The Primary Care Track (PCT) is designed for residents passionate about ambulatory medicine, health equity, and community-focused care. It offers enhanced continuity with patients and mentors, expanded outpatient experiences, and tailored guidance for careers in primary care.

Primary Care Track residents benefit from additional ambulatory blocks that support progressive panel growth, replacing select traditional inpatient rotations with enriched outpatient experiences tailored to primary care training. The curriculum includes curated electives aligned with primary care interests, involvement in community outreach, and expanded research opportunities in health equity and community health.

This track does not have a separate application from our categorical program (same NRMP code 1328140C0), and interested applicants should apply after they have matched.

Track progression

PGY-1 year:

• Follows the standard residency template with one elective
• Early access to mentors in primary care, population health, health equity, and quality improvement
• Longitudinal participation in key activities: Resident Advisory Board (RAB), General Internal Medicine Interest Group (GIMIG), and PCT social events 

PGY-2 year:

• Two dedicated ambulatory clinic blocks with consistent half-day clinic schedules, which continue in year three
• Weekly mentorship from PCT clinical faculty
• In-basket pairing with another PCT resident for collaborative outpatient support 

PGY-3 year:

• Support for job applications, interviews, and career planning from primary care mentors

“Being in the primary care track has been an invaluable part of my training here at Mayo. I have received a robust, comprehensive education in internal medicine, both inpatient and outpatient. Above and beyond that, I have also gotten a lot of opportunities to learn outpatient medicine topics that will be so helpful in my career as a primary care physician and will really set me up for success. Most importantly, however, I have formed wonderful relationships with my incredible primary care track mentors, and these will be relationships that I treasure as I start my career as a primary care physician here at Mayo and throughout the rest of my career.” 

Eva Schaible, M.D.