Welcome, @whartonite. I hope you saw the helpful reply from @jeanern01. @ess77 @rlyon @nancy8241 and @kga may also be able to add their experiences.

The Mayo Clinic model of care is an integrated medical practice, where the center of everything is patient and their needs. Your scheduled neurologist is your main physician who may have a resident doctor working with him or her. The neurologist becomes your main advocate, so to speak, and orders tests, appointments, etc as required with a team of multi-disciplinary experts, different specialties, as required by your diagnosis or investigation of a diagnosis.

Information shared with you via the patient portal is available to all members of your team. Telephone visits are not a requirement, but in some cases virtual appointments may be accommodated. Mayo Clinic welcomes both new and existing patients for virtual and in-person care in adherence with federal and state executive orders and guidance. Virtual care is available for out-of-state patients IF the provider you are seeing is licensed in the state where you live.

If you already have an appointment, you may be asked for a telephone medical information review call. See more here:

- Telephone Medical Information Review phone call
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/telephone-medical-information-review-phone-call/

@whartonite, do you have an appointment at Mayo Clinic already? Or are you asking questions to help make the decision to submit a request for an appointment?