Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship (Minnesota)

Overview

A three-year PCCM fellowship emphasising clinical training and research, customised to each fellow, in which fellows perform their own ICU intubations and airway management.

The programme

Training type

Clinical Fellowship

Duration

3 years

Start

1 July (academic year begins July 1)

Positions

9 per year (clinical scholar and physician-scientist tracks)

Accreditation

ACGME-accredited

Department

Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education (Rochester campus)

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Three years of accredited internal medicine training and board eligible; graduates of non-US/Canadian schools need ECFMG certification and a completed three-year US internal medicine residency

International applicants

Institution policyGraduates of non-US medical schools eligible if ECFMG-certified before appointment (applicants still obtaining certification may interview but cannot be ranked or appointed) or holding a full unrestricted licence in the programme state; Canadian graduates after 1 July 2025 also need ECFMG certification

Visa support

Institution policyMayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education supports ECFMG J-1 and H-1B visas (Mayo selects visa type). Since the Sept 2025 $100,000 H-1B fee, Mayo will not file new H-1B petitions that trigger the fee - H-1B only for change/extension of status (USMLE Steps 1-3 required); otherwise ECFMG J-1 (Steps 1-2, ACGME-accredited/recognised programme). F-1 OPT accepted for first year for US-school graduates

Licence requirement

Institution policyMinnesota-based MCSGME trainees must hold a Minnesota residency permit, and all eligible trainees must obtain and maintain a full Minnesota medical licence (USMLE/COMLEX/MCCQE final exam deadlines apply); Mayo reimburses fees

How to apply

Deadline

31 July of the year preceding the programme start date

Application method

ERAS

Funding

Funding

Institution policyMCSGME resident/fellow stipend (effective 11 March 2026): Graduate Level 1 $75,105; L2 $77,721; L3 $80,936; L4 $85,398; L5 $89,036; L6 $92,376; L7 $95,417; L8 $99,058; L9 $102,594; L10 $106,096

Official sources