Employee Stories
September 10, 2019
Childhood Experience Inspires Career in Child Life
By In the Loop 
A friend’s cancer diagnosis inspired Carli Tourdot’s career path at Mayo, where she worked alongside her father, a urologist, to improve the surgical experience for Mayo’s youngest patients.
Tags: Carli Tourdot, Child Life Specialist, Dr. Jane Matsumoto, Dr. Stephen Kramer, Mayo Clinic in Rochester
September 5, 2019
Alternative Transportation Balancing Act: Mayo Surgeons Give Onewheels a Spin
By In the Loop
If you’ve seen a man riding what looks to be an electric skateboard around downtown Rochester lately, it may be Bradley Leibovich, M.D., a Mayo Clinic urologist and now Onewheel aficionado.
August 22, 2019
Driver’s Grandson Had a Front Seat to Mayo’s History
By In the Loop
Jerie Eckholdt’s grandfather, Fred Dahle, was Dr. Will Mayo’s chauffer in the 1920s and 1930s, giving Jerie the unique opportunity to witness history in the making.
Tags: History & Heritage
August 20, 2019
A Tale of Two Dr. Chuck Rosens
By In the Loop
Charles Rosen, M.D., is more than happy to share his name with another Dr. Rosen: a basset hound who was named after the Mayo Clinic transplant surgeon.
Tags: Dr. Charles Rosen, LifeSource, Mayo Clinic Transplant Center
August 6, 2019
Facilities and Child Life: Partners in Patient Care
By In the Loop
Child Life specialists at Mayo Clinic rely on their friends in Facilities to help them create environments that allow kids to still be kids while in the hospital.
Tags: Child Life Specialist, Facilities Operations, Keith Larson, Val Stuve
August 1, 2019
Fireflies (and the Radiation Therapist Who Caught Them) Light Up Patient’s Time at Mayo
By In the Loop
After a patient mentioned to radiation therapist Jenn Deweese that she was excited to see fireflies for the first time while in Minnesota, Jenn (and her kids) made it happen.
Tags: Jenn Deweese, Proton Beam Therapy Program, Radiation Oncology
July 30, 2019
Seen on the Streets: Zombie Knitpocalypse
By In the Loop
Megan Williams, an information technology manager at Mayo Clinic, co-hosts a knitting retreat that’s as good for relieving stress as it is for socializing.
Tags: Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Megan Williams, Stress management
July 25, 2019
Mayo’s Ninja Warriors Team With Child Life Staff to Give Kids the Gift of Play
By In the Loop
Mayo Clinic child life specialists recently gave pediatric patients a day they won’t soon forget: a special event that featured kid-sized obstacles and a chance to meet Mayo’s American Ninja Warriors.
Tags: Andrew Yori, Child Life Specialist, Dr. Candace Granberg
July 18, 2019
Cancer Battle Inspires Sara Segner to Become Something She Never Dreamed
By In the Loop
Just three days into her schooling to become a nurse, Sara Segner switched gears and applied to medical school. Her chosen field is one she’s already quite familiar with.
Tags: Chemotherapy, Dr. Susan Romanski, Lymphoma, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, pediatrics, Sara Segner
June 20, 2019
Reade Quinton, M.D. — Mayo Clinic Physician-slash-Magician
By In the Loop
Dr. Reade Quinton has found that the art of magic has much in common with the art of medicine, using his not-so-hidden talent as a way to connect with patients.
Tags: Division of Anatomic Pathology, Dr. Reade Quinton, Joe Swicklik, Mayo Clinic in Rochester