The Post-Clerkship phase is the final 12 months of medical school. The curriculum is composed of:

• 1 four-week subinternship
• 4 four-week elective clinical rotations (16 weeks total)
• 1 week-long Social Medicine rotation
• Transition to Residency
• Internship Bootcamp (held at the Simulation Centers).

Time is also allotted for residency program interviews and vacation.

Clinical electives

Students complete a minimum selection of clinical electives. These can be completed at Mayo Clinic campuses in Minnesota, Arizona, or Florida, as well as at national and international locations. Many students complete an international or underserved population elective in the fourth year.

Surgery electives (partial list)

• Anesthesiology
• General surgery
• Gynecologic surgery
• Ophthalmology
• Orthopedics
• Head and neck surgery
• Surgery subspecialties (trauma, cardiovascular, colorectal, pediatrics, plastic)
• Urology

Pediatric electives (partial list)

• Community pediatrics and adolescent medicine
• Critical care (neonatal and children's)
• Genetics
• Hospital pediatrics
• Pediatric subspecialties (infectious diseases, hematology/oncology, gastroenterology, neurology)

Medicine electives (partial list)

• Critical care medicine
• Family medicine
• General internal medicine
• Medicine subspecialties (cardiology, gastroenterology, hematology, infectious diseases, nephrology, rheumatology)
• Physical medicine and rehabilitation

General electives (partial list)

• Dermatology
• Neurology
• Obstetrics
• Pathology
• Psychiatry
• Radiology
• Urology
• International and underserved populations