Curriculum
The Mayo Clinic Family Medicine Residency in Mankato, Minnesota, cultivates exceptional family medicine physicians dedicated to providing high-quality, collaborative, patient and family-centered care who are committed to partnering with their patients and community to achieve equitable health outcomes for all.
Our program aims to:
- Prepare our residents to approach patients with a compassionate, comprehensive, whole person approach to care.
- Prepare our residents to practice in a variety of clinical settings in order to excel in an evolving healthcare system.
- Prepare residents for transformational care by empowering them to innovate and develop their passions.
Our family medicine residency is the only residency program at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato and in the health system’s Southwest Minnesota region. This provides you opportunities to gain competence in family medicine procedures and individualize your education to incorporate areas of expertise in your future practice.
Rotation schedule
These are typical training schedules in the Family Medicine Residency:
- PGY-1
- PGY-2
- PGY-3
- Longitudinal rotations
PGY-1
| Rotation | Length |
|---|---|
| Family medicine inpatient | 10 weeks |
| Family medicine clinic | 3 weeks |
| Emergency medicine | 4 weeks |
| General surgery | 4 weeks |
| Obstetrics* | 4 weeks |
| Orthopedics | 4 weeks |
| Pediatrics inpatient | 4 weeks |
| Pediatrics outpatient | 4 weeks |
| Critical care | 2 weeks |
| Progressive care unit | 2 weeks |
| Otolaryngology (ENT) | 2 weeks |
| Palliative medicine | 2 weeks |
| Urology | 2 weeks |
| Community health | 1 week |
| Hospice | 1 week |
| Ophthalmology | 1 week |
| Radiology | 1 week |
| Vacation | 1 week after inpatient pediatric rotation |
| Family medicine continuity clinic | 3-5 1/2 days per week during all rotations |
PGY-2
| Rotation | Length |
|---|---|
| Family medicine clinic | 13 weeks |
| Elective | 8 weeks |
| Family medicine inpatient | 6 weeks |
| Emergency medicine | 4 weeks |
| Family medicine rural | 4 weeks |
| Pediatrics outpatient | 4 weeks |
| Cardiology | 3 weeks |
| Gynecology | 2 weeks |
| Obstetrics* | 2 weeks |
| Orthopedics | 2 weeks |
| Pediatrics inpatient | 2 weeks |
| Sports medicine | 2 weeks |
| Family medicine continuity clinic | 3-5 1/2 days per week during all rotations |
PGY-3
| Rotation | Length |
|---|---|
| Family medicine clinic | 19 weeks |
| Electives | 18 weeks |
| Family medicine inpatient | 5 weeks |
| Family medicine skin care | 2 weeks |
| Gynecology | 2 weeks |
| Pediatrics - emergency medicine | 2 weeks |
| Pediatrics inpatient | 2 weeks |
| Obstetrics* | 2 weeks |
| Physical medicine and rehabilitation | 2 weeks |
| Family medicine continuity clinic | 3-5 1/2 days per week during all rotations |
Longitudinal rotations
| Rotation | Program years |
|---|---|
| Behavioral health | 1, 2, 3 |
| Community medicine/population health | 1, 2, 3 |
| Geriatrics | 1, 2, 3 (Monthly nursing home visits and rounding) |
| Interpersonal and communication skills | 1, 2, 3 |
| Newborn nursery rounding service | 1, 2, 3 |
| Obstetrics, continuity* | 1, 2, 3 |
| Osteopathic manipulation treatments (OMT) specialty clinic | 1, 2, 3 (both inpatient and outpatient) |
| Point-of-care ultrasound | 1, 2, 3 |
| Practice management | 1, 2, 3 |
| Prenatal care | 1, 2, 3 |
| Scholarly activity | 1, 2, 3 |
| Well-being | 1, 2, 3 |
*Obstetrics rotations
During the Family Medicine Residency, you will have four separate rotations regarding obstetric care.
- Longitudinal prenatal care. You will have opportunities for longitudinal prenatal care during all three years of training at Mayo Clinic Health System — Eastridge Family Medicine Clinic and the OBGYN Specialty Clinic.
- Longitudinal continuity OB care. You will have experience with longitudinal continuity OB care during all three years of residency at the Mayo Clinic Health System — Eastridge Family Medicine Clinic and the OBGYN Specialty Clinic, as well as at Mayo Clinic Health System — Mankato Hospital.
- Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital. You will have a four-week block rotation at Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, during PGY-1.
- Mayo Clinic Health System – Mankato Hospital block rotations. You will have a two-week block rotation at Mayo Clinic Health System — Mankato Hospital with the obstetrics team (OBGYN physicians, midwives, FMOB physicians) during both PGY-2 and PGY-3.
Another four-week block of OB (for a total of 12 weeks of OB training in residency) is required in PGY-3 for those residents planning to do OB deliveries in practice after residency. An elective for those residents who would like more training in OB is also available. This elective can take place at a number of locations and must be organized well in advance for scheduling purposes.
Moonlighting
Moonlighting is possible for PGY-2 and PGY-3 residents who are licensed and upon approval from faculty and the program director.
Call schedule
While our program is rigorous and filled with exceptional experiences designed to fully prepare you for practice, we are equally committed to optimizing your work schedule. We purposefully structure the curriculum to support meaningful work and personal life integration, ensuring that your training is both comprehensive and sustainable.
First year
During the first year, at home call occurs during the second half of the year for one week and one weekend. Night call occurs on two rotations:
- Minneapolis/St. Paul Children's inpatient rotation. Approximately six nights of admissions and cross over with preceding and following days off.
- Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital's obstetrics rotation. Every fourth night (seven shifts) of 24-hour call.
Second year
During the second year, at home call occurs every tenth night and every tenth weekend. Rotation calls occur as follows:
- Obstetrics. Two weeks of OB call from home. Two in-house 24-hour calls during Mankato OB rotation.
- Rural family medicine. In-house rural family medicine call occurs two times per week for four weeks.
Third year
During the third year, at home call occurs every tenth night and every tenth weekend. Rotation calls occur as follows:
- Obstetrics. Two weeks of OB call from home. Two in-house 24-hour calls during Mankato OB rotation.
Procedures
Procedure training is built into the curriculum longitudinally, with all residents regularly rotating through the family medicine and dermatology procedure clinics, with optional addition of vasectomy and colposcopy training. Additionally, our program hosts a procedure workshop on the second Tuesday afternoon of each month. Casting and splinting, joint injections, Nexplanon insertion and other gynecological procedures, dermatological procedures, and point-of-care ultrasound.
Data and population health, and addiction medicine are just some of the monthly workshops offered throughout the residency. Each resident is provided with a butterfly handheld device for use during residency to facilitate POCUS skill building. Participation in simulation labs at Minnesota State University, Mankato, with the nursing program provides opportunities for residents to collaborate with senior nursing students to care for seriously ill patients and manage disaster scenarios in a team interdisciplinary setting.