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Application Process

A urology resident consults with their mentor at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Positions

There are six positions available at the PGY-1 level in the Urology Residency at Mayo Clinic's campus in Rochester, Minnesota, each year.

Qualifications

For the Urology Residency, appointments are made annually based on results from the American Urological Association (AUA) Urology Residency Match program.

How to apply

You must apply through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).

The application form and all supporting documentation must be submitted by late September of the year preceding the appointment date. The academic year begins July 1.

  1. To apply to the program, visit the ERAS website. Select "Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester) Program — Urology." Applications to Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education programs must include these application materials.
  2. Resident appointments are made by the Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education based on match results from American Urological Association (AUA) Urology Residency Match Program. Candidates must register for the AUA Urology Residency Match Program. Applicants considered for an appointment will be invited to interview with the program director and selected faculty. 

Interview process

Standardized invitation and acceptances

The Society of Academic Urologists (SAU) has implemented a standardized format for the extension and acceptance of interview offers.

On Oct. 25, 2024, date-specific and virtual versus in-person specific interview offers will be extended by all programs participating in the match. Programs are prohibited from offering interviews before this date. Programs must also release their waitlist and rejection notifications to applicants on this date.

On Oct. 28, 2024, applicants must contact each program from 7 a.m.-1 p.m. CST to accept or decline each of these offers. Applicants are prohibited from contacting programs before this date. After 1 p.m. CST, programs may start to communicate with applicants again for confirmations and to send additional invitations on their waitlist after reviewing their acceptance and declination responses. 

On Oct. 29, 2024, "Flush Day," applicants may release previously accepted interview slots in favor of any invitations offered to them off a waitlist. After Flush Day, all interview acceptances are final and must be honored by the applicant. No cancellations are permitted by either party. More information on this process can be found on the SAU website.

Interview dates will be Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, (in-person and virtual) and Monday, Nov. 18, 2024 (in-person).

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