Internal Medicine Preliminary Residency (Florida)
The one-year Internal Medicine Preliminary Residency provides a solid foundation for further training in the non-internal medicine specialties of anesthesiology, dermatology, neurology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, radiation oncology, and radiology. As a preliminary medicine resident, you enjoy the same benefits and responsibilities as categorical residents.
At Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida, we have a very exciting and innovative curriculum that caters to your needs as an individual learner. We recognize that you have unique educational needs, depending on your future specialty.
Positions
Internal Medicine Preliminary Residency positions are reserved for applicants that match to the participating specialty programs at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.
Rotations
Learn more about the anticipated preliminary block schedule for the upcoming academic year for the participating specialty programs at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.
- Anesthesiology and Perioperative Clinic
- Dermatology
- Neurology
- Physical medicine and rehabilitation
- Radiation/oncology
- Radiology
Anesthesiology and Perioperative Clinic
| Rotation | Approximate # of weeks |
|---|---|
| Inpatient Medicine | 10-12 |
| Inpatient Cardiology | 4-6 |
| Night Medicine | 4-6 |
| Intensive Care Unit | 4-6 |
| Emergency Department | 4 |
| Pre-Operative Clinic | 2 |
| Ambulatory | 4 |
| Electives | 4-8 |
| Surgical Specialties | 4 |
Dermatology
| Rotation | Approximate # of weeks |
|---|---|
| Inpatient medicine | 10-12 weeks |
| Inpatient cardiology | 4 weeks |
| Night medicine | 4-6 weeks |
| Intensive Care Unit | 4 weeks |
| Emergency Department | 4 weeks |
| Rheumatology | 4 weeks |
| Plastic surgery | 4 weeks |
| Infectious disease | 2 weeks |
| Allergy | 2 weeks |
| Ambulatory | 4 weeks |
| Electives | 2-6 weeks |
| Dermatology | 4 weeks |
Neurology
| Rotation | Approximate # of weeks |
|---|---|
| Inpatient medicine | 10-12 weeks |
| Inpatient cardiology | 4-6 weeks |
| Night medicine | 4-6 weeks |
| Intensive Care Unit | 4-6 weeks |
| Emergency Department | 4 weeks |
| Ambulatory | 4-6 weeks |
| Electives | 4-8 weeks |
| Neurology | 8 weeks |
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
| Rotation | Approximate # of weeks |
|---|---|
| Inpatient medicine | 10-12 weeks |
| Inpatient cardiology | 4 weeks |
| Night medicine | 4-6 weeks |
| Intensive Care Unit | 4 weeks |
| Emergency Department | 4 weeks |
| Ambulatory | 4-6 weeks |
| Electives | 2-4 weeks |
| Radiology | 2 weeks |
| Neurology | 4 weeks |
| Rheumatology | 2 weeks |
| Physical medicine and rehabilitation | 4 weeks |
Radiation/oncology
| Rotation | Approximate # of weeks |
|---|---|
| Inpatient medicine | 10-12 weeks |
| Inpatient cardiology | 4 weeks |
| Night medicine | 4-6 weeks |
| Intensive Care Unit | 4 weeks |
| Emergency Department | 4 weeks |
| Hematology-Oncology | 4-8 weeks |
| Ears, Nose, Throat | 4 weeks |
| Ambulatory | 4 weeks |
| Radiology | 4 weeks |
| Electives | 2-4 weeks |
| Radiation/oncology | 4 weeks |
Radiology
| Rotation | Approximate # of weeks |
|---|---|
| Inpatient medicine | 10-12 weeks |
| Inpatient cardiology | 4-6 weeks |
| Night medicine | 4-6 weeks |
| Intensive Care Unit | 4 weeks |
| Hematology/oncology | 4-6 weeks |
| Emergency Department | 4 weeks |
| Ambulatory | 4 weeks |
| Electives | 4 weeks |
| Radiology | 8 weeks |
Clinical and research elective opportunities
You also have the ability to customize your educational experiences with a variety of elective opportunities.
Clinical and research elective opportunities include:
| Addiction medicine | Aerospace medicine | Allergy/Immunology | Anesthesiology | Breast clinic |
| Cardiology | Cardiothoracic surgery | Center for Digital Health | Community engagement | Dermatology |
| Endocrinology | Ehlers Danlos clinic | Gastroenterology | General internal medicine/primary care | Gynecology |
| Healthcare administration | Heart failure/transplant | Hematology/oncology | Hepatology | Hospital medicine |
| Individualized medicine and clinical genomics | Infectious disease | Jacksonville outpatient VA clinic | Lifestyle medicine | Mayo International Health Programs |
| Medical education | Medical ICU | Medical orthopedics | Menopause and Female Sexual Health Clinic | Naples Community Hospital |
| Nephrology | Nutrition/bariatrics | Obesity medicine | Ophthalmology | Otorhinolaryngology |
| Pain rehabilitation | Palliative care | Pathology | Physical medicine and rehabilitation | Plastic Surgery |
| Pre-operative clinic | Procedures week - Inpatient | Procedures week - Outpatient | Psychiatry | Pulmonary medicine |
| Radiology | Radiation Oncology | Research | Rheumatology | Simulation center |
| Sleep medicine | Sports medicine | Transplant critical care | Volunteers in Medicine | Winslow Indian Health Services |
Research
Research electives are available during the intern year. If you’re interested in clinical research, you have the opportunity to pair with an academic mentor from within your future specialty as an additional resource.
Accreditation
The Internal Medicine Preliminary Residency is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Residents are included within the ACGME complement of the Internal Medicine Residency.
Certification
Residents are not eligible to obtain board certifications for this one-year program. The year satisfies the eligibility criteria for the specialty programs of anesthesiology, dermatology, neurology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, radiation oncology, and radiology.