Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Phoenix Program

Transitional Year Analyst Verified · Oct 22, 2025

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Phoenix Program

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Phoenix Program is a residency program specializing in Transitional Year, located in Phoenix, Arizona, directed by Amaal J. Starling, MD, MSc and coordinated by Karla Stevenson.. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or (480) 342-2894. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

This Transitional Year program exists solely to serve as the mandated PGY-1 foundation for Mayo Clinic Arizona's own categorical programs in anesthesiology, dermatology, neurology, diagnostic radiology, and radiation oncology, with no independent admissions process or standalone applicant pool. Housed within a top-ranked academic quaternary-care institution, the small 21-position program allows an individualized, categorical-track-specific curriculum, elective rotations across Mayo campuses, and protected research time. Its identity is defined entirely by its feeder relationship to Mayo's competitive subspecialty residencies rather than by an independent educational philosophy, and it emphasizes flexible scheduling, work-life balance, and a personalized, small-cohort experience. The program values residents who are already matching into one of the five named categorical specialties and need a structured, low-friction bridge year rather than broad primary-care exposure.

Who it fits

The ideal applicant is a categorical Mayo Clinic Arizona match (in anesthesiology, dermatology, neurology, radiology, or radiation oncology) whose ERAS narrative centers on that specific specialty and who is applying to this TY only because it is bundled with their categorical selection.

Research intensity

Moderate - research time is protected and encouraged, with residents presenting regionally, though research is not the program's central mission.

Career orientation

Fellowship - training is structured entirely as a preparatory bridge into Mayo Clinic Arizona's categorical subspecialty residencies.

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