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Clinical Training
The level of clinical commitments has been carefully tailored
to allow you an opportunity to maintain your clinical skills, while
providing ample opportunity to conduct and complete your research.
During the General Internal Medicine Research Fellowship Program,
you will:
- Spend at least four weeks on a medical consultation
service.
- Maintain a weekly ambulatory continuity clinic
practice or similar outpatient experience.
Additional clinical training opportunities are available as electives
in Mayo Clinic's specialty and subspecialty clinics.
Didactic Training
During the General Internal Medicine Research Fellowship,
you will participate in many didactic conferences sponsored by the
Department of Internal Medicine, including:
- Weekly Medical Grand Rounds
- Morbidity and Mortality Conference
- Fellowship Skills Development Conference
- Clinical Decision-Making Journal Club
Numerous specialty conferences are also available to those with
specific interests.
Research Training
Your research opportunities at Mayo Clinic are outstanding.
During this fellowship, you will design and complete a research
project under close mentorship from one of our clinician-researchers.
Opportunities for both clinical studies and laboratory-based projects
exist. Through Mayo Graduate School, you will work toward a Master
of Biomedical Science – Clinical Research degree. The program has
been designed for clinicians and all course work is relevant to
clinical research.
Core courses include statistics, epidemiology, research ethics
and study design. Numerous electives are available to provide training
in specific areas of research (e.g., cardiology) and in general
research skills (e.g., advanced statistics, survey design, technical
writing).
A key portion of the fellowship will involve development and execution
of a research project under the supervision of a research mentor.
You will be assisted by the program directors to define an area
of research interest and identify a research mentor early in your
fellowship. With this mentor you will develop a research question
and write a proposal, which will be reviewed by your thesis committee.
This proposal will be used as the basis for your master's thesis.
With close mentorship and guidance, you will complete a research
project with the aim of publication and future grant funding. Projects
can be conducted in any specialty or subspecialty of interest, but
we encourage focus on a topic of relevance to general internal medicine.
You will be expected to present your research results at national
meetings and publish in peer-reviewed journals.
Master's Degree
The two years of the master's degree program will be completed
through the Clinical Research Training Program (CRTP) and arranged
as follows:
- First year: 24 weeks of research course work
and protocol development will be completed.
- Second year: remaining course work for the master's
degree will be completed and your master's thesis will be defended.
Also see: Clinical Research Training Program.
Call Frequency
You will take call from home for medical consults during
your rotations.
Moonlighting
Moonlighting is permitted for licensed residents and fellows
beyond the PGY-1 level. Moonlighting activities may be scheduled
during those times when you are assigned to research and coursework
rotations. Moonlighting should not interfere with required learning
and must not violate the ACGME's work-hour rules. Moonlighting should
not compromise your education, but rather enhance it.
Evaluation
Your performance will be monitored during the course of
your fellowship to ensure that you acquire appropriate knowledge
and skills. You will regularly evaluate the faculty to ensure that
your educational needs are being met.
Career Development
You will meet periodically with faculty members, administrators
and the program director or associate director to discuss your career
goals. Mayo Clinic recruits many of its staff physicians from its
own training programs.
Cardiac Life Support Certification
Certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support and Advanced
Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) are required for all Mayo Clinic residents
and fellows. ACLS courses are held during the last week of June,
just before the start of the academic year. The ACLS course also
is offered quarterly to facilitate recertification.
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