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Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education (MCSGME) provides orientation for more than 400 incoming residents and fellows each year.

Business formal is required for orientation: Suit or sport coat, skirt or dress pants, button-down/up collared shirt and tie, dress, blouse or sweater. Casual clothing or fabric, such as denim is not permitted.

Three sessions scheduled for 2026

Session 1 — June 17, 2026 (Wednesday): This session is for trainees in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Anesthesiology (PGY1), Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine (Rochester, Eau Claire, La Crosse, and Mankato), General and Preliminary Surgery, Internal Medicine, Neurologic Surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ophthalmology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Orthopedic Surgery, Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Plastic Surgery Integrated, Preliminary Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Urology, and Vascular Surgery Integrated.

Session 2 — July 1, 2026 (Wednesday):  This session is for trainees in Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology Residents (PGY2+), Cardiothoracic Transplantation, Cardiovascular Surgery, Dermatology, Gynecologic Oncology, Hospital Obstetric Medicine and Surgery, Maxillofacial Prosthetics and Dental Oncology, Neuroanesthesiology, Neurosurgical fellowships, Neurology, Pain Medicine, Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Radiation Oncology, Radiology, Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Urology fellowships, and fellowship programs with July 1 start date.

Session 3 — July 23, 2026 (Thursday):  This session is for fellows with an August 1 start date, Abdominal Transplantation, Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Breast Surgical Oncology, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Comprehensive Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery, Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Obstetric Anesthesiology, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery fellowships, Pediatric Anesthesiology, Surgical Critical Care, Thoracic Surgery, and other off-cycle trainees.

Pediatric fellowships and Ophthalmology fellowships will start and complete orientation with the program July 7, 2026 (Tuesday).

Three sessions scheduled for 2027

Session 1 — June 17, 2027 (Thursday): This session is for trainees in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Anesthesiology (PGY1), Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine (Rochester, Eau Claire, La Crosse, and Mankato), General and Preliminary Surgery, Internal Medicine, Neurologic Surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ophthalmology, Orthopedic Surgery, Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Plastic Surgery Integrated, Preliminary Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urology, and Vascular Surgery Integrated.

Session 2 — July 1, 2027 (Thursday):  This session is for trainees in Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology Residents (PGY2+), Dermatology, Hospital Obstetric Medicine and Surgery, Neuroanesthesiology, Neurology, Obstetric Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Radiation Oncology, Radiology, Thoracic Surgery, Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, and fellowship programs with July 1 start date.

Session 3 — July 23, 2027 (Friday):  This session is for fellows with an August 1 start date, Abdominal Transplantation, Adult Reconstruction-Lower, Adult Reconstruction-Upper, Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Breast Oncology, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Comprehensive Endocrine Surgery, Gynecologic Oncology, Hand Surgery, Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Orthopedics - Sports Medicine, Pediatric Anesthesiology, Spine Fellowship-Orthopedics, Surgical Critical Care and other off-cycle trainees.

Pediatric fellowships and Ophthalmology fellowships will start and complete orientation with the program July 7, 2027 (Wednesday).