Schedule
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.
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Three sessions scheduled for 2027
Session 1 — June 17, 2027 (Thursday): This session is for residents in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine (Rochester, Eau Claire, La Crosse, and Mankato), General and Preliminary Surgery, Internal Medicine and Preliminary Internal Medicine, Neurologic Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Plastic Surgery Integrated, Psychiatry, Urology, and Vascular Surgery Integrated.
Session 2 — July 8, 2027 (Thursday): This session is for fellows with a July 8 start date, including Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Dermatology, Gynecologic Oncology, Hospital Obstetric Medicine and Surgery, Neuroanesthesiology, Neurology, Neurotology, Ophthalmology fellows, Pediatric fellows, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Radiation Oncology, Radiology, Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine, Thoracic Surgery, Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, and Urology fellows.
Session 3 — July 23, 2027 (Friday): This session is for fellows with an August 1 start date, including Abdominal Transplantation, Advanced GI MIS Hernia and Abdominal Wall Surgery, Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Breast Oncology, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Complex Benign Gynecology, Comprehensive Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery, Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Obstetric Anesthesiology, Orthopedic Surgery fellows, Pain Medicine, Pediatric Anesthesiology, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, and other off-cycle trainees.
Three sessions scheduled for 2028
Session 1 – July 19, 2028 (Monday): This session is for residents, including Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine (Rochester, Eau Claire, La Crosse, and Mankato), General and Preliminary Surgery, Internal Medicine and Preliminary Internal Medicine, Neurologic Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Plastic Surgery Integrated, Psychiatry, Urology, and Vascular Surgery Integrated.
Session 2 – July 10, 2028 (Monday): This session is for fellows with a July 8 start date, including Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Dermatology, Gynecologic Oncology, Hospital Obstetric Medicine and Surgery, Neuroanesthesiology, Neurology, Neurotology, Ophthalmology fellows, Pediatric fellows, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Radiation Oncology, Radiology, Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine, Thoracic Surgery, Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, and Urology fellows.
Session 3 – July 24, 2028 (Monday): This session is for fellows with an August 1 start date, including Abdominal Transplantation, Advanced GI MIS Hernia and Abdominal Wall Surgery, Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Breast Oncology, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Complex Benign Gynecology, Comprehensive Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery, Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Obstetric Anesthesiology, Orthopedic Surgery fellows, Pain Medicine, Pediatric Anesthesiology, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, and other off-cycle trainees.