Mayo Rochester who do you see upon first eval visit?

I believe that one or more of the "big cheese" doctors review your referral, but in most instances upon arrival you are first seen by a Resident. I suppose it depends upon how your doctor worded your referral. After the Resident you are next seen by a regular staff physician.

@butterflykizzs,
The terms for different providers can be confusing, let me see if I can help clarify.
Physician Assistant (PA), a licensed healthcare professional who provides a wide range of medical services under the supervision of a physician.
Resident: A medical school graduate training in an accredited clinical setting.
Fellow: A physician training after residency for specialization.
Attending / Consultant: A physician who can practice without supervision and oversee PA, residents, and fellows in their field.

If seeing a Fellow, they have been a MD for over 3-7 years depending on specialty.
Each section may handle appointment differently, but if not a consultant, they are under the supervision of a consultant.

What location did you request you appointment at?

Gastro dept in Minnesota.
Thanks for that. They said whomever it was would have someone over them to go over everything during that appointment to make sure they are in agreement...something like that.

My concern is that I saw an actual dr in Jacksonville for three years it even they thought I was a bit complex. I no longer go there because after three years you must be seen locally and they have answers and a plan of care for you.

I feel a bit unsure that someone that is not at a higher level can handle me, but maybe.
I was just shocked. My very first appointment in Jacksonville was a NP over a main DR.

Thanks for any help and clarification.

All of my initial appointments were with a Resident/Fellow and afterwards I was immediately seen by their supervising physician. I expect that both may meet to discuss your case prior to seeing you. For me there seemed to be an action plan from the git go. That would result from going throughh your referral documents. The more informative your referral the better your visit/s will go.

That is wonderful information! Thanks so much. I am sort of self referred but my docs insisted I go. I will get them together and get the info they need to them.
It all makes sense now.
Did you end up getting diagnosed or getting the help you needed? Hope this finds you well 🙂

I was sort of pre-diagnosed so they sort of confirmed things. Adrenalectomy is sort of the standard treatment for MACS/hypercortisolism. The urology visit was mostly about treatment options for the future if that became necessary. One of the kidney lesions continued to grow and was cancerous so I opted to have it removed rather than the cryogenic ablation. I had the left adrenalectomy done at the same time. I go back in about a month to see how the other kidney is doing. FWIW post-op visits are referred to as the survivorship clinic.

This will be my first visit to mayo in Minn. I went for years to Floridas mayo. I always knew who I was seeing and that info was also in my patient portal ahead of time. Thsi time, they have not yet assigned my doctor to me. It will be a gastro visit. Upon calling they said it depends which gastro is there that day and available so I will not know ahead of time!?!? This concerns me because I am unsure it will even end up being a doctor. Let alone not haveing any idea who they are or looking them up ahead of time. I have a serioulsy rare disease. I get dimissed a lot so I always like to know who I will be dealing with. I find it strange that you walk in with zero idea who you will be seeing. It is not on my portal nor can they tell me when I call. Is this normal???

@butterflykizzs
I have noticed that I no longer see a specific provider name in the appointment schedule when I have my first visit in a new area. Though sometimes it appears prior to the appointment. If you're concerned about it being a PA vs. an MD, you can call and make that request. Though PAs at Mayo are excellent and overseen by an MD.

As the previous poster mentioned, your records will be reviewed, and you will be assigned to a provider who best fits your condition.

When is your appointment?

@butterflykizzs, you should see the name of a physician in the portal for your appointment if it is a consultation. I think there may have been some confusion in the conversation you had with the scheduler. It is possible, likely(?) that GI experts are currently reviewing your records to determine the most appropriate physician to assign to manage your visit and assess the appointments required, with whom, in what order, etc.

You will start to see appointments and physician name(s) appear as your appointment date approaches. Additionally, you will receive both electronically and by mail a Patient Appointment Guide (PAG) that outlines all the details of your visit, appointments, test, what you need to prepare, etc.

@butterflykizzs (love the username), how soon is your appointment?

@roch

In most cases you will be seen initially by a resident and the big cheese. I can recall just one time when my first visit was with a main doctor and not a resident or PA.