As someone who grew up in the south, I was hesitant about committing to three years in what I now affectionately call ‘MinneSnowta.’ But after completing my interviews, I ranked Mayo first for a number of reasons: a clear focus on education (favoring education over service with very enthusiastic faculty), a medium size (so I could really know all my co-residents), and the opportunity to see both routine pediatric care for the surrounding region and some cool ‘zebras’ referred from other centers.

2017 program graduate, now on staff in primary care pediatrics at Mayo Clinic

The greatest asset of the program is the people — it’s very humbling to work alongside faculty who are considered world experts in their fields, and they treat you as a colleague. The program also seems to get the recruitment process right every year and always selects an interesting, engaging, dedicated and fun group of co-residents. As a faculty member, I look forward to working with the program’s residents every time I am on service!

2017 program graduate, now on staff as a pediatric oncologist at Sanford Health