Positions

Five positions are available each year in the Family Medicine Residency in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Qualifications

The Family Medicine Residency looks for candidates who share our mission to improve care, improve health, and improve life.

• Applicants must be graduating within the current academic year or have graduated from medical school within the previous two years. We consider applicants who graduated more than two years prior who have ongoing experiences to maintain clinical knowledge and skills, and who demonstrate a strong commitment to the field of family medicine.
• Applicants must apply through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) and enroll in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) match.
• Applicants must provide at least three letters of recommendation through ERAS, where at least one letter is from a practicing, board-certified family physician.
• Applicants must have passing scores on both Step 1 and Step 2 of USMLE/COMLEX exams to be considered. Competitive applicants will typically have a COMLEX Step 2 score >420 or USMLE Step 2 score >225. You may still apply while awaiting the results of USMLE/COMLEX Step 2. 
• Applicants must be eligible to obtain a Wisconsin Resident Educational License (REL), which the program assists you in applying for once you match.
• Applicants must additionally meet all admissions criteria established by Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education.

Commitment to Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity

Mayo Clinic Family Medicine Residency - Eau Claire is committed to the creation of an inclusive and diverse community of physicians who can learn and grow together. We recognize that diversity in experience and perspective within teams leads to better patient care. We seek to train a diverse team of family physicians to meet the needs of our communities. We will holistically review your application based on the following areas: 

• Commitment to a career in family medicine 
• Lived experiences that contribute to a robustly diverse and inclusive family medicine workforce 
• Potential for leadership and teamwork  
• Quality of academic and scholarly work 

Residents in our program learn to provide comprehensive and equitable care to all people. This includes, and is not limited to, providing contraception, pregnancy options counseling, gender affirming care, medication assisted therapy (buprenorphine), care to marginalized people and non-English speakers, and mental health care.

How to apply

The application and all supporting documentation must be submitted by Dec. 1 of the year prior to the program start date. The academic year begins in July with some orientation activities starting at the end of June.

1. To apply to the program, visit the ERAS website. All applications to Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education programs must include these application materials. Our ACGME number is 1205600674.
2. All appointments are made at the first-year level through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). Candidates must register through the NRMP website and our NRMP program code is 1328120C1.
3. The program director and core faculty invite applicants considered for an appointment for an interview between October and early January each year. Both in person and virtual interviews are available. We want to match exceptional applicants, and we don’t want financial or time barriers to prevent you from considering us. All interviews are evaluated on the same criteria whether in person or virtual, and no preference is given to applicants based on their interview format.
4. We offer no-stakes, in person campus visits to applicants who interviewed virtually with us. To ensure that an applicant’s decision to request or not request a campus visit in no way affects our rank decisions, per MCSGME policy these campus visits will be offered after our final rank list is submitted in January.