Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Jacksonville Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a small, academically rigorous general surgery residency at Mayo Clinic's Jacksonville campus, built on an apprenticeship model with small resident-to-faculty ratios and dedicated clinician-educators rather than a high-volume, resident-run service structure. The program mandates at least one clinical research project with publication and regional/national presentation during residency, and offers optional deeper research pathways including a one-year basic science block and a two-year Clinician Investigator Training Program leading toward advanced degrees through the Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Outcomes skew heavily toward subspecialty training: 60% of recent graduates pursue fellowships (surgical oncology, colorectal, vascular, transplant, plastics, HPB, endocrine), while 33% hold academic appointments, reflecting an identity oriented toward producing subspecialists and academically-credentialed surgeons rather than generalists. With only three to four categorical positions per year, the program emphasizes close faculty mentorship, graduated operative autonomy, and integration with Mayo's broader multispecialty and simulation infrastructure.