Scholarship
Being scholarly takes many forms. Much of time spent in our fellowship is dedicated to creating leaders in the field, and Mayo Clinic has vast resources to help fellows craft an individualized path towards systematic and rigorous skill development in their desired area of focus. Potential scholarship paths include physician scientist, clinical and translational science research, health care delivery science, education scholarship, and bioethics.
Our program equips you to fulfill the American Board of Pediatrics requirement to complete and submit a scholarly, written work product for board certification. Research domains may take the form of basic science, clinical and translational, and/or education science. Two critical components of scholarship are peer review and dissemination. As such, fellows are encouraged to submit their work for publication and present their work at regional, national, and international meetings through a robust trip policy for up to five presentation trips totaling up to 10 trip days per academic year to present Mayo Clinic research.
Potential scholarship routes
No matter what your scholarship path, Mayo Clinic can help you get there.
Clinical and translational research path
Mayo Clinic Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCaTS) is a central hub for institutional advancement of research and education at Mayo Clinic. Fellows have the opportunity to participate in the fundamentals course, pursue a Certificate in Clinical and Translational Science, or obtain a Master’s degree in Clinical and Translational Science. Numerous fellows have completed both of these pathways in our fellowship.
Physician scientist path
Fellows have developed unique paths for mentorship, lifelong skill development, funding, and professional research networks via the Clinician Investigator pathway and the Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR ) Program.
Science of health care delivery path
The Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery is a research center fully embedded in the medical practice. Fellows can apply for the Kern Health Care Delivery Scholars Program, which provides dedicated training and mentorship to train you as a healthcare delivery research expert. Fellows may also partner with the mentors in the Center for Health Equity and Community Engagement Research (CHCR). Teleneonatology is an exciting opportunity for studying health care delivery in the NICU.
Education scholarship path
While all fellows have the opportunity to grow their skills as medical educators through workplace-based learning in the NICU, fellows interested in medical education as the foundation of their scholarship also partner with Division, Departmental, and enterprise-wide leaders in medical education to grow their skills as both education leaders and scholars. Opportunities for development as medical educators include Simulation Instructor development courses, the one-year Mayo Clinic Clinician Educator training program, and extramural training such as Certificate or Master of Health Professions Education programs.
Clinical bioethics path
The Biomedical Ethics Scholars Training (BEST) program combines didactic coursework, structured research opportunities, and relevant service and teaching to provide advanced training in biomedical ethics to clinicians. Multiple NICU Fellows have pursued BEST training, with projects including advancing the art and science of clinical consultation surrounding periviability and ethical considerations of genetic sequencing in the NICU population.