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University of Minnesota Medical School to Stop Using Live
Animals More than 95 percent of U.S. medical schools now use
human simulations instead of live animals. The University of
Minnesota plans to stop using live animals to teach emergency
medicine to doctors in training. The Medical School will instead
switch to high-tech simulations. The Physicians Committee for
Responsible Medicine (PCRM) alleged the university was violating
the federal Animal Welfare Act. A letter from the head of
emergency medicine, Dr. Joseph Clinton, says the university
significantly reduced the use of live animals on July 1, and
will eliminate their use by the end of the year. The Physicians
Committee for Responsible Medicine says more than 95 percent of
U.S. medical schools now use human simulations instead of live
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