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Medical Education and Research Costs (MERC)

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Medical Education and Research Costs (MERC)

  • Medical Education and Research Costs (MERC) Home
  • Application
  • Definitions
  • History
  • Publications
  • Health Care Workforce & Education Committee

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  • Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

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Medical Education and Research Costs (MERC)
651-201-3566
health.merc@state.mn.us

Contact Info

Medical Education and Research Costs (MERC)
651-201-3566
health.merc@state.mn.us

MERC Publications

Index

  • Grant distribution reports
  • MERC distribution formula
  • Legislative reports - fund distribution
  • Historical summary of the Final Report to the Legislature, 1996

Reports

Sponsoring Institutions

Funds are awarded to sponsoring institutions whose students or residents completed clinical training. The sponsors must distribute these funds to their eligible clinical training sites in accordance with the award materials.

  • Fiscal year 2023 clinical training - fiscal year 2025 funding (Excel)
  • Fiscal year 2022 clinical training - fiscal year 2024 funding (Excel)
  • Fiscal year 2021 clinical training - fiscal year 2023 funding (PDF)
  • Fiscal year 2020 clinical training - fiscal year 2022 funding (PDF)
  • Fiscal year 2019 clinical training - fiscal year 2021 funding (PDF)
  • Fiscal year 2018 clinical training - fiscal year 2020 funding (PDF)
  • Fiscal year 2017 clinical training - fiscal year 2019 funding (PDF)
  • Fiscal year 2015 clinical training - fiscal year 2017 funding (PDF)

Clinical Training Sites Funded

  • Fiscal year 2023 clinical training - fiscal year 2025 funding Summary (Excel)
  • Fiscal year 2022 clinical training - fiscal year 2024 funding Summary (Excel)
  • Fiscal year 2021 clinical training - fiscal year 2023 funding summary (PDF)
  • Fiscal year 2020 clinical training - fiscal year 2022 funding summary (PDF)
  • Fiscal year 2019 clinical training - fiscal year 2021 funding summary (PDF)
  • Fiscal year 2018 clinical training - fiscal year 2020 funding summary (PDF)
  • Fiscal year 2017 clinical training - fiscal year 2019 funding full report (PDF)
  • Fiscal year 2017 clinical training - fiscal year 2019 funding summary (PDF)
  • Fiscal year 2016 clinical training - fiscal year 2018 funding full report (PDF)
  • Fiscal year 2016 clinical training - fiscal year 2018 funding summary (PDF)
  • Fiscal year 2015 clinical training - fiscal year 2017 funding full report (PDF)
  • Fiscal year 2015 clinical training - fiscal year 2017 funding summary (PDF)

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MERC Distribution Formula

  • MERC distribution formula 2025 (PDF)
  • MERC distribution formula 2024 (PDF)
  • MERC distribution formula 2023 (PDF)
  • MERC distribution formula 2022 (PDF)
  • MERC distribution formula 2021 (PDF)
  • MERC distribution formula 2020 (PDF)
  • MERC distribution formula 2019 (PDF)

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Legislative Reports - Fund Distribution

  • MERC 2023 fund distribution (PDF)
  • MERC 2022 fund distribution (PDF)
  • MERC 2021 fund distribution (PDF)
  • MERC 2020 fund distribution (PDF)
  • MERC 2019 fund distribution (PDF)
  • MERC 2018 fund distribution (PDF)
  • MERC 2017 fund distribution (PDF)
  • MERC 2016 fund distribution (PDF) 

Mandate Detail - Minnesota Legislative Reference Library

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Historical Summary of the Final Report to the Legislature, 1996

Report Summary: Medical Education and Research Costs (MERC): A Final Report to the Legislature February 1996 (HTML)

As part of the 1993 and 1994 MinnesotaCare Acts, legislators asked the Commissioner of Health to study the costs and financing of medical education and research. The Commissioner established the Medical Education and Research Cost (MERC) Advisory Task Force, representing key stakeholders, to assist in the study. Two reports were submitted to the Legislature on the progress of the study. This report contains the final conclusions and recommendations of the Commissioner of Health.

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Last Updated: 04/23/2025

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