@theressa None of this has been my experience with the Mayo LC program.

1) I'm a woman so can't speak to this first issue, but I didn't see any evidence that only women were being treated.
2) I did not meet with a psychologist. I met with an M.D. who specializes in treating LC, ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, and POTS, in their Integrative Medicine and Health specialty group. This doctor has advanced training from the Bateman Horne Center of Excellence for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Fibromyalgia. She spent over an hour with me and my husband, making notes and asking questions.
3) She recommended I see several specialists at Mayo and made referrals, particularly to a neurologist (I was already seeing a cardiologist there) and a gastroenterologist. The neurologist has ordered testing, including autonomic testing, sweat testing, a brain MRI, and neuropsych testing. She has also helped me with orthostatic/autonomic symptoms, provided a correct diagnosis of PPPD, referred me to their PT dept for treatment of the orthostatic and PPPD symptoms, and recommended ways to treat the cerebral small vessel disease and sweat issues. And she is scheduling follow-up visits with me.
4) I was told in advance about the tests I would be given.
5 and 6) Mayo's Integrative Medicine and Health group gives you a flyer in advance telling you that their job is to help you and your doctor(s) figure out what is wrong and how to help. They point out ahead of time that they will provide help with diagnosis and treatment options, but your local doctor has to handle the actual treatment and follow-up. The doctor wrote me a 12-page report in tiny print, addressing all the different issues I was dealing with (including some cardiac and gastric issues that were specific to me), and recommending many different treatment options for my doctors to consider and try.

They also provide 6 virtual visits with a LC wellness coach whose focus is helping you learn to live with chronic illness and improve your quality of life, and 3 virtual visits with a LC-specific nurse to handle follow-up, answer any questions or concerns you may have, and recommend continuing courses of action.

I have been super-happy with what I've gained from being part of Mayo's LC program. I've gotten the referrals I needed, and my doctors locally have taken the reports from the LC doctor and the Mayo doctors she referred me to, and have been able to use those recommendations to treat me. I highly recommend pursuing Mayo's LC clinic.

I've also worked with the LC clinic at my local university hospital, and I feel like Mayo was much more helpful. The one benefit I've had from the local clinic is that they have a physical therapist who specializes in treating LC patients, and she has been really helpful. But other than that, Mayo's LC clinic was much more helpful, despite being 12 hours away, and despite taking several months to get into.