Medical Education Stories
March 24, 2020 · Leave a Comment
Mayo Resident Provides Expertise to ABC — and the Nation — During COVID-19
By In the Loop 
Dr. Vinayak Kumar, an internal medicine resident at Mayo Clinic, has a history of pursuing unique opportunities, including his most recent role as an intern during a 4-week rotation at ABC News in New York.
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Tags: COVID-19, Dr. Amy Oxentenko, Dr. Vinayak Kumar, Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Resident
June 18, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Melanoma Symposium Provides Education, Support and Inspiration
By In the Loop
Jerry Tischer is feeling great after treatment for an aggressive melanoma, but he knows how serious the diagnosis was and is appreciative of events like the Melanoma Education Symposium.
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Tags: Dr. Svetomir Markovic, Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development, Melanoma, Melanoma Education Symposium, Proton Beam Therapy, Stephen and Barbara Slaggie Family Cancer Education Center
May 23, 2019 · Leave a Comment
ASU Wide Receiver Hopes to Go From the Football Field to the Medical Field
By In the Loop
An injury during Kyle Williams’ freshman year at Arizona State University turned out to be a blessing in disguise for the football standout, who discovered he also has a passion for medicine.
April 11, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Practice Makes Perfect Inside Mayo Clinic’s Simulation Centers
By In the Loop
From the realistic looking wounds to the high-tech manikins, everything in Mayo’s Simulation Centers is geared toward teaching providers how to help their future patients.
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Tags: Amy Lannen, Anatomage, Dr. Leslie Simon, Dr. Michael Maniaci, J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver Simulation Center, Mayo Clinic in Florida, Mayo Clinic News Network
April 9, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Sugary Diorama Gives Colleagues a Peep into Lab Life
By In the Loop
Mayo Clinic grad student Stephanie Anguiano-Zarate combined her love of science and crafting to create a clever (and extremely detailed) display for a science-themed Peeps diorama contest.
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Tags: Clinical and Translational Science, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Stephanie Anguiano-Zarate
December 11, 2018 · Leave a Comment
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.
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Tags: Alicia Pfeilsticker, Cardiovascular Medicine, Dr. Adam May, Dr. Anthony Kashou, Dr. Peter Noseworthy, Education, Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic in Rochester
November 13, 2018 · Leave a Comment
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.
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Tags: Arizona State University, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Mindfulness
October 30, 2018 · Leave a Comment
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.
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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 · Leave a Comment
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.
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Tags: Dr. Brandon Lane Phillips, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Tetralogy of Fallot
October 23, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Research Program Lighting a SPARK for the Sciences in Florida High Schoolers
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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
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Tags: Dr. Abba Zubair, Dr. Dev Mukhopadhyay, Krishnendu Pal, Mayo Clinic in Florida, Ph.D., Science Program for the Advancement of Research Knowledge