To maximize the surgical experience on this service, each chief resident spends three months in Rochester and three months at our affiliated programs at the Maricopa County Hospital and the VA Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. During your interview, you will have the opportunity to visit with individuals who can share their experiences about both sites. The remaining months before or after the chief residency during the third year are spent in the outpatient clinics as the senior resident. We feel that the Mayo Clinic is a very special place for training. Staff is selected on the basis of enthusiasm for teaching as well as clinical and research excellence.
Residents work side by side with staff members during the entire three years of their residency.
For those residents with academic interests, we have an excellent history of fellowship placement and pride ourselves in providing a well-rounded educational experience for all residents regardless of their career goals. We hope that this brief synopsis is helpful in outlining the basic format of our program. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research.