The Physician Scientist Research Fellowship program at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, is a two-year post-doctoral fellowship for prospective residents or fellows in any of Mayo Clinic's laboratory medicine or pathology clinical training programs. As a trainee in this program, you will complete an intensive research experience working with a Mayo Clinic principal investigator. 

Unique program highlights:

• Training in basic or translational research, working with world-class Mayo Clinic investigators
• Full salary support for two years of dedicated research training time
• Support for travel to present research findings at national and international scientific conferences
• Access to study coordinator support and a decades-old tissue specimen bank comprised of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues from patients
• Formal research mentorship and career planning
• Training and institutional support in biostatistics, informatics, and clinical research methods
• Dedicated mentorship in extramural grant application writing
• Research facilities comprising 865,596 square feet on Mayo Clinic's campus in Rochester, Minnesota, including two new research-oriented buildings, Discovery Square and the Kellen Building, on the first-of-its-kind research campus that fosters collaboration and innovation in the life sciences industry

Program history

The Physician Scientist Research Fellowship program at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, will be accepting its first trainees for the 2024 academic year. Up to three trainees will be accepted into the program annually.

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