The University of Minnesota Board of Regents on Thursday criticized the deal reached between its physicians group and Fairview Health Services to fund its medical school, saying the physicians group acted “unlawfully” in the matter.

In a strongly-worded resolution passed at their board meeting, the regents said University of Minnesota Physicians, also referred to as M Physicians, overstepped its authority in reaching the agreement.

The resolution calls for the physicians to negotiate with the university on the matter. It further states that “the University is now obligated to take actions that will sustain the eminence of the Medical School and to enable the University to meet the health needs of all Minnesotans.”

It also states that the university may take action over any reductions in

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