Curriculum
Clinical training
The level of clinical commitment during this fellowship is carefully tailored to allow you to maintain your clinical skills while providing ample opportunity to complete coursework and clinical research.
During the Community Internal Medicine Research Fellowship, you maintain a weekly ambulatory continuity clinic practice in the Division of Community Internal Medicine.
As part of the research fellowship, you receive training in quality improvement with expectation of receiving Bronze-level certification through Mayo Clinic Quality Academy.
Certificate program in clinical and translational science
As part of this fellowship, you obtain a certificate in clinical and translational science. This certificate program requires a minimum of 12 credits. Core courses include biostatistics, clinical epidemiology, and clinical research methods. A publishable manuscript of the research project is required for completion.
Didactic training
During the Community Internal Medicine Research Fellowship, you participate in many didactic conferences sponsored by the Department of Internal Medicine, including:
- Medical Grand Rounds
- Clinical Decision-Making Journal Club
- HEDER (Healthcare Delivery Research) meeting
- Community Internal Medicine Tuesday A.M. Conference
Research training
Research opportunities at Mayo Clinic are extensive. A key portion of the fellowship involves development and execution of a research project under the supervision and mentorship of one of Mayo Clinic's clinician-researchers with the aim of publication in a peer-reviewed journal. You are expected to present your research results at a national meeting.
The program director will offer assistance early in your fellowship to help define your area of research interest and identify a research mentor.
Evaluation
To ensure that you acquire adequate knowledge and develop the appropriate technical skills to meet program expectations, your performance is monitored carefully during the Community Internal Medicine Research Fellowship. You are formally evaluated by your supervising faculty mentor during your continuity clinic experience and by your research mentor to evaluate your progress. You also meet with the program director to review these evaluations. In addition, you regularly evaluate the faculty to confirm that your educational needs are being met.