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Meet Your MATCH

Meet family medicine residency programs from across Minnesota and neighboring states and practice hands-on procedures. Includes breakfast. Open to current medical students and international medical graduates only.

Saturday, September 7, 2024

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Wilder Center (St. Paul, MN)
Online registration is available until: 9/7/2024

Meet Your MATCH: Connect with family medicine residencies and practice procedures.

Join us for a morning of family medicine networking and education—open-house style. Arrive when you want and stay as long as you want. No cost!
  • Practice hands-on procedures used in the primary care setting (9:00 am – 12:00 pm).
  • Meet family medicine residency programs from across Minnesota and neighboring states (9:00 am – 12:00 pm).
  • Enjoy continental breakfast (9:00 – 10:30 am).
Who Is Eligible to Attend?
  • U.S. medical students
  • International medical students who are members of the American Academy of Family Physicians
  • International medical graduates who are members of the American Academy of Family Physicians and graduated from medical school in 2022, 2023 or 2024

Practice these procedures in hands-on workshops led by family medicine residency program representatives.

  • Circumcision (Mayo Clinic – Rochester)
  • Fish Hook Removal (University of MN Duluth)
  • Ingrown Toenail Removal (Hennepin Healthcare)
  • High Fidelity Simulation Model for Maternity Care (University of MN Methodist)
  • IUD Training (University of MN North Memorial)
  • Knee Injections (Mayo Clinic – Mankato)
  • Manual Vacuum Aspiration (University of MN Medical Center)
  • Point-of-Care Ultrasound (United)
  • Skin Biopsies (University of MN St. John’s Hospital)
  • Starting IVs with Ultrasound (Altru)
  • Suturing (University of MN CentraCare St. Cloud)
  • Suturing (University of MN Willmar)
  • Vasectomy (University of MN Woodwinds)
8:00 – 9:00 amDisplay setup & breakfast for representatives
9:00 am – 12:00 pmConnections time & procedure workshops
9:00 – 10:30 amContinental breakfast
12:00 – 12:30 pmDisplay teardown (must be entirely off site by 12:30 pm)

Wilder Center
451 Lexington Pkwy N
St. Paul, MN 55104

Easy to get to! Just a short walk from the Green Line Lexington Pkwy Station and multiple Lexington/University Ave bus stops, plus ample no-cost ramp parking.

Meet and network with medical students interested in family medicine and teach hands-on procedures. Space is limited.

Introduce your organization to medical students from Minnesota and demonstrate support of family medicine in Minnesota. Limited to five sponsors. View sponsor package.

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