Positions

One position is available on a competitive basis each year in the Aerospace Medicine Fellowship at Mayo Clinic's campus in Rochester, Minnesota. 

Eligibility

Aerospace medicine specialists are often employed in high-stakes and potentially remote operational aviation or space flight settings. Whether civilian or military, the Aerospace Medicine Fellowship is expected and understood to represent a logical extension and progression of substantive and autonomous experiences in aviation and/or medical care.

These experiences can include:

• Personal or professional piloting
• Air traffic control
• Employment with airlines
• Ground support operations
• Aeromedical evacuation
• Military duty
• Published aviation research
• Significant involvement in a national aeromedical organization
• Prior coursework or rotations in aerospace medicine
• Prior work with space agencies or commercial space companies, aeronautical, or related engineering
• Post-training clinical experience at an attending or similarly autonomous level

The fellowship is not intended as a first exposure to aerospace medicine or aerospace in general. Our ideal candidate would have a lifelong interest in the field of aerospace medicine. The right candidate should be able to integrate prior aerospace involvement with our training that complements the previous experience. 

Qualifications

To apply to the Aerospace Medicine Fellowship, you must:

• Have completed an M.D. or D.O. program
• Have completed an American Board of Medical Specialties-accredited residency of at least three years duration
• Be board-certified or board-eligible in an ABMS-recognized clinical specialty
• Have satisfied the Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education application requirements
• Be committed to aerospace medicine, including participation in flying, and to be capable of physiologic exposure training including hypobaric and hyperbaric training, crew/passenger safety training, and other supervised physiologic training activities 

While certain specialties lend themselves directly to aeromedical practice, we will consider any specialty from the standpoint of logical career development that incorporates the training to date with a future in aerospace. We do not encourage applications that represent a substantial break in a career path or whose skill sets do not transfer readily and obviously to aeromedical operations.

How to apply

Our application process for the 2023 start is complete.

The application window for the July 2024 start will be from June 1-July 31, 2023. 

Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education does not process printed applications for this program. You must apply through Recruit, a third-party application service. No matching program services are used.

Complete the following steps to apply:

1. Create an account to begin the online Application for Admission.
2. All applications to Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education programs must include these application materials.
3. After submission, view the required Supplemental Items and Documents:

• Upload each required item in the Supplemental Items section.
• Complete the Recommendation Request section.

In addition to the standard application materials required by Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, this fellowship requires that all applications must include these materials:

• A letter of recommendation from your residency program director or the department chair
• Letters of support from post-training employers in both clinical and aviation areas are encouraged if available 

The academic year begins on July 1. 

If you are considered for an appointment, you will be invited to interview with the program director and selected faculty. Interviews will be conducted between May 15 and July 31 this year.