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Mayo Clinic Affiliations for Accelerated Biology Programs

Change our world through competence and compassion in healthcare.

Learn on our beautiful Winona Campus. Apply clinical skills at one of the best hospitals in the U.S. Earn your degree on an accelerated pathway through Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences. It’s possible through the affiliation between Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences.

Saint Mary’s is blessed to have the world-renowned Mayo Clinic less than 50 miles from campus. Through this affiliation for physician assistant studies, laboratory science, and medical imaging, motivated students can accelerate their academic journey to a rewarding healthcare career as a physician assistant, cytotechnologist, medical lab scientist, sonographer, radiology technologist, or other allied healthcare role.

Ground your knowledge in our Lasallian Catholic heritage, and use the patience, compassion, and generosity you learn here to help patients live better, healthier lives. Start your journey at Saint Mary’s and use what you learn here to change our world.

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Choose from three affiliations with Mayo Clinic School of Health Science.

Biology Health Sciences

This rigorous 3+2 physician assistant program accelerates your academic journey to a rewarding healthcare career. With the dual degree pathway, you can finish your bachelor’s degree in Biology Health Sciences through Saint Mary’s of Minnesota while starting the physician assistant program at Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences

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Pre-Physician Assistant Studies Track

Explore all that Saint Mary’s has to offer while preparing for graduate studies at the program of your choosing. Build a solid foundation for a rewarding career in healthcare by blending theoretical knowledge with hands-on experience.

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Biology: Pre-Medical Imaging Track

Learn the complex technical skills and compassionate patient care needed to become a radiologic technologist. With this accelerated program, you’ll spend two years learning on our Winona Campus, followed by two years of clinical training in Rochester, Minnesota through Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences.

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Pre-Laboratory Science Track

Gain the skills needed to conduct vital laboratory tests and be a hidden healthcare hero with the Bachelor of Arts in Biology: Pre-Laboratory Science Track. With this accelerated program, you’ll spend two years learning on our Winona Campus, followed by a year of clinical training through Mayo School of Health Sciences with emphasis areas of Cytotechnology or Medical Laboratory Science.

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Start your journey to a rewarding career.

Training through Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences is focused on developing the future workforce for Mayo Clinic, and after graduation, many students go on to work for Mayo Clinic directly. But no matter where you work, you’ll be prepared for a rewarding career as a physician assistant, cytotechnologist, medical lab scientist, sonographer, radiology technologist, or other allied healthcare role.

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