Clinical training

The Hospital Medicine Fellowship provides 12 weeks of hospital service, including orientation and rotations in these areas:

• General medical services
• Medicine consults
• Hematology
• Oncology
• Geriatric medicine
• Post-procedure
• Progressive care unit (PCU)

Academic tracks

The fellowship reserves 37 weeks for academic career development in one of the following tracks: research, quality improvement, or medical education. Curricular experiences within each track are individualized to meet each fellow's needs and include didactic training and mentored completion of a scholarly project.

Quality improvement track

Fellows participating in the quality improvement track will have access to training and certification through the Mayo Clinic Quality Academy.

Research track

In the research track, fellows will have access to training and certification through Mayo Clinic's Center for Clinical and Translational Science.

Education track

Fellows participating in the education track will have access to training and certification through Mayo Clinic's Academy of Educational Excellence. 

Didactic learning

Clinical conferences, seminars, small discussion groups, journal clubs, and one-on-one instruction are integral parts of the Hospital Medicine Fellowship.

Core curriculum

The comprehensive curriculum covers essential aspects and processes of inpatient medical care based on recommendations of the Society of Hospital Medicine. These topics are covered in weekly lectures by hospital medicine faculty and other Mayo faculty.

Evaluation

Experienced Mayo faculty carefully monitor fellows' performance to ensure that fellows acquire adequate knowledge and develop technical skills during training. Supervising faculty evaluate fellows after each clinical rotation. Hospital medicine fellows also regularly evaluate the faculty to ensure their educational needs are being met.