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This fellowship offers you a unique opportunity to participate in a team approach to foot and ankle surgery. You will have opportunities to develop your surgical, clinical and problem-solving skills. The Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery sees approximately 650 patients and performs more than 60 surgical procedures each month. Consultants and fellows see patients who suffer from a variety of problems. Complaints range from straightforward examples of painful bunions and interdigital neuromas to complex problems such as post-traumatic avascular necrosis or failed total ankle anthroplasty.
Rotations
Your training will be divided into two six-month rotations. You will spend one rotation with each of Mayo's two foot and ankle surgical consultants. Each will demonstrate slightly different techniques and philosophies of caring for foot and ankle problems. Training with this variation in techniques will help you develop your own approach and give you the confidence needed to handle the unique problems you will encounter in your own clinical practice.
Didactic Training
Clinical conferences, seminars, small discussion groups, a journal club and one-on-on instruction are all integral parts of the program. Grand Rounds in orthopedic surgery is held once each month. On a rotating basis, you will prepare and make presentations about your research interests or a new clinical/surgical technique to the other orthopedic residents, fellows and consultants.
Research Training
Mayo offers outstanding opportunities for you to conduct basic scientific or clinical research. During the fellowship, you will be encouraged to participate in the development of two manuscripts suitable for presentation and/or publication in a peer-reviewed journal.
Call Frequency
Your call schedule will vary by rotation. Mayo Clinic follows the schedule recommendations of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
Evaluation
To ensure that you acquire adequate knowledge and develop your technical skills, your performance will be monitored carefully during the course of your fellowship. You will be evaluated formally by your supervising faculty member after each clinical rotation. In addition, you will regularly evaluate the faculty to ensure that your educational needs are being met.
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