Darlene Vargas Maldonado, M.D.
2023 graduate
What attracted you to Mayo Clinic for fellowship training? Mayo has a unique approach to mentorship that sets you up for success while emphasizing patient care. The program offered excellent clinical and surgical education by hard-working and well-known faculty who really supported and cared for fellows, and there were ample resources available for research opportunities. Finally, Mayo had the distinctive opportunity to do a Master's in Biomedical Science and Clinical Specialties in the first year of the fellowship.
Medical school: Universidad Central del Caribe
OB-GYN residency: University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine