Medical Education Stories
December 11, 2018
Transforming ECG Education Is Not All Fun and Games, Except When It Is
By In the Loop 
Mayo Clinic resident Anthony Kashou, M.D., has taken it upon himself to teach health care providers near and far the fundamentals of reading ECGs, all in the name of improved patient care.
Tags: Alicia Pfeilsticker, Cardiovascular Medicine, Dr. Adam May, Dr. Anthony Kashou, Dr. Peter Noseworthy, Education, Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic in Rochester
November 13, 2018
Learning Mindfulness Helps Medical Students — and Their Future Patients
By In the Loop
Medical students from Mayo Clinic in Arizona attended a four-day course outside of their usual curriculum that was created to help them cope with the challenges of being a student and a care provider.
Tags: Arizona State University, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Mindfulness
October 30, 2018
Wax Models Combine the Art and Science of Medicine
By In the Loop
In the early days of Mayo Clinic, before film and video were readily available, Mayo’s art department created thousands of lifelike wax sculptures to use for medical education.
Tags: 3D printing, Barbara Woodward Lips Patient Education Center, Karen Koka, Peter McConahey, W. Bruce Fye Center for the History of Medicine
October 25, 2018
Former Mayo Patient and Fellow is Living His Childhood Dream
By In the Loop
Dr. Brandon Lane Phillips isn’t just a pediatric cardiologist. He’s also a congenital heart disease survivor whose patient experience at Mayo inspired him to return for a pediatric cardiology fellowship.
Tags: Dr. Brandon Lane Phillips, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Tetralogy of Fallot
October 23, 2018
Research Program Lighting a SPARK for the Sciences in Florida High Schoolers
By In the Loop
Science-minded high school students in Florida are getting real-world experience as researchers thanks to a new program offered by Mayo Clinic’s Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Tags: Dr. Abba Zubair, Dr. Dev Mukhopadhyay, Krishnendu Pal, Mayo Clinic in Florida, Ph.D., Science Program for the Advancement of Research Knowledge
October 4, 2018
103-year-old Methodist-Kahler Nursing Graduate Shares Mayo Memories, and Advice
By In the Loop
Eighty years ago, Rose Bayuk earned a nursing diploma, signed and presented to her by the Mayo brothers. She recently shared a lifetime of memories during a visit to Rochester.
Tags: Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Methodist-Kahler School of Nursing
June 19, 2018
Minor Accommodations Make Major Impact in Hard-of-Hearing Student’s Success
By In the Loop
Before Lisa Yem began her clinical rotation in Central Services at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, staff were preparing to make sure her experience was a positive one.
Tags: Central Services, Language Services, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Scott Daughetee, Stephani Wolfe
May 10, 2018
Pediatric Pain Rehabilitation Program Gives Hope to Future Doctor
By In the Loop
Laura Barron says Mayo pediatrician Phil Fischer, M.D., and the pain rehab program saved her life. They also gave her life direction, as the one-time patient is now a medical student at Mayo.
Tags: Dr. Phil Fischer, Laura Barron, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, Pain Rehabilitation Center, pediatrics, Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, POTS
March 22, 2018
Mayo Clinic Fellows Win Cardiology-Themed Jeopardy Competition
By In the Loop
Three Mayo Clinic fellows recently took home top honors in the American College of Cardiology’s latest Fellows-in-Training Jeopardy competition in Orlando, Florida.
Tags: cardiology, Dr. Sunil Mankad, Dr. Vaibhav Vaidya, Dr. William Miranda, Dr. Yogesh Reddy
April 25, 2017
From Refugee to M.D.: Ahmed Mohamed’s Road to Mayo Clinic
By In the Loop
When Ahmed Mohamed’s family came to Rochester in 1996 seeking refuge from the civil war in Somalia, the 6-year-old knew only three words in English. But by the time he’d reached fourth grade, Ahmed had mastered English so well that he was able to graduate from Rochester Public Schools’ “English for Speakers of Other Languages” […]
Tags: Dr. Ahmed Mohamed