Snapshot of Education at Mayo

Having grown from the frontier medical practice of William and Charles Mayo in the late 1800s, Mayo Clinic founders soon realized that providing the best care to patients required a strong and  sustained commitment to education.  Over the past 100 years, the Mayo Brothers practice has inspired five schools, now known collectively as the College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic.
 
In 1915, the first school, the Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education (MSGME) offered residency and fellowship training to physicians and dentists. MSGME now offers more than 170 training programs through clinic sites in Rochester, Jacksonville and Scottsdale.

In 1972, Mayo Medical School opened its doors in Rochester, Minnesota, and now accepts 52 medical students a year.

Through an association with the University of Minnesota, Ph.D. and master's degrees were awarded to students at Mayo starting in the early 1900s. In 1989, the Mayo Graduate School (MGS) was formed and Ph.D. and master's degrees were offered by Mayo Clinic for the preparation and training of biomedical researchers.

The Mayo School of Health Sciences was organized in 1973 and offers students training in approximately 40 allied health programs.

Mayo School of Continuing Medical Education officially became a school in 1997, but since the early 1900s, Mayo has offered educational programs to physicians and allied health professionals.