundwork for planning and implementing effective collaborative education programs to serve the needs of the region and state of Minnesota with the belief that their respective expertise and mutual interest in health professional education present unique opportunities for educational collaboration. The agreement provides a framework to evaluate potential areas of collaboration and establishes certain rights and obligations between the parties during such evaluation. The document addresses the process to be used in collaborative program initiation and coordination.
For more information, please read the Memorandum of Understanding for Education Collaboration.