Overview
One-year sports medicine fellowship covering multi-ligament knee reconstruction, cartilage restoration, shoulder instability, elbow ligament reconstruction and hip arthroscopy.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year
- Start
- Programme page: the academic year begins in August
- Positions
- 2 per year
- Accreditation
- ACGME-accredited (Review Committee for Orthopaedic Surgery)
- Department
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Passed USMLE Steps 1-3; able to obtain Minnesota licence; board eligible; completed approved orthopaedic surgery residency (ACGME/AOA/ACGME-I/RCPSC/CFPC)
- 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
- Not stated on official page
- Application method
- SF Match Central Application Service; Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Match (in-person interviews 15 March 2027)
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
https://college.mayo.edu/academics/residencies-and-fellowships/orthopedic-sports-medicine-fellowship-minnesota/https://college.mayo.edu/academics/residencies-and-fellowships/admissions-and-benefits/https://college.mayo.edu/academics/residencies-and-fellowships/admissions-and-benefits/stipend-and-benefits/https://college.mayo.edu/academics/residencies-and-fellowships/orientation/minnesota/licensure/https://college.mayo.edu/media/mccms/content-assets/academics/residencies-and-fellowships/admissions-and-benefits/sample-appointment-letter-2025-08-05.pdfhttps://college.mayo.edu/academics/residencies-and-fellowships/orthopedic-sports-medicine-fellowship-minnesota/application-process/