MERC Application

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Materials

Submission Timeline

• Submission Timeline (PDF)

Minnesota Clinical Training Sites

Clinical Training Site: Where the students/residents gain clinical training experience in an inpatient or ambulatory patient care setting in Minnesota. A clinical training site is the Minnesota Health Care Program (MHCP) enrolled practice address where training occurred.

• Instructions for Clinical Training Sites (PDF)
• Worksheet to Prepare for Expenditure Reporting (Excel)
• Application & Reporting (Online Portal)
  • Submission Due:
    • Step One - Application: September 30, 2025
    • Step Two - Expenditures: December 15, 2025

Minnesota Sponsoring Institutions & Teaching Programs

Sponsoring Institution: A hospital, school, or consortium in Minnesota that sponsors and maintains primary organizational and financial responsibility for a clinical medical education program in Minnesota and which is accountable to the accrediting body.

Teaching Program: Accredited Minnesota teaching program at a Minnesota institution that enrolls trainees and is responsible for the trainee's overall education. Teaching program coordinates clinical training for their enrolled students/residents at clinical training locations.

• Instructions for Sponsoring Institutions & Teaching Programs (PDF)
• Application & Reporting (Online Portal)
  • Submission Due:
    • Teaching Program: October 20, 2025
    • Sponsor Institution: October 31, 2025

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