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March 27, 2023

‘In a Word’: Dr. Katharine Price on the pervasive kindness of the Mayo community, importance of showing up, more

By Uma Thangaraj Uma Thangaraj (@uthangaraj)

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 […]

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March 21, 2023

Staff rally to repair a one-in-a-Minion team member after unexplained injury

By In the Loop In the Loop (@intheloop)

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 […]

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Tags: Child Life Services


March 10, 2023

Patient finds unique way to honor Mayo patient care assistant

By In the Loop In the Loop (@intheloop)

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 […]

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March 7, 2023

Couple praises colleagues who cared for their infant son – and them – before his death

By In the Loop In the Loop (@intheloop)

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 […]

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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 In the Loop (@intheloop)

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 […]

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Tags: Mayo Clinic in Florida, Mayo Clinic Transplant Center


March 1, 2023

Mayo Clinic Employee Experiences team reflects on episodes that held special meaning for them

By In the Loop In the Loop (@intheloop)

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 […]

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March 1, 2023

In a Word: Alisa Stark on learning from people who overcome odds, more

By In the Loop In the Loop (@intheloop)

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 […]

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February 20, 2023

Auringer Connections: Turning passion for helping others into a project building clinic in Haiti

By In the Loop In the Loop (@intheloop)

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 […]

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February 15, 2023

‘In a Word’: Angelica Flores on keeping the best interest of the patient in mind, more

By In the Loop In the Loop (@intheloop)

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 […]

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February 14, 2023

Chemo nurse says ‘I will’ when couple asks if she’ll officiate their ‘I dos’

By In the Loop In the Loop (@intheloop)

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 […]

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