Application Process
Positions
Each year, approximately 20 to 30 students are accepted on a competitive basis to complete their physician assistant clinical rotations at Mayo Clinic in Arizona.
How to apply
Our affiliate schools process the admissions and applications for their physician assistant programs and work with students to plan their clinical rotations.
For students desiring to participate in physician assistant clinical rotations at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, these are the application deadlines:
- Applications received between Jan. 1 and Feb. 28 are for clinical rotation placement in August-December of the same year.
- Applications received between June 1 and July 30 are for clinical rotation placement in January-July of the following year.
To apply:
All students are required to complete the online Application for Admission. After you create an account or log in, please select Application for Admission. Do not select Lite Application.
Please note the specific date(s) for each rotation(s) that you have requested at the bottom of the essay page. All applications are reviewed at the end of the application cycle, and students are notified approximately three weeks after the deadline regarding their status.
If you are applying for more than one rotation, please list any additional requests, along with the dates, in the essay portion of the application.
- In addition to the application, Mayo School of Health Sciences requires a letter of good standing from your school as well as your GPA. These should be emailed directly to the education coordinator at mcamshs@mayo.edu.
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