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Meet The Faculty

Mayo Clinic is the top-ranked center for patient care clinical experiences in the country. As a student, you'll learn with these world-class experts as your faculty. They will encourage and guide you to explore and maximize your education.

Our 3:1 full-time faculty-to-student ratio allows for highly individualized instruction and supervision. Beyond full-time faculty, students have unparalleled access to many other Mayo Clinic clinicians and researchers across all three campuses.

Extensive breadth

800+ full-time faculty members

Personal touch

3 full-time faculty members to every 1 student

Research expertise

271 scientific faculty

Specialty career advisers

You'll have endless opportunities to find and maintain mentorship relationships with your faculty. One way we facilitate this is with a specialty career adviser.

Every first-year student is carefully paired with a specialty career adviser who provides career guidance throughout the four-year curriculum. Your specialty career adviser not only acts as a mentor, but also invests in you and your success as you pursue your M.D. degree.

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"Accessible is the one word I would use to describe my instructors and mentors"

Mentorship models that shape your education

Mentorship matters here. With our small class sizes, you'll get to know and work alongside your faculty and mentors very closely. We’ve made mentorship an important part of your success, with many different mentorship models built into your experience.

Dedicated faculty across all specialties

Faculty at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine consists of researchers, educators, scientists, and professionals — unique individuals across all areas of expertise. Your instructors are not only your instructors, they're leaders across the institution, performing surgeries, seeing patients, conducting research, and working at Mayo Clinic.

Medical students receive instruction and experience directly from physician faculty who spend significant time in the clinic and hospital settings. From day one, you'll use the knowledge gained from the classroom and directly apply it to patient care in a clinical setting, right alongside your instructors.

Sean Cantwell, M.D.

The relationship between faculty and students is unique because of the unusually high faculty-to-student ratio at Mayo Clinic. I felt as though my faculty mentors were completely invested in my success. They were always eager to identify ways for me to explore my passions and develop the skills necessary to be the best possible clinician.

Sean Cantwell, M.D.
Medical School Graduate, Hand Surgery Fellow, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Medical Education

College leadership

Fredric Meyer, M.D.

Juanita Kious Waugh Executive Dean of Education

Alfred Uihlein Family Professor of Neurologic Surgery

Consultant, Neurologic Surgery

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Jewel Kling, M.D., M.P.H.

Vice Dean, Arizona

Professor of Medicine

Consultant, Women's Health

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Gerardo Colon-Otero, M.D.

Vice Dean, Florida

Professor of Medicine

Consultant, Hematology/Oncology

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Meet the deans

Academic Affairs
Admissions
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Faculty Affairs
Student Affairs

Academic Affairs

	Keith Cannon, M.D. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Assistant Professor of Medicine Consultant, Hospital Internal Medicine View full profile
	Elliot Dimberg, M.D. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Assistant Professor of Neurology Consultant, Neurology View full profile
	Torrey Laack, M.D. Assistant Dean of Curriculum Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine Consultant, Emergency Medicine View full profile
	Joseph Maleszewski, M.D. Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Professor of Medicine Consultant, Anatomic Pathology Consultant, Cardiovascular Medicine Consultant, Clinical Biochemistry Consultant, Clinical Genomics View full profile

Admissions

	J. Michael Bostwick, M.D., MFA Senior Associate Dean for Admissions Professor of Psychology Consultant, Psychiatry View full profile
	Michele Lewis, M.D. Associate Dean of Admissions Professor of Medicine View full profile
	Lopa Misra, D.O. Associate Dean for Admissions Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology Consultant, Anesthesiology View full profile
	Megha Tollefson, M.D. Associate Dean for Admissions Professor of Dermatology Professor of Pediatrics Consultant, Dermatology Consultant, Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine View full profile

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Augustine Chavez, M.D.

Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine

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Ivan Porter II, M.D.

Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Assistant Professor of Medicine

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Leticia Rolon, M.D.

Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Senior Associate Consultant of Nephrology

Faculty Affairs

Mira Keddis, M.D.

Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Associate Professor of Medicine
Consultant, Nephrology

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Kyle Klarich, M.D.

Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Professor of Medicine
Consultant, Cardiovascular Medicine

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Fred Kusumoto, M.D.

Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Professor of Medicine
Consultant, Cardiovascular Medicine

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Student Affairs

	Robert Bright, M.D. Assistant Dean of Career Advising Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Consultant, Psychiatry View full profile
	Jeremy Cutsforth-Gregory, M.D. Assistant Dean of Career Advising Associate Professor of Neurology Consultant, Neurology View full profile
	Brynn Dredla, M.D. Assistant Dean of Career Advising Assistant Professor of Neurology Consultant, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Consultant, Neurology View full profile
	Chris Fox, M.D. Associate Dean for Student Affairs Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery Consultant, Neurologic Surgery View full profile
	Amit Shah, M.D. George M. and Kristen L. Lund Associate Dean of Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine Assistant Professor of Medicine Consultant, Community Internal Medicine View full profile
	Rochelle Torgerson, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Dean for Student Affairs Associate Professor of Dermatology Consultant, Dermatology View full profile