Staff Stories
March 27, 2023
This column spotlights the kinds of people you think about when you think about Mayo Clinic. They’ve answered questions, serious and otherwise, so you can know them better. Katharine Price, M.D., was a freshly minted medical student in 1999 — when she arrived at what was then Mayo Medical School — now Mayo Clinic Alix […]
March 21, 2023
Staff rally to repair a one-in-a-Minion team member after unexplained injury
By In the Loop 
When a toy that was an important part of the Child Life team’s toolbox broke during an encounter with a patient, staff in Anesthesia had a little fun treating the injury. The result: A new teaching tool for young patients. As workplace injuries go, this one was serious. The patient — an 8-inch plastic animatronic Minion named […]
Tags: Child Life Services
March 10, 2023
Patient finds unique way to honor Mayo patient care assistant
By In the Loop
Though Asiya Awad and Larry Jerome come from different worlds, they developed a friendship during Larry’s hospitalization at Mayo Clinic, and he was impressed with the way she cared for him and others. And when an “extremely exceptional filly” was born on his farm, Larry knew just what he wanted to do. When a colleague […]
March 7, 2023
Couple praises colleagues who cared for their infant son – and them – before his death
By In the Loop
After Owen Armstrong was born with significant health challenges, his parents — Cathy and Bill, both Mayo Clinic staff members — discovered the true meaning of “the needs of the patient come first.” Cathy shares what that meant to her family. The day Owen Armstrong came home from the hospital, his family lined the street […]
Tags: Child LIfe Program, ComPASS Program, Dr. Rodrigo Ruano, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, NICU
March 3, 2023
Nurse coordinator looks back on 25 years with transplant center in Florida
By In the Loop
Tita Bordinger Herron has been with the transplant center in Florida from the start. She shares her thoughts on her role and how her career has grown along with the program over the last 25 years. Tita Bordinger Herron has been with the transplant center at Mayo Clinic in Florida for 25 years. When it began […]
March 1, 2023
Mayo Clinic Employee Experiences team reflects on episodes that held special meaning for them
By In the Loop
In this episode of Mayo Clinic Employee Experiences — the 50th episode — you’ll hear from the podcast production team as they reflect on and discuss episodes that had special meaning for each of them. Mayo Clinic is a unique place: the culture, the values, the people. “Mayo Clinic Employee Experiences” explores the experiences of […]
March 1, 2023
In a Word: Alisa Stark on learning from people who overcome odds, more
By In the Loop
This column spotlights the kinds of people you think about when you think about Mayo Clinic. They’ve answered questions, serious and otherwise, so you can know them better. Alisa Stark was juggling a few things while in nursing school. She was cleaning and painting buses as well as working in a long-term care facility. During […]
February 20, 2023
Auringer Connections: Turning passion for helping others into a project building clinic in Haiti
By In the Loop
As youngsters, brothers Broc and Kyle Auringer got an early start to giving back by shoveling snow for neighbors. Years later, they have connected with two other Mayo colleagues to build a clinic in Haiti and make a difference for people there. Find out what motivates their mission. Kyle Auringer and Broc Auringer share more than the same […]
February 15, 2023
‘In a Word’: Angelica Flores on keeping the best interest of the patient in mind, more
By In the Loop
This column spotlights the kinds of people you think about when you think about Mayo Clinic. They’ve answered questions, serious and otherwise, so you can know them better. Angelica Flores was ready for the next chapter of her career when she came to Mayo Clinic. Her interest in health care dates back to earlier days […]
February 14, 2023
Chemo nurse says ‘I will’ when couple asks if she’ll officiate their ‘I dos’
By In the Loop
Lorelei Hanson was one of the first nurses to care for Michael Jackson when he started chemotherapy. As Michael and his girlfriend, Molly Giehtbrock, got to know Hanson, they learned she had officiated weddings. When the couple became engaged, they asked Hanson to officiate theirs. Molly Giehtbrock and Michael Jackson didn’t need traditional wedding vows. They’ve […]