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Clark Family Scholarship

| Dual Degree

The Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine Scholarship in Honor of J. Richard Hickman, Jr., M.D., was established by Mr. Donald Clark, Sr., in 2005 to be awarded to a Master of Public Health student. Business Week described Donald Clark as “a career executive who knows the company inside and out.”


  • Location: Arizona, Florida, Minnesota
  • Type: Scholarship Opportunities
Courses for enrolled students.

Clerkship Crash Course, Longitudinal

Longitudinal | Selective

Participation in both Clerkship Crash Course Longitudinal and Workshop experiences is highly encouraged, though not required. This course is designed to facilitate a smooth transition into clinical rotations by helping learners to improve EHR skills, to quickly find valuable clinical information, and to solidify history and exam skills. Learners will also have hands-on opportunities to learn office-based primary care procedures and solidify skills already learned.


  • Location: Minnesota
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical
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Clerkship Crash Course, Workshop

1-2 weeks | Selective

Participation in both Clerkship Crash Course Longitudinal and Workshop experiences is highly encouraged, though not required. This course is designed to facilitate a smooth transition into clinical rotations by helping learners to improve EHR skills, to quickly find valuable clinical information, and to solidify history and exam skills.


  • Location: Minnesota
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical
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Clinic Notes: Music & Medicine

Longitudinal | Selective

Through this course, students will conduct research on the current and historic role of music in healing and expand their understanding of the significant role of humanities in our field. Student musicians are encouraged to help address medical uncertainties and challenges through the art of music.


  • Location: Minnesota
  • Format: Hybrid
  • Type: Humanities in Medicine
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Clinical and Translational Science (M.D./M.S.)

Academic LOA | Dual Degree, Certificate

Offered through the Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, this program includes coursework and a mentored research experience, and culminates in a published thesis.


  • Location: External to MCASOM
  • Format: Hybrid
  • Type: Research
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Clinical Bootcamp - MD-PhD

1-2 weeks | Selective

Need a clinical refresher after time away for research? Dr. Weroha’s clinical boot camp course provides a chance to review physical exam/history taking skills, build a DDx, and prepare for clerkships!


  • Location: Minnesota
  • Format: In-Person
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Clinical Pathology

1-2 weeks | Selective

Students will shadow in Clinical Pathology (Laboratory Medicine). Students will observe patient venipuncture collection in the clinical laboratory, and then follow the specimen as it undergoes processing and analysis throughout the various laboratory departments.


  • Location: Arizona
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical
Courses for enrolled students.

Coaching & Preparing for Life in Medicine

Longitudinal | Selective

In this eight-week selective, students will have the opportunity to develop skills to support their future careers through group coaching on topics related to burnout, communication, navigating microaggressions, and residency applications among others.


  • Location: Minnesota
  • Format: Hybrid
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Code Blue Interprofessional Training

Longitudinal | Selective

This program aims not only to support code blue education for consistent members of the code-blue response team, but also trainees and students who may respond. Medical students are a vital group of learners who benefit not only from developing a greater knowledge of ACLS and other emergency response protocols/procedures during their training, but also skills needed to effectively participate as a member of a high performing interprofessional team.


  • Location: Arizona
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical
Courses for enrolled students.

Community Health Educator Training

3-8 weeks | Selective

The Unhoused Sexual and Reproductive Health Initiative (URSHI) is a collaboration between Planned Parenthood, The Landing Day shelter, and MCASOM students to increase access to reproductive health education and resources for the Rochester unhoused community.


  • Location: Minnesota
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Service Learning