Academic Rheumatologist

Mayo Clinic is the nation’s top‑ranked health care organization, known for a mission‑driven culture where the needs of the patient come first. Physicians practice in a highly collaborative, multispecialty environment that emphasizes excellence in patient care, education, and discovery.

The Division of Rheumatology in Rochester, Minnesota is internationally recognized for its expertise in the care of patients with serious and complex rheumatic diseases and is actively transforming its practice model to ensure sustainable access to the highest level of specialty care.

Mayo Clinic’s Division of Rheumatology is seeking an Academic Rheumatologist to join its practice in Rochester, Minnesota. This position is designed for a physician whose professional identity is grounded in direct patient care for complex autoimmune and inflammatory rheumatic diseases, with teaching, mentorship, and applied scholarship integrated into clinical practice.

This role is primarily clinical at entry, with an anticipated ~70% clinical effort
, and is well suited for an early to mid career academic rheumatologist seeking a sustainable and rewarding clinical practice with opportunities for professional growth.

This role is best suited to clinicians who enjoy diagnostic complexity, longitudinal management of serious disease, and practicing in a high judgment, team based environment. Clinical practice is supported by a highly collaborative care team and ongoing efforts to optimize workflows and reduce administrative burden.

• Predominantly outpatient rheumatology practice with exposure to complex, qua ternary level rheumatic diseases
• Participation in established disease focused clinics, with potential subspecialty interests such as:
  • Spondyloarthritis
  • Myositis
  • Systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs), including lupus, scleroderma, and Sjogren’s disease
• Approximately 3–4 weeks per year of inpatient consult service, working on a team with internal medicine residents and a rheumatology fellow.
• Call responsibilities are limited to these inpatient service weeks.
• Delivery of high quality, patient centered care in a collaborative multispecialty environment, emphasizing shared decision making and continuous improvement in patient experience and outcomes.

Practice transformation is an integral component of this role, supported by a highly collaborative care team and ongoing efforts to optimize workflows and reduce administrative burden.

• Engagement in initiatives to improve care delivery and operational efficiency.
• Participation in the adoption of digital health tools, automation, and emerging AI enabled workflows aligned with divisional, Department of Medicine, and institutional priorities.

Education and mentorship are core to the Division’s mission and are thoughtfully integrated into the clinical practice environment.

• Bedside and clinic based teaching of medical students, internal medicine residents, and rheumatology fellows.
• Participation in teaching assorted topics of rheumatology fellowship curriculum, including responsibility for delivering at least one yearly lecture.
• Day to day clinical mentorship of trainees and professional role modeling.

Scholarly activity is an expected component of this role and is integrated with clinical practice, teaching, and divisional priorities.

• Clinical practice program development and quality improvement initiatives.
• Participation in clinical trials, including pragmatic and decentralized trial models.
• Digital health innovation and applications of AI in rheumatology care delivery.
• Access to institutional and divisional pilot funding and infrastructure to support clinically focused scholarship.

Opportunities for academic development evolve…