Training and education

Mayo Clinic is committed to advancing the science of medicine by training and mentoring the next generation of clinicians and scientists — the people who will lead the research and healthcare teams of tomorrow.

Clinical and translational science speeds the movement — referred to as translation — of scientific discoveries into effective, accessible medical treatments that improve health. Translation of biomedical discoveries depends on the availability of a highly skilled clinical research workforce.

Mayo Clinic's Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCaTS) offers education and career development programs that span the career spectrum, including predoctoral and postdoctoral programs, courses for allied health staff, and more. Investigators who have completed CCaTS education programs go on to make significant contributions to the understanding of health and the human body.

Opportunities

Education and career development opportunities offered by CCaTS include:

Certificate programs

• Eligibility: Current Mayo employees or appointees who have earned a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a discipline applicable to research.
• Time commitment: 12 credits completed over 1 year. Applicants must have adequate protected time to complete course requirements within the designated program length.
• Cost: Program fee of $9,000.
• Benefits: Certificates offer exposure to subject matter and collaboration with Mayo Clinic professionals and other industry leaders. Some certificates also incorporate mentored research experience, publications and projects.
• Outcomes: Certificate from Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
• Learn more (must be connected to the Mayo Clinic intranet).

Clinical Trialist Training Program (CTTP)

• Eligibility: Mayo Clinic senior associate consultant, within 7 years of initial consultant appointment or completion of terminal training program (the highest degree in a field of study).
• Time commitment: 2 years.
• Cost: Program funded by Mayo Clinic's CCaTS and trainee's division or department.
• Benefits: Protected research time, mentored clinical trial experience and graduate-level education related to clinical trials.
• Expectations: 40% protected research time to complete didactic and experiential program components.
• Outcomes: Design and development of a pilot clinical trial and development of skills essential to leading clinical trials.
• Learn more (must be connected to the Mayo Clinic intranet).

KL2 Mentored Career Development Program

• Eligibility: Early-career clinicians and scientists employed by Mayo Clinic with a 1.0 full-time equivalent.
• Time commitment: 3 years.
• Cost: Program funded by the National Institutes of Health and Mayo Clinic's CCaTS.
• Benefits: Salary plus research and travel funds, up to program limits.
• Expectations: Completion of a clinical and translational science research project with 75% to 100% protected time.
• Outcomes: Ability to apply for extramural research grants as an independent investigator and lead a research team.
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M.D.-M.S. Program

• Eligibility: Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine and University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine students.
• Time commitment: 1 year of coursework plus other milestones completed throughout medical school.
• Cost: Program fee covered by award.
• Benefits: Mentored research experience.
• Expectations: Completion of a thesis.
• Outcomes: Master of Science (M.S.) degree from Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
• Learn more (must be connected to the Mayo Clinic intranet).

M.D.-Ph.D. Program

• Eligibility: Predoctoral students.
• Time commitment: 7 to 8 years.
• Cost: Tuition covered by program.
• Benefits: Stipend and guaranteed internal fellowship.
• Expectations: Completion of a thesis.
• Outcomes: Medical degree (M.D.) from Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine; doctoral degree (Ph.D.) from Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
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Postdoctoral Master's Degree Program

• Eligibility: Any Mayo Clinic physician, scientist, fellow or resident with a doctoral degree in a discipline applicable to clinical research who plans to have a research career leading a research team.
• Time commitment: 45 credits completed over approximately 2 years.
• Cost: Program fee of $20,000.
• Benefits: Mentored research experience.
• Expectations: Completion of a thesis resulting in a minimum of 1 first-author manuscript and a minimum GPA of 3.0.
• Outcomes: Master of Science degree (M.S.) from Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
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Professional Master's Degree Program

• Eligibility: Current Mayo employees or appointees who have earned a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and have taken appropriate undergraduate science courses to prepare for the master's program.
• Time commitment: 45 credits completed over 2 to 5 years.
• Cost: Program fee of $20,000.
• Benefits: Deepen expertise in translating basic research into clinical applications.
• Expectations: Scholarly review article (final project) and minimum GPA of 3.0.
• Outcomes: Master of Science degree (M.S.) from Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
• Learn more (must be connected to the Mayo Clinic intranet).

Ph.D. Program

• Eligibility: Predoctoral students and clinical or research fellows.
• Time commitment: 68 credits completed over 4 to 5 years.
• Cost: Tuition covered by program.
• Benefits: Stipend, guaranteed internal fellowship and mentored research experience.
• Expectations: Completion of a thesis.
• Outcomes: Doctoral degree (Ph.D.) from Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
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Workforce Development

• Eligibility: All research team members.
• Time commitment: Varied; classroom and online learning.
• Benefits: Convenient and flexible education on research concepts and methods.
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