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Mayo Clinic School of Grad Med Educ-MN

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Rochester, MN

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Applicants discuss Mayo Clinic's dermatology program across multiple locations (Rochester, Arizona, Jacksonville), with frequent posts about interview invitations, rejections, waitlists, and the unpredictable timing of communications. While the program is recognized as prestigious with strong research support and complex medical dermatology training, applicants express significant frustration with administrative issues including excessive survey emails, unclear interview processes, and perceived data privacy concerns. The program generates mixed reactions ranging from enthusiasm about matching opportunities to complaints about the application experience and location drawbacks.

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Fame & Shame

2025–2026 Derm

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1. You have to be one of Mangolds fellows to match here. It is a waste of 1 of 28 applications otherwise. The match history of the last however many years speaks for itself, but a current attending at Mayo AZ said to me (slight paraphrasing) “you just have to do what he says for a year and they’ll take you.”

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Which programs are known rotation mills?

#742026-2027 DermApr 2

Harvard

Apr 2
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USC

Apr 2
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Even more important than rotation mills are programs that only take their own research fellows. While rotation mills will still interview and match a percentage of their rotators (with variability between programs), programs that only take their research fellows will rotate and interview many of their rotators, but ultimately offer little to no chance of matching for those outside their fellows.

Apr 2
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what programs do this besides sinai

Apr 2
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what programs do this besides sinai, Mayo AZ

Apr 2
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Rotating, signaling, and interviewing at these programs is a waste of time and is performative; they already know who they plan to take for the upcoming cycle

Apr 2
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WashU

Apr 3
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very true. Do NOT waste your time at Mayo AZ or Sinai. UConn also (at least this year). CWRU as well is a major rotation mill people need to talk more about

Apr 3
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UCONN

Apr 3
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Penn

6d ago
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Wake

6d ago
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CWRU

5d ago
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northwestern

4d ago
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everyone keeps saying Mayo is amazing and has hella great benefits but it seems like a lot of what other programs offer. Whats the hype?

#28662025–2026 DermFeb 21

i will give u perspective as someone who strongly considered mayo for med school - it is small-knit community and if you want to stay in mayo system, it will be easier to find job (MN/FL/AZ)

Feb 21
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did you interview?? lol it would be apparent if you did

Feb 21
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your own ma, best travel fund for research, graduated autonomy (like actually), culture is actually wonderful, ai scribe, digital path, all fellowships and they support their own

Feb 21
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is this for all mayo programs or just for mayo rochester

Feb 21
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my b. Mostly Rochester only I believe

Feb 21
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Jacksonville also has the financial conference benefits, and a super nice hospital

Feb 21
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AZ does also, all three sites have the same salary/benefits

Feb 21
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Anyone know programs that have good fertility coverage in their insurance :D?

#27862025–2026 DermFeb 21

Whered u interview is the real question for this

Feb 21
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UCSF has 30k!

Feb 21
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Penn, Columbia >Mayo has tons of support, UCSD also has robust fertility benefits (I think 20-30k)

Feb 21
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are fertility benefits mainly egg freezing or do they are include IVF?

Feb 21
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i think both

Feb 21
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a handful of programs ive interviewed at have had this. so nice to see!

Feb 21
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Is there a way to see the fertility specific coverage in a plan or did the programs specifically highlight it as a benefit? would love to know which programs have coverage!

Feb 21
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what's the deal with honorhealth? lots of ppl ranking it high> sunshine

#27822025–2026 DermFeb 21

highly sought after by DO applicants < nah not anymore

Feb 21
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why no mayo az ranks then

Feb 21
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pros/cons of mayo arizona- fame and shame is sparse lol

#27602025–2026 DermFeb 21

honestly seems like a great program, just small residency size

Feb 21
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how small? any tea?

Feb 21
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2 residents per year. because of this, you do take call each year of training, but volume seems very manageable and the 2027 match will have 3 residents so call getting decreased

Feb 21
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🏆 **Derm Residency Superlatives (Unhinged Yearbook Edition)** 🏆 🔥 **Most Overhyped (aka program of the year lmao):** UConn 😇 💀 **Hardest to Get Into (For Character Development):** Penn 🧠 🎓 **Prestige Flex (Casual Name-Drop Energy):** Harvard 🥂 🌴 **Best Lifestyle (Residents Have Hobbies??):** UC Davis 🧘‍♀️ 🔪 **Procedural/Mohs Factory (Elite or Emotionally Exfoliated):** Mayo Clinic 🩸 💅 **Cosmetic Derm Influencer Pipeline:** UCLA 📸 🌱 **Best Location (Touching Grass Illegally):** UC San Diego 🏖️ 🧨 **Low-Key Malignant Reputation (Era-Dependent):** NYU 😬 💎 **Hidden Gem (Elite but Not Loud About It):** Wake Forest 🫶 🏙️ **Best Location + Training Combo:** UCSF 🌉 😈 **Cosmetics + Chaos + Vibes:** Miami 🔥 🧑‍⚕️ **Grind Now, Brag Later Energy:** UT Southwestern 🏋️

#26362025–2026 DermFeb 21

lmfao @ wakeforest

Feb 21
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im still not over the wake forest rejection >:( yeah i'm pretty sure markdown syntax doesn't render properly in google sheets. ugh not more gpt jokes , oh no chatgpt is back in the chat 🙄 >> There is zero vibes in Miami , a bunch of ego inflated attendings and weirdo residents that do not fit the extroverted / Miami energy of the city whatsoever.

Feb 21
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do the residents at davis have hobbies?? lol and i do agree with the mohs factory being mayo

Feb 21
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hated every second of reading this

Feb 21
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did not know WF was such a golden program

Feb 21
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im still not over the wake forest rejection >:( yeah i'm pretty sure markdown syntax doesn't render properly in google sheets. ugh not more gpt jokes , oh no chatgpt is back in the chat 🙄 >> There is zero vibes in Miami , a bunch of ego inflated attendings and weirdo residents that do not fit the extroverted / Miami energy of the city whatsoever.

Mar 7
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do the residents at davis have hobbies?? lol and i do agree with the mohs factory being mayo

Mar 7
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hated every second of reading this

Mar 7
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im still not over the wake forest rejection >:( yeah i'm pretty sure markdown syntax doesn't render properly in google sheets. ugh not more gpt jokes , oh no chatgpt is back in the chat 🙄 >>

2d ago
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Can anyone in Minnesota talk about how safe they feel the state is? Interviewed at Mayo and really liked the program, but with all the news recently in MN, wondering if I should consider that into rank, esp as a POC

#26012025–2026 DermFeb 21

its so safe you wont see anyone except a bear

Feb 21
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as a POC in MN I can say that I generally feel safe,w ith what's going on right now the activity is certainly more concentrated in different areas of town, but what i will say is MN really looks after their neighbors and community so they've helped me to feel right at home but we're all a lil shook rn tbh lol (also, this isn't just a MN specific problem ) >Just don't try to run ICE over with your car and you'll be fine -7 >I disagree with the last comment, u won't be fine, the most recent news is really disturbing

Feb 21
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ok i saw what you posted underneath adding more im sorry i took that as a moment for a joke

Feb 21
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if your joke was the one about seeing a bear, you're fine lol

Feb 21
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if your joke was the one about seeing a bear, you're fine lol

Mar 7
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does Mayo do RTM calls?

#25862025–2026 DermFeb 21

yes i got one

Feb 21
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this year??

Feb 21
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they are memeing. Mayo doesn't do this lmfao

Feb 21
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not memeing. I got a call. I also did an away which might place me in a different category

Feb 21
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damn bro is the flex worth doxxing yourself to the potential mayo lurkers

Feb 21
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which location

Feb 21
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Rochester said they will not be reaching out to anyone, so highly doubt its Rochester if this person is even being truthful

Feb 21
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can also say pretty confidently its not AZ

Feb 21
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is this person trolling >yes

Feb 21
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Rochester said they will not be reaching out to anyone, so highly doubt its Rochester if this person is even being truthful

Mar 7
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can also say pretty confidently its not AZ

Mar 7
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can we all laugh together about the harvard interview questions

#24942025–2026 DermFeb 21

honestly worst interview experience so far. Wonder how much this is reflective of the program culture as a whole and them being on a high horse just because they are Harvard>nah bro dont tease. what was the question

Feb 21
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pls spill tea

Feb 21
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no one is here to share the questions, why are people even asking lol

Feb 21
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it was just tough

Feb 21
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there are no more interviews, why does it matter if people share the questions? Also people are gonna ask if you post about it

Feb 21
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oh no :( i'm scared now there's one more group

Feb 21
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lol seeing this while in the interview waiting room. RIP

Feb 21
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we got this

Feb 21
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Will check in EOB for the tea. But to everyone interviewing, you got this!! You’ve worked insanely hard, and if you’re interviewing, you have a good shot at matching

Feb 21
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it's tough for everyone, stay positive!

Feb 21
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They're so weird FR

Feb 21
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was thinking the whole time wow these are my people lol

Feb 21
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The questions were just really odd, specific behavioral ones. Every single one of them was a question I had never been asked / haven't been asked since and I've had a good number of derm interviews so far. Just kind of threw you off and you end up rambling. Probably was their goal so i guess they achieved it. But the questions weren't like unprofessional or anything

Feb 21
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perfectly stated!!

Feb 21
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ok i'm n = 1 but i disagree with this one i don't think it's odd specific behavioral but maybe i've had some overlapping interview q's. also the attendings are good vibes

Feb 21
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i blacked out for mine. i remember the first and last room

Feb 21
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it's my dream to blackout these memories but instead im haunted by the memories of the regrettable nonsense i shared

Feb 21
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I rambled so much and half the time didn't answer the actual question :/

Feb 21
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Agreed with the left, they were specific where you couldn't really fit your prepped examples to the question, so you're left trying to come up with an example on the fly. Sometimes I felt like I didn't really have a good example that would make for a reasonable story

Feb 21
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some i literally did not even give a story, they got me.

Feb 21
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BUT YOU STILL TRIED

Feb 21
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for the past like 3 months i've been talking with my BF/GF about stuff related to this dang journey and how i've been processing some of the more difficult things that happened, and legit about 4 of the questions' answers just came from those discussions. those questions were HARD though but the attendings were so nice that you didn't feel like you did badly lol

Feb 21
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if you thought harvard was bad you shouldve seen mayo MN

Feb 21
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i did both, and hope to never think of them again

Feb 21
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omg was Mayo worse than this because I thought Harvard's was brutal

Feb 21
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personally thought harvard was worse but might be recency bias

Feb 21
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I thought mayo was way worse, questions felt like the hunger games and at least harvard people were nice after you answered the question

Feb 21
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perfectly stated!!

Mar 7
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ok i'm n = 1 but i disagree with this one i don't think it's odd specific behavioral but maybe i've had some overlapping interview q's. also the attendings are good vibes

Mar 7
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i blacked out for mine. i remember the first and last room

Mar 7
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it's my dream to blackout these memories but instead im haunted by the memories of the regrettable nonsense i shared

Mar 7
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I rambled so much and half the time didn't answer the actual question :/

Mar 7
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some i literally did not even give a story, they got me.

Mar 7
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BUT YOU STILL TRIED

Mar 7
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for the past like 3 months i've been talking with my BF/GF about stuff related to this dang journey and how i've been processing some of the more difficult things that happened, and legit about 4 of the questions' answers just came from those discussions. those questions were HARD though but the attendings were so nice that you didn't feel like you did badly lol

Mar 7
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i did both, and hope to never think of them again

Mar 7
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omg was Mayo worse than this because I thought Harvard's was brutal

Mar 7
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personally thought harvard was worse but might be recency bias

Mar 7
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I thought mayo was way worse, questions felt like the hunger games and at least harvard people were nice after you answered the question

Mar 7
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Why does a city like Baltimore get so much hate but not Rochester, MN? There’s absolutely nothing in Rochester, it’s cold and in the middle of nowhere

#23532025–2026 DermFeb 21

You are more likely to die in Baltimore than Rochester? Baltimore is butt cheeks so I'd prefer Rochester (I'm for SoCal too)

Feb 21
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Rochester is great for raising a family, good Suburbs, cute downtown, safe, and mayo is a literal gorgeous Cush hospital all connected by skyways and subways so you don't have to walk in the cold to get around most times (they didn't interview me but 100/100 times I'd pick roch and mayo over Baltimore/hopkins no comparison)

Feb 21
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wait how likely to die and where like i feel like i'm a poor judge of the safety of baltimore. it's near the bottom of my RL right now antyway

Feb 21
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you're not going to die in baltimore it's not that bad, but robberies happen and you need to be vigilant walking around

Feb 21
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some of you guys never lived in a city and it shows lmfao. all cities have safe and not safe part of the city. same for baltimore

Feb 21
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The level of unsafeness in Baltimore is wildly exaggerated by people who have never lived there. The best thing about Rochester is that Minneapolis is 2hrs away.

Feb 21
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I spent a summer in Rochester and its a very small, tight knit city. not much to do but it feels pretty safe

Feb 21
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Rochester is great for raising a family, good Suburbs, cute downtown, safe, and mayo is a literal gorgeous Cush hospital all connected by skyways and subways so you don't have to walk in the cold to get around most times (they didn't interview me but 100/100 times I'd pick roch and mayo over Baltimore/hopkins no comparison)

Mar 7
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wait how likely to die and where like i feel like i'm a poor judge of the safety of baltimore. it's near the bottom of my RL right now antyway

Mar 7
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you're not going to die in baltimore it's not that bad, but robberies happen and you need to be vigilant walking around

Mar 7
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some of you guys never lived in a city and it shows lmfao. all cities have safe and not safe part of the city. same for baltimore

Mar 7
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The level of unsafeness in Baltimore is wildly exaggerated by people who have never lived there. The best thing about Rochester is that Minneapolis is 2hrs away.

Mar 7
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I thought mayo questions were tough as well lol

#20492025–2026 DermFeb 21

like what

Feb 21
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all behavioral just confirming wht other posters said below

Feb 21
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yessss ugh

Feb 21
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they are known annually for being tough. you gotta come ready

Feb 21
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how lol

Feb 21
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POOP

Feb 21
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how lol

Mar 7
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anyone else feel like they bombed mayo mn last week

#20352025–2026 DermFeb 21

questions were tough, but they would be for anyone so don't beat yourself up!

Feb 21
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i felt that way too

Feb 21
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POOP

Feb 21
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For mayo MN, did they ask you about your research? or grill you about any of the methods/discussions?

#19972025–2026 DermFeb 21

POOP

Feb 21
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how did people find mayo yesterday? behavioral was ok

#19892025–2026 DermFeb 21

I have done several interviews...mayos questions easily the most difficult

Feb 21
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lol not what i hoped to see before next week>questions could be tough but everyone was super kind

Feb 21
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was it all standardized, behavioral or a mix?

Feb 21
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what kind of Qs >were they any research questions?

Feb 21
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no

Feb 21
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for mayo mn, did they ask about your research?

Feb 21
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Which mayo?

Feb 21
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I think Mayo (Rochester)

Feb 21
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POOP

Feb 21
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no

Mar 7
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for mayo mn, did they ask about your research?

Mar 7
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I think Mayo (Rochester)

Mar 7
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offered away by mayo rochester assistant PD, didn't see it on the schools that didnt II aways. does anyone know if they ii all away rotators?

#18952025–2026 DermFeb 21

They do not interview all aways but few schools do tbh

Feb 21
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POOP

Feb 21
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