Sindu Nimma, MD, Anesthesiology Instructor, demonstrates ultrasound-guided spinal epidural injection on a patient to Anesthesiology Residents at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.

Graduate medical education in anesthesiology at Mayo Clinic

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Overview

The Department of Anesthesiology at Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida, offers world class individualized Anesthesiology Training designed to create the next generation of leaders in perioperative medicine.

Residents training in Anesthesiology at Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida will complete a one-year Internal Medicine Preliminary year (PGY-1) prior to beginning their Anesthesiology training.

Highlights of the program include:

  • Top notch clinical training including high volume liver, heart and lung transplant programs.
  • Rigorous didactic training designed to prepare residents for board-certification in Anesthesiology.
  • Didactic offerings include frequent simulation sessions, content lectures, "keyword" style rapid-fire presentations, journal clubs, mock oral boards, and resident-led conferences.
  • Broad exposure to the practice of Anesthesiology, including opportunities to rotate off-campus at affiliated locations in Florida, Minnesota, and beyond.
  • Outstanding clinical and laboratory research opportunities
2:1

faculty-to-resident ratio

#2

hospital in Florida (U.S. News, 2025-26)

3.6

miles from the nearest beach

Anesthesiology resident drawing up medication in a syringe at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.

Your training experience

As a resident at Mayo Clinic, you'll have access to robust clinical, educational, and research resources. You'll find support both inside and outside of the campus to promote physical and mental wellness and ensure your work/life balance.

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Director's welcome

Our small program size allows us to customize rotation experiences, so each trainee emerges with the ability to handle clinical scenarios from complex regional anesthesia procedures and management, to the tremendous breadth of transplantation and neurosurgery.

Accreditation

The program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

Certification

After the first year of anesthesia training, residents are expected to sit for the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) BASIC exam, the first part of their written boards. Upon completion of their residency, residents will be expected to sit for the ABA ADVANCED exam, the final part of their written board.

Program history

The Anesthesiology Residency at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida began in 2003, with the first class graduating in 2006.

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Stipend and benefits

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