Hennepin Healthcare Program

Emergency Medicine Analyst Verified · Oct 16, 2026

Hennepin Healthcare Program

Hennepin Healthcare Program is a residency program specializing in Emergency Medicine, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, directed by Glenn M. Paetow, MD, MACM and coordinated by Mary Hirschboeck.. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or (612) 873-5683. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

Hennepin is a high-acuity, safety-net county program in downtown Minneapolis—Minnesota's first Level 1 trauma center and busiest ED—training 14 EM (plus 2 EM/IM) residents per year in an autonomous, high-volume clinical environment shaped by decades of civic trauma, opioid, and violence-related patient volume. The department has a 40+ year research legacy (originating techniques in RSI, POCUS for pericardial effusion, and emergency cricothyrotomy) with named research faculty running active multicenter trials in sepsis, cardiac arrest, and airway management, plus dedicated fellowships in EM Research (SAEM-accredited, MSCR-granting) and Global Health/International EM. Career paths bifurcate visibly toward both academic/fellowship trajectories (research, ultrasound, global health) and community practice, with 450+ alumni spread across both settings. The program's structure—JEDI committee, ECHO scholarship for underrepresented visiting students, community-facing identity tied explicitly to Minneapolis's civil unrest and public health crises—signals a value on residents who are mission-driven toward underserved, high-acuity urban populations rather than purely credential-driven applicants.

Who it fits

An applicant whose ERAS narrative centers on training in high-volume, resource-limited or safety-net settings with demonstrated commitment to underserved urban populations, who can also point to hands-on involvement in clinical research, POCUS, or global/community health initiatives without needing a purely academic-lab pedigree.

Research intensity

Strong - research is deeply embedded in departmental identity and history, with dedicated faculty, active multicenter trials, structured student/resident research pathways, and a formal research fellowship, though not universally required of every resident.

Career orientation

Mixed - Community Practice, Academic Medicine, Fellowship

Important

The program offers a funded ECHO externship explicitly for visiting students committed to a career in Emergency Medicine and to reflecting the community's needs, paired with dedicated faculty and resident mentorship.

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