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Scottsdale, Arizona

Since Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale first opened it doors in 1987, the Mayo tradition of academic excellence has continued. Medical education at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale has grown rapidly and today includes medical student clerkships, residency and fellowship programs, continuing education courses, allied health training opportunities and much more.

Undergraduate Medical Education

Mayo Medical School offers M.D. degree training and, in cooperation with Mayo Graduate School, a seven-year M.D.-Ph.D. program. Mayo Clinic provides grants for these programs to Arizona and Florida residents.

In addition, Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale hosts fourth-year medical student clerkships from Mayo Medical School, the University of Arizona College of Medicine and other national and international medical schools. The medical student clerkships are offered in a wide range of specialties. Since 1989, approximately 350 medical student clerks completed rotations to Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale.

Graduate Medical Education (Residencies and Fellowships)

Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education offers outstanding residency and fellowship programs at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale in a broad range of specialties and subspecialties.

Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale also has established education liaisons with other residency programs at Maricopa Medical Center, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency Program, University of Arizona, Scottsdale Healthcare, Mercy HealthCare Arizona (St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center), and Phoenix Children's Hospital.

Continuing Medical Education

Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale conducts 30-35 Continuing Medical Education courses per year. Since 1989, over 15,000 physicians and allied personnel have attended Mayo Clinic Scottsdale CME programs. International programs have been held in Barcelona, Spain; Mexico City; and Obregon, Mexico.

For details about all Mayo-sponsored CME courses, please see Mayo School of Continuing Medical Education Course Listings

In addition, Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale offers a variety of clinician and faculty programs including:

• Visiting Clinician Program - short-term, individually tailored educational experiences (limited to observation only) offered to US and international physicians.
• Regional Visiting Faculty Program - presentations on CME topics of interest given by Mayo staff members to medical audiences throughout Arizona and the Southwest.
• Visiting Faculty Program - presentations from outstanding individuals from the medical/scientific community outside Mayo to complement the educational programs of the institution.
• Didactic Conferences - over 30 conferences are offered to Mayo staff and trainees each month.
  

Mayo School of Health Sciences (Allied health sciences programs)

Mayo School of Health Sciences provides exceptional allied health training programs at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale in a variety of dynamic, rewarding health care professions.

Library Services

Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale has clinical and research libraries that are accessible 24 hours per day for study. These libraries contain over 2000 biomedical texts and 320 journal subscriptions. In addition, these libraries have access to the extensive Mayo Libraries on-line catalog, computer literature searching (MEDLINE) and Internet services. This integrated network allows for the sharing of information between all Mayo Clinic libraries.

Moreover, Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale has access to biomedical library collections of the University of Arizona, University of California, and other institutions through membership and participation in the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM).

The Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale patient and Health Education library provides for patients, family and the community.