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Physician Assistant Clinical Rotation (Minnesota)

Program Description
Students enrolled in Physician Assistant baccalaureate programs at an affiliated education institution may complete their required clinical experience at Mayo Clinic, Mayo Health System, or other practice sites as part of their education.
This clinical rotation provides physician assistant students with clinical experience in a health-care setting with a diverse patient population and enables you to complete your college or university degree program.

Accreditation
Mayo Foundation is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Higher Learning Commission.

Higher Learning Commission
30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2400
Chicago, IL 60602-2504
800-621-7440
312-263-0456
Fax: 312-263-7462
www.ncacihe.org

Affiliated Institutions
Mayo Clinic provides clinical rotation experiences for physician assistant programs across the country. Please check with your clinical coordinator to determine if your clinical experience may be completed at Mayo Clinic. Mayo employees seeking to qualify for Educational Leave of Absence (ELOA) must be enrolled at one of the following affiliates:

Augsberg College
Minneapolis, MN
http://www.augsburg.edu/

Midwestern University
Downers Grove, IL
Glendale, AZ
http://www.midwestern.edu/

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
http://www.uiowa.edu/

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
http://www.unl.edu/

University of Wisconsin — La Crosse
La Crosse, WI
http://www.uwlax.edu/

University of Wisconsin — Madison
Madison, WI
http://www.wisc.edu/

Facilities
The Mayo Clinic campus in Rochester, Minn., comprises an extensive outpatient complex, Saint Marys Hospital and Rochester Methodist Hospital, and substantial research and education facilities.
This Mayo site is among the largest, most advanced medical centers in the world.

Graduation and Certification
Upon successful completion of your Physician Assistant Program and your clinical internship, you will graduate from your college or university and receive your Bachelor of Science (B.S.) or Master of Science (M.S.) degree in physician assistant studies.

Graduates are eligible to take the Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE) administered by the National Commission on Certification of PAs (NCCPA).

Hours
For the majority of the internship, your learning schedule will include eight-hour days, five days per week.

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