Mayo Graduate School

Mayo Graduate School

Type	Non-profit graduate school
Established	1989
Parent institution	Mayo Clinic
Academic staff	200+
Doctoral students	277
Location	Rochester, Minnesota Jacksonville, Florida Scottsdale, Arizona
Website	http://www.mayo.edu/mgs

Mayo Graduate School (MGS) is a part of the Mayo Clinic Medical School. It offers training in biomedical sciences with programs for Ph.D., M.D.-Ph.D., and master's degree-seeking students. In addition, Mayo Graduate School offers summer undergraduate research fellowships and post-baccalaureate research opportunities. Over 200 faculty members mentor students in seven tracks:

• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Biomedical Engineering and Physiology
• Clinical and Translational Science
• Immunology
• Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
• Neurobiology of Disease
• Virology and Gene Therapy.

Location

Mayo Graduate School has locations in the three Mayo Clinic campuses: Rochester, MN, Jacksonville, FL and Scottsdale, AZ. The majority of students pursue their degrees in Rochester. However, many research areas, including neuroscience and cancer biology, include faculty at the other sites. The Rochester campus has its school office located in the Guggenheim building and a student center in the Mitchell building, which is shared with Mayo Medical School.

Education & Training

PhD Education & Training

Core courses for all Ph.D. students cover basic mechanisms and fundamental concepts in biological sciences. More specialized education is provided in advanced, track-specific courses. During the first year, students complete at least three 8-week laboratory rotations in laboratories of their choice. Students then select the labs in which they will pursue their degrees. In order to complete the degree, students must pass written and oral qualifying exams, have at least one first author publication accepted, and write a thesis on their work. The average time length for a Mayo graduate student to get a PhD degree is 5.25 years.

Other Programs

• Master Program

MGS also provides master's degree of biomedical research education. It typically takes 2–3 years. Students or Mayo employees can choose master education from seven tracks described above. Students usually take related courses and finish a scientific project to obtain the degree.

• MD-PhD Program

Mayo Graduate School also offers a master's degree program, undergraduate research fellowship, and post-baccalaureate fellowship programs. In addition, MGS cooperates with MMS (Mayo Medical School), to offer a MD-PhD program.

• Career Development Internships

Mayo Graduate School is committed to the principle that society benefits from PhD-trained biomedical scientists leading in a broad range of careers. Many of these careers are different from the careers of graduate school mentors. Therefore, Mayo Graduate School offers to upper level PhD and MD/PhD students funded 100-hour Career Development Internships (CDI) allowing networking in a variety of professional settings where biomedical PhD training is highly valued. Internship opportunities include liberal arts education, pharma, clinical lab management, technology transfer, science writing, and public policy.

• Diversity Programming

Mayo Graduate School is a national center of excellence for the biomedical research training of students from backgrounds underrepresented in science. This training is supported by three long-running NIH diversity training grants.

• Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)

Mayo Graduate School sponsors a highly-competitive Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program at its three national campuses for PhD- and MD/PhD-bound rising juniors and seniors.

Stipends & Scholarships

All PhD students are guaranteed an internal fellowship for up to five years. The fellowship covers full tuition, benefits, and a stipend of $28,110 per year. Students are not required serve as a teaching assistant but can if they choose.

Ratings

Mayo Graduate School neuroscience program was ranked No. 21 in 2015 U.S. News World Report. According to Peterson’s, the school has about 150 students, who can choose advisors from over 200 faculties

References

External links

• Mayo Graduate School (MGS) website: http://www.mayo.edu/mgs

Photos

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  Mayo Rochester Plummer Building

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  Mayo Clinic Rochester Night

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  Mayo Clinic Arizona- Mayo Clinic Collaborative Research Building (MCCRB)

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  Mayo Clinic Arizona- Johnson Medical Research Building

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  Mayo Clinic Arizona- Johnson Research Building and ASU's Biomedical Informatics (BMI)