Medical Education Stories
When you think of skills competition, the first thing that comes to mind probably isn't respiratory therapists. And when you think of "fun" and "educational," you're[...]
Dick Garbisch recently hit a milestone that not many do: his 100th birthday. (He celebrated, naturally, by buying himself a new car, which he drives,[...]
Last month, first-year students at Mayo Medical School took a break from the books to play a game with their classmates. (No, not Pokémon Go.)[...]
Here at In the Loop, we’ve had some fun recently featuring stories of folks who are living well, well into their 80s, 90s and beyond.[...]
In her 2014 book, "In the Body of the World," author, playwright and activist Eve Ensler writes that the first time she spoke to Mayo[...]
Marc Patterson, M.D., recently diagnosed a patient he'd never met but had seen many times over the years. The patient, Anna Christina Olson, was the[...]
Spencer Simpson almost didn't apply. As she stared at the Summer III posting from Mayo Clinic she'd found online, she wasn't sure she'd have a[...]
If you're like us, you might wonder why someone would bring members of an improvisational theater group to meet with Mayo Medical School students. Thankfully,[...]
When it comes time for students to choose a career path, orthopedic surgery and engineering are not at the top of the list for most[...]
If you're like us, you may have days when you wonder if what you're doing is making a difference. If you're having one of those[...]