Curriculum
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Clinical training
Clinical training emphasizes the most common problems seen and procedures performed by family physicians. You gain extensive experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Home visits to patients also are part of your training.
Outpatient: Mayo Family Clinic Kasson
Throughout the program, you provide continuing care for families at Mayo Family Clinic Kasson, which is located in the town of Kasson, Minnesota, about 14 miles west of Rochester. This clinic serves Kasson, with a population of approximately 6,000, and rural Dodge County, which has a population of more than 20,000.
You provide continuity of care to your patients throughout the academic year. The amount of time in the Kasson Clinic varies by rotation and includes approximately 10 full weeks per year dedicated to the care of your patients. This allows you to develop a continuity practice of your own. You are also encouraged to become an active member of the Kasson community.
At Mayo Family Clinic Kasson, families are assigned to you with the expectation that you provide most of their care during your residency. Patient records are maintained in an electronic medical record, and computer access is provided from each exam room. You are assigned to one of three co-located teams that include residents, faculty, nurses, a secretary, and ancillary staff.
Outpatient specialties: Mayo Clinic and surrounding communities
One strength of our program is outpatient specialty training. During outpatient rotations, you have the opportunity for one-on-one training with many of the nation's leading experts in subspecialty fields.
You spend time in Mayo Clinic Health System during outpatient pediatrics, ophthalmology, and orthopedics training. While at these sites, you work one-on-one with a specialist and receive individualized training.
You have the opportunity to see patients and perform or assist with procedures, making for an outstanding training opportunity.
Outpatient: Procedure clinic
Each year, you will spend two weeks focused on advanced outpatient procedures in the Baldwin Procedure Clinic. This procedure clinic is a referral clinic for all primary care at Mayo Clinic. There is also opportunity for additional procedural experience during elective time.
Inpatient: Mayo Clinic Hospital — Rochester
The inpatient component of the Family Medicine Residency is spent primarily on the Family Medicine Adult Inpatient Service at Mayo Clinic Hospital — Rochester, Saint Marys Campus, and the Newborn Nursery Service at Mayo Clinic Hospital — Rochester, Methodist Campus.
The Family Medicine Inpatient Service admits and cares for patients needing hospital care from any of the family medicine clinics. As the admitting resident, you are in charge of the patient’s care during the hospital stay. Specialty consulting services are available 24 hours a day and contribute excellent teaching when they are consulted.
The Family Medicine Newborn Service cares for all newborns born at Mayo Clinic Hospital — Rochester, Methodist Campus. As the resident on call, you respond to newborn resuscitations as part of a multidisciplinary team and deliver routine care to newborns.
Other inpatient training includes rotations in the Medical Intensive Care Unit and on the General Pediatrics Hospital Service, both located at Mayo Clinic Hospital — Rochester, Saint Marys Campus.
While these rotations are supervised by other departments, you are treated as an equal and have duties and responsibilities identical to the other residents on the service.
Additional information about the communities we serve can be found on our community health information sheet.
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How we care for patients on the Family Medicine Inpatient Service at Mayo Clinic Hospital — Rochester, Saint Marys Campus
Rotation schedule
These are typical training schedules in the Family Medicine Residency.
- PGY-1
- PGY-2
- PGY-3
PGY-1
| Rotation | Length |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Kasson Clinic | 2 weeks |
| Obstetrics boot camp | 2 weeks |
| Mayo Family Clinic Kasson (100% continuity clinic)* | 10 weeks |
| Adult family medicine inpatient service (shifts) | 10 weeks |
| Cardiology (outpatient) | 4 weeks |
| Emergency medicine | 4 weeks |
| Surgery (outpatient) | 2 weeks |
| Midwife obstetrics | 4 weeks |
| Outpatient procedure clinic | 2 weeks |
| Pediatrics (inpatient) | 4 weeks |
| Pediatrics clinic (Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin) | 4 weeks |
| Menopause and Women's Sexual Health Clinic | 2 weeks |
| Child Abuse and Neglect Clinic | 2 weeks |
*Mayo Family Clinic Kasson continuity care is incorporated into all rotations.
PGY-2
| Rotation | Length |
|---|---|
| Mayo Family Clinic Kasson (100% continuity clinic)* | 11 weeks |
| Adult family medicine inpatient service (call) | 15 weeks |
| Medical Intensive Care Unit | 4 weeks |
| Emergency medicine | 4 weeks |
| Newborn nursery | 4 weeks |
| Obstetrics | 4 weeks |
| Orthopedic surgery (Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin) | 2 weeks |
| Sports Medicine | 2 weeks |
| Outpatient procedure clinic | 2 weeks |
| Elective | 4 weeks |
*Mayo Family Clinic Kasson continuity care is incorporated into all rotations.
PGY-3
| Rotation | Length |
|---|---|
| Mayo Family Clinic Kasson (100% continuity clinic)* | 10 weeks |
| Mayo Family Clinic Kasson resident preceptor | 2 weeks |
| Adult family medicine inpatient service (call) | 2 weeks |
| Adult family medicine inpatient service (senior) | 5 weeks |
| Dermatology | 2 weeks |
| Emergency medicine | 2 weeks |
| Ophthalmology (Mayo Clinic Health System in Owatonna) | 1 week |
| Outpatient procedure clinic | 2 weeks |
| Geriatrics (outpatient) | 2 weeks |
| Inpatient selectives | 8 weeks |
| Electives | 16 weeks |
*Mayo Family Clinic Kasson continuity care is incorporated into all rotations
Community engagement
The Center Clinic provides excellent opportunities for residents to learn about and serve the underserved. Residents are exposed to a variety of patients, many of whom are Spanish-speaking. They also learn about the social determinants of health and how they affect patient care. In addition, they get to experience first-hand the difference that family medicine physician community involvement can make in improving the health of a population. Our residents come away from their time at The Center Clinic with a better understanding of the needs of the underserved and a commitment to serving them.
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Community engagement is important to our residents and faculty who enjoy volunteering at the Center Clinic
Electives
Your elective options are nearly unlimited here at Mayo Clinic. Elective rotations last from one to four weeks, depending on the elective. You may also choose to take an elective rotation at Mayo Clinic’s campus in either Jacksonville, Florida, or Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, with program director approval. A rotation to Florida or Arizona must be four weeks minimum in length.
Didactic training
Clinical conferences, journal club, and one-on-one instruction are integral parts of the Family Medicine Residency. Behavioral medicine is integrated throughout all three years of training.
Weekly conferences cover primary care topics, including discussion of ethical dilemmas faced by physicians in training. Second- and third-year residents participate in a group quality-improvement project and practice management seminars.
Hands-on training
Each PGY class has dedicated monthly seminars known as core seminars. These four-hour seminars, which are facilitated by residency core faculty, include simulation, standardized patients, and small-group problem-based learning experiences.
Research training
Your research opportunities at Mayo Clinic are outstanding. You are encouraged but not required to participate in research activities. Opportunities exist for both clinical studies and laboratory-based projects. Many faculty members are actively involved in research projects and can serve as research mentors. See the 2021 Rochester Family Medicine Residency List.
Call frequency
The call schedule is different for each rotation. Mayo Clinic follows the recommendations of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
Moonlighting
Moonlighting is permitted for licensed residents beyond the PGY-1 level. Moonlighting activities may be scheduled during those times when you are assigned to consultative or outpatient rotations with the prior approval of the program director. Moonlighting should not interfere with the required learning and must not violate the work-hour rules of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or visa regulations. *Moonlighting is not permitted on a J-1 Visa.
Teaching opportunities
You have the opportunity to teach Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine students, residents from other subspecialties, and visiting students from other medical schools through bedside instruction and formal didactic lectures.
Practice examinations and reviews
In preparation for board examinations, you take the In-Training Examination provided by the American Board of Family Medicine once a year.
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 Family Medicine Residency. You are formally evaluated by supervising faculty members on a regular basis and 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.