I AM A MEDICAL STUDENT AT MAYO, SO SINCE NO ONE IS RESPONDING, I'LL PUT IN MY LIMITED VIEWS. TO START, I AM NOT APPLYING THERE, CHIEFLY BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SPEND ANOTHER 4 YEARS IN ROCHESTER. IT CAN BE A FAIRLY DIFFICULT PLACE TO LIVE IF YOU'RE SINGLE. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE RESIDENTS ARE MARRIED, AND THE TOWN IN GENERAL IS MORE OF A FAMILY-FRIENDLY PLACE THAN A SINGLES-FRIENDLY PLACE.
THE PEOPLE (RESIDENTS) ARE REALLY, REALLY NICE, SMART, AND DOWN TO EARTH AND THERE ARE WONDERFUL FACULTY IN THE DEPARTMENT. IT'S VERY EASY TO GET INVOLVED WITH RESEARCH AT MAYO IN GENERAL, AND THERE ARE A TON OF RESOURCES AT THE INSTITUTION. YOU CAN ALSO GET FUNDED TO DO AN INTERNATIONAL ROTATION. ON THE OTHER HAND, IT IS ESSENTIALLY A SINGLE SITE TRAINING (MAYO), WHICH IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE COUNTRY. I WOULD RECOMMEND DOING ROTATIONS AT THE OTHER MAYO SITES (MORE COMMUNITY-BASED HOSPITALS) FOR BALANCE (AND NICER WEATHER). ALSO NOT A HUGE EMPHASIS ON PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES AT MAYO BUT MY SENSE IS THAT THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE THERE, IT'S JUST NOT SOMETHING THAT IS DONE AS FREQUENTLY.
ON MY SUB-i I GOT FRUSTRATED WITH HAVING TOO MANY SUPERSUBSPECIALTY PATIENTS AND NOT ENOUGH PRIMARY CARE PATIENTS, BUT I THINK THAT WAS BAD LUCK, OTHER STUDENTS HAD MUCH MORE BALANCED PATIENT LOADS. IT IS NICE TO SEE SOME OF THE RARE STUFF TOO (ESPECIALLY IN NEUROLOGY, WHICH IS A FANTASTIC DEPARTMENT AT MAYO).
FEEL FREE TO ASK MORE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS AND I WILL ANSWER THEM TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY!
