Address: 200 First Street SW, 55905 Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Medicine, Graduate Medical Education, Biomedical Sciences, Health Sciences
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is a private, graduate-only research university and the educational arm of Mayo Clinic, based in Rochester, Minnesota. It trains physicians, scientists and allied health professionals, and it is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. It was called the Mayo Foundation until 2003, then Mayo Clinic College of Medicine from 2003 to 2017.
Its history begins in 1915, when the first medical education programmes were developed at Mayo Clinic together with the University of Minnesota. In the same year the Mayo brothers gave 1.5 million dollars to the University of Minnesota to establish the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research in Rochester. In 1919 the Mayo Properties Association was created, which turned Mayo Clinic into a not-for-profit organisation and later became the Mayo Foundation.
The college teaches on three campuses: Rochester, Minnesota, Phoenix and Scottsdale in Arizona, and Jacksonville in Florida. Five schools make up the college. The School of Graduate Medical Education dates from 1915, the School of Medicine from 1972, the School of Health Sciences from 1973, the School of Continuous Professional Development from 1977 and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences from 1989.
More than 4,200 postgraduates study at the college, among them 1,791 active residency and fellowship trainees in more than 300 programmes. The School of Health Sciences runs more than 110 allied health programmes, internships and rotations, and the School of Continuous Professional Development offers more than 500 courses, which enrolled over 84,000 participants in 2019. The college counts 4,590 administrative staff.
The School of Medicine awards the MD, the combined MD-PhD with the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and the MD-OMS with the School of Graduate Medical Education, which lets dentists earn an MD during six years of surgical training. The Graduate School grants master’s and doctoral degrees. The MD-PhD programme dates from 1986 and has been funded by the National Institutes of Health continuously since 2003; it follows a two, four and two year model, with the PhD completed between the second and third years of medical school. Check the current tariff. Teaching is in English.
Domains taught:
Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Life Sciences, Microbiology and Genetics, Statistics
Diplomas*:
Certificate, Doctor, Master
Status:
Private
Partnerships:
Mayo Clinic, with campuses in Rochester, Minnesota, Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona, and Jacksonville, Florida.
Research:
Biomedical sciences and clinical and translational science, with MD-PhD training funded continuously by the National Institutes of Health since 2003.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
4590
Current students***:
4200
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Training embedded in one of the largest academic medical centres, three campuses, MD-PhD programme, large residency and fellowship programmes.
Cons
Graduate-level only, very selective, limited to medicine and health fields, small town setting in Rochester.
Best For
Aspiring physicians and biomedical scientists who want to train inside a large integrated academic medical centre.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
Think of Baylor College of Medicine when bioinformatics, microbiology and genetics and bioengineering is the priority: it teaches at the same levels, namely master's, doctoral and certificate, and is smaller, enrolling about 1,577 students against roughly 4,200 here.
Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of bioinformatics, microbiology and genetics and bioengineering can consider University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and it also offers graduate certificate programmes, and has almost the same size, at about 3,900 students.
Oregon Health & Science University is the closest domestic counterpart for bioinformatics, microbiology and genetics and bioengineering; it is public, whereas this school is private, and also offers bachelor's programmes.
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston sits close to this school on bioinformatics, microbiology and genetics and statistics; it also offers bachelor's programmes and covers data analytics as well.
On content, MD Anderson Cancer Center and this institution are close, as both teach bioinformatics, microbiology and genetics and bioengineering; it teaches at the same levels, namely master's, doctoral and certificate, and is public, whereas this institution is private.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
Students considering a move abroad can look at Medical University of Vienna in Austria, where bioinformatics, microbiology and genetics and bioengineering also form the core, and it is larger, enrolling about 8,000 students against roughly 4,200 here, and is public, whereas this institution is private.
For a study option in Sweden with a comparable spread of bioinformatics, microbiology and genetics and bioengineering, Karolinska Institute is the reference point: it covers data analytics as well, and is larger, enrolling about 6,500 students against roughly 4,200 here.
Beyond national borders, Hannover Medical School stands out as a comparable school for bioinformatics, microbiology and genetics and bioengineering; it also offers bachelor's programmes, and has almost the same size, at about 3,997 students.
On content, Medical University of Graz in Austria and this institution are close, as both teach bioinformatics, microbiology and genetics and life sciences; it also offers bachelor's programmes, and is slightly larger, at about 5,110 students against roughly 4,200 here.
Seen from abroad, Peking Union Medical College (China) is a close relative on subject matter, since bioinformatics, microbiology and genetics and bioengineering are central to both, and it is public, whereas this school is private, and does not run the certificate programmes found here.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
FAQ
Where is Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science?
In Rochester, Minnesota, with campuses in Arizona and Florida.
What is it?
The graduate-only educational arm of Mayo Clinic.
When did Mayo medical education start?
In 1915, with programmes developed with the University of Minnesota.
What were its earlier names?
The Mayo Foundation until 2003, then Mayo Clinic College of Medicine from 2003 to 2017.
Which campuses does it have?
Rochester, Minnesota, Phoenix and Scottsdale in Arizona, and Jacksonville in Florida.
Which schools does it have?
Graduate Medical Education, Medicine, Health Sciences, Continuous Professional Development, and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
How many postgraduates study there?
More than 4,200.
Which degrees can students earn?
The MD, the MD-PhD, the MD-OMS, and master's and doctoral degrees in biomedical sciences.
What is the MD-PhD model?
Two years of medical school, four of research for the PhD, then two more of medical school.
What does it cost?
Check the current tariff.
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*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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