Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Scottsdale Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a highly academic, tertiary/quaternary neurology residency embedded within Mayo Clinic's integrated three-shield model of patient care, education, and research, drawing subspecialty faculty who author the guidelines that shape national practice. The program is fellowship-driven by design, feeding directly into Mayo's own accredited subspecialty pipelines (epilepsy, EEG/EMG, movement disorders, MS, neuro-oncology, vascular neurology, headache) and a two-year Clinician-Investigator Program for residents pursuing physician-scientist tracks. Dedicated research time, statistician and manuscript support, conference funding, and an Academic Excellence Day signal that scholarly output is structurally embedded rather than optional, while alumni outcomes show a heavy concentration into Mayo's own consultant staff and academic centers nationally. Its small size (five residents/year), named mentorship structure from preliminary year through fellowship, and emphasis on resident-as-teacher roles suggest the program values self-directed scholars who thrive with close faculty access rather than high-volume anonymity.