Founded in 1972, the Duluth Campus is a regional campus of the University of Minnesota Medical School with a specific mission to train students interested in practicing family medicine in rural Minnesota or serving American Indian/Alaska Native communities and is second in the nation in graduating American Indian physicians.
The School of Medicine (SMed) is also home to the Center of American Indian and Minority Health (CAIMH). CAIMH provides resources and activities for Native American students spanning K–12, college/pre-med, and medical school, and access to opportunities ranging from the Health Science Academy to the Native Americans into Medicine program, and more.