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</section> <section class="mega-card-small"> <a id="mega_academics_browse_programs" href="/academics/" class="card"> <figure> <img loading="lazy" src="https://pxl-mayoedu.terminalfour.net/filters:quality(75)/prod01/channel_2/media/mccms/content-assets/mega-menu/find-program-3675660_0001-menu.jpg" alt="Mayo Clinic physician drawing on whiteboard"> </figure> <div class="card-inner"> <div class="mega-head">See all programs</div> <p>Search and filter our more than 400 programs.</p> <span class="button">Browse programs</span> </div> </a> </section> </div> </div> </li> <li class="" data-path="/admissions-and-tuition/"> <a id="mega_admissions" href="/admissions-and-tuition/" class="main-link has-dropdown"> Admissions and Tuition <span class="svg-icon accordion-more"> <svg class=""> <use xlink:href="#arrow-down" /> </svg> </span> </a> <div class="mega-menu"> <div class="mega-menu-inner"> <p class="mega-section-link__mobile"><a id="mega_admissions_mobile" href="/admissions-and-tuition/"> 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Six outstanding individuals were chosen as the inaugural recipients of the Early and Mid-Career Alumni Awards.</p> <span class="button">Read more</span> </div> </a><a href="/about/news/news-archive/mayo-clinic-alix-school-of-medicine-alumni-share-experiences-in-humanities-in-medicine-selectives/" class="card"> <figure> <img src="https://pxl-mayoedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/720x480/filters:quality(75)/128x0:896x512/prod01/channel_2/media/mccms/content-assets/about/news/nov-dec-2024/1024X512_Diem-Vu-humanities-in-medicine-alumni-WF4154811_0020.jpg" alt="Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine alumni share experiences in Humanities in Medicine selectives"> </figure> <div class="card-inner"> <span class="sub-heading">Alumni, Featured, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine</span> <h3>Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine alumni share experiences in Humanities in Medicine selectives</h3> <span class="date">December 6, 2024</span> <p>Learn more about the Humanities in Medicine selectives offered by Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine. Hear from alumni who have participated in the programming while in medical school and how those courses have shaped their future work.</p> <span class="button">Read more</span> </div> </a><a href="/about/news/news-archive/native-american-heritage-month-featuring-mayo-clinic-native-american-pathway-program-scholars/" class="card"> <figure> <img src="https://pxl-mayoedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/720x480/filters:quality(75)/0x0:720x480/prod01/channel_2/media/mccms/content-assets/about/news/nov-dec-2024/720X480_Native-American-Heritage-Month-doctor-patient-WF227746_0100.jpg" alt="Native American Heritage Month: Featuring Mayo Clinic Native American Pathway Program scholars"> </figure> <div class="card-inner"> <span class="sub-heading">Community, Events, Featured</span> <h3>Native American Heritage Month: Featuring Mayo Clinic Native American Pathway Program scholars</h3> <span class="date">November 27, 2024</span> <p>November is a month when we celebrate the resilience, history, and cultures of Indigenous peoples. Mayo Clinic is proud to spotlight Native American students in our Pathway Programs — leaders and innovators paving the way for future generations. </p> <span class="button">Read more</span> </div> </a><a href="/about/news/news-archive/mayo-clinic-alumni-association-announces-2024-distinguished-alumni-award-recipients/" class="card"> <figure> <img src="https://pxl-mayoedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/720x480/filters:quality(75)/0x0:720x480/prod01/channel_2/media/mccms/content-assets/about/news/nov-dec-2024/720X480_2024-Disinguished-Alumni-Awards-group-pic-WF5115610_0062.jpg" alt="Mayo Clinic Alumni Association announces 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients"> </figure> <div class="card-inner"> <span class="sub-heading">Alumni, Featured</span> <h3>Mayo Clinic Alumni Association announces 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients</h3> <span class="date">November 14, 2024</span> <p>The Distinguished Alumni Award acknowledges and shows appreciation for the exceptional contributions of Mayo Clinic alumni to the field of medicine. 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Learn more about this year's recipients.</p> <span class="button">Read more</span> </div> </a><a href="/about/news/news-archive/former-army-ranger-finds-his-path-to-medical-school-through-mayo-clinics-military-medicine-program/" class="card"> <figure> <img src="https://pxl-mayoedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/720x480/filters:quality(75)/0x0:720x480/prod01/channel_2/media/mccms/content-assets/about/news/nov-dec-2024/720X480_Jessie-Milaski-military-medicine-WF1282350_0014.jpg" alt="Former Army Ranger finds his path to medical school through Mayo Clinic’s Military Medicine program"> </figure> <div class="card-inner"> <span class="sub-heading">Events, Featured, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine</span> <h3>Former Army Ranger finds his path to medical school through Mayo Clinic’s Military Medicine program</h3> <span class="date">November 11, 2024</span> <p>While Jessie Milaski held several roles after he left the Army, he didn't find his path to a career in medicine until he enrolled in a Military Medicine course at Mayo Clinic in Arizona.</p> <span class="button">Read more</span> </div> </a><a href="/about/news/news-archive/2024-graduate-student-research-symposium-recap-awards-and-highlights/" class="card"> <figure> <img src="https://pxl-mayoedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/720x480/filters:quality(75)/0x0:720x480/prod01/channel_2/media/mccms/content-assets/about/news/aug-oct-2024/720X480_2024-Student-Research-Symposium-posters-WF4950894_0077-(1).jpg" alt="2024 Graduate Student Research Symposium: Recap, awards, and highlights"> </figure> <div class="card-inner"> <span class="sub-heading">Featured, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Research</span> <h3>2024 Graduate Student Research Symposium: Recap, awards, and highlights</h3> <span class="date">November 1, 2024</span> <p>Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, in collaboration with the Graduate Student Association, held the 2024 Student Research Symposium in September to recognize ongoing research at Mayo Clinic. It was the 35th annual symposium.</p> <span class="button">Read more</span> </div> </a><a href="/about/news/news-archive/jwan-naser-mbbs-recipient-of-the-2024-alumni-association-award-for-research/" class="card"> <figure> <img src="https://pxl-mayoedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/720x480/filters:quality(75)/128x0:896x512/prod01/channel_2/media/mccms/content-assets/about/news/aug-oct-2024/1024X512-Jwan-Naser,-M.B.B.S.-Alumni-Association-Award-for-Research-WF4150556_0053.jpg" alt="Jwan Naser, M.B.B.S.: Recipient of the 2024 Alumni Association Award for Research"> </figure> <div class="card-inner"> <span class="sub-heading">Alumni, Featured, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Research</span> <h3>Jwan Naser, M.B.B.S.: Recipient of the 2024 Alumni Association Award for Research</h3> <span class="date">October 30, 2024</span> <p>Jwan Naser, M.B.B.S. received the 2024 Mayo Clinic Alumni Association Donald C. Balfour Award for Meritorious Research. Balfour Award nominees are residents or fellows on any Mayo Clinic campus who have or recently completed a clinical appointment in medical and laboratory specialties, surgery and surgical specialties, or internal medicine and medical specialties. </p> <span class="button">Read more</span> </div> </a><a href="/about/news/news-archive/trainees-begin-their-journey-in-graduate-medical-education-at-mayo-clinic-health-system/" class="card"> <figure> <img src="https://pxl-mayoedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/720x480/filters:quality(75)/128x0:896x512/prod01/channel_2/media/mccms/content-assets/academics/health-sciences-training/pgy-1-pharmacy-resid-mayo-c-health-sys-eau-claire/pharmacy-eau-claire-heros-3886015-0054-hero-desktop.jpg" alt="Trainees begin their journey in graduate medical education at Mayo Clinic Health System"> </figure> <div class="card-inner"> <span class="sub-heading">Featured, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education</span> <h3>Trainees begin their journey in graduate medical education at Mayo Clinic Health System</h3> <span class="date">October 2, 2024</span> <p>More than 600 future physicians recently began training at Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education. Learn about the school and the physicians beginning their professional journeys at Mayo Clinic Health System.</p> <span class="button">Read more</span> </div> </a><a href="/about/news/news-archive/new-residents-begin-their-journey-at-mayo-clinic-school-of-graduate-medical-education-in-arizona/" class="card"> <figure> <img src="https://pxl-mayoedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/720x480/filters:quality(75)/0x0:720x480/prod01/channel_2/media/mccms/content-assets/about/news/aug-oct-2024/720X480_Internal-Med-AZ-residents-faculty-1593848_3847586_0019.jpg" alt="New residents begin their journey at Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education in Arizona"> </figure> <div class="card-inner"> <span class="sub-heading">Featured, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education</span> <h3>New residents begin their journey at Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education in Arizona</h3> <span class="date">September 25, 2024</span> <p>More than 600 future physicians recently began training at Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education. 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