Our operative lists easily fulfill the AAO-HNS expectations. In their Chief year, chief residents have their own clinic list and their own surgical list, acting in effect as junior consultants. Mayo is a highly specialized place where only patients with strange and unusual diseases are seen. Eighty percent of Mayo's patients are from the immediate surrounding areas of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and the Dakotas. The distinct advantage of training at Mayo is that we do also diagnose and treat rare and unusual diseases, too.
Training here is both broad and deep.
Miscellaneous Tidbits Call Schedules Call in our department is handled in a unique way. Chiefs serve as backup for the seconds should questions arise, or should patients need to go to the operating room after normal hours. Call for the thirds through chiefs are taken in weekly blocks averaging once a month. Scut This subject weighs on the mind of any prospective resident. In this regard, Mayo residencies don't disappoint.