Hospital medicine is the fastest-growing medical specialty, demanding a broad and highly specialized skill set. Hospitalists are increasingly responsible for managing patients with higher acuity and greater clinical complexity. They serve not only as primary attending physicians on general medicine services but also on subspecialty inpatient services, reflecting the expanding scope and critical role of hospital medicine in today’s healthcare system.

Through the Hospital Medicine Fellowship, you will:

• Develop advanced clinical expertise in managing complex adult inpatients across diverse care settings, including general medical and surgical units, the progressive care unit, and the intensive care unit.
• Refine consultation skills by addressing common inpatient medical issues in specialized environments such as the behavioral health unit, and by providing medical consultations for patients in cardiovascular surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, general surgery, and the departments of gynecology and obstetrics.
• Gain proficiency in Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) for both diagnostic and procedural applications, including central line placement, paracentesis, and thoracentesis.
• Provide care for patients in innovative care models, such as Mayo Clinic’s Advanced Care at Home program, which delivers hospital-level care in the home setting.

Program highlights include:

• • A flexible, individualized curriculum tailored to each fellow’s professional interests and career goals.
  • Opportunities to participate in research or quality improvement projects, guided by experienced and widely published faculty mentors.
  • A comprehensive didactic program featuring structured lectures, monthly journal clubs, and quarterly morbidity and mortality review sessions.
  • Exceptional faculty mentorship, with dedicated educators committed to fostering clinical excellence, leadership development, and lifelong learning.

  At Mayo Clinic Health System – Eau Claire, our focus is on you and your career aspirations. We are committed to providing the knowledge, skills, and experiences necessary for success in any practice environment—whether a rural critical access hospital, long-term care facility, community hospital, or academic medical center. Our curriculum and dedication to your professional growth will prepare you to excel as a leader in hospital medicine.

  We believe our fellowship program is second to none. Regardless of your future career goals, our broad range of faculty expertise and diverse professional interests ensures that your training will be both comprehensive and personally fulfilling. Graduates of our program have gone on to pursue a variety of rewarding career paths—some serving as solo hospitalists in rural communities, managing a wide spectrum of procedures and patient acuity; others advancing into academic roles within leading healthcare systems, focusing on research, medical education, and mentorship. Many have also chosen to remain an integral part of the hospital medicine team at Mayo Clinic, continuing to advance our mission of excellence in patient care, education, and innovation.

Accreditation

The Hospital Medicine Fellowship is not accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. However, it is counted towards seeking certification through the Society of Hospital Medicine.

Program history

The Hospital Medicine Fellowship at Mayo Clinic Health System — Eau Claire will accept our first fellow in 2023. We anticipate that one fellow will complete this program annually.

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