Overview
One-year ACGME-accredited fellowship meeting AHNS requirements, covering ablative and reconstructive head and neck oncologic surgery including TORS and microvascular reconstruction within an apprenticeship model.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year
- Start
- 1 August (Mayo academic year for this fellowship begins Aug. 1)
- Positions
- 1 per year
- Accreditation
- ACGME-accredited; fulfils American Head and Neck Society training requirements
- Department
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Completed an ACGME residency in otolaryngology, general surgery or plastic surgery and eligible to sit the respective American Board or Royal College of Surgeons (Canada) certification examination
- 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
- Application period December–March (via AHNS Advanced Training Council)
- Application method
- AHNS Advanced Training Council match (Central Application System)
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/head-and-neck-oncology-and-reconstructive-surgery-fellowship-minnesota/https://college.mayo.edu/academics/residencies-and-fellowships/otolaryngology-ent/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/