Staff Stories

When the iconic Plummer Building was constructed on Mayo Clinic's Rochester campus during the late 1920s, the building's designer and namesake, Henry S. Plummer, M.D.,[...]

By In the Loop • October 20, 2016

It was 1942, and 11-year-old Eldon Miller and his brother had a job to do: shoot the rats in the corn crib on the family[...]

By In the Loop • October 18, 2016

As many Minnesota readers know, Mayo Clinic recently lost a beloved member of the family. Sister Generose Gervais, long-time administrator of Saint Marys Hospital, passed[...]

By In the Loop • October 13, 2016

Brooke Skahill's wedding was a month away when her father, Scott Falline, was hospitalized with heart failure at Mayo Clinic's Florida campus. He needed a[...]

By In the Loop • October 11, 2016

When Sarah Clark was diagnosed with epilepsy in 2001, she assumed she was destined for a lifetime of taking medications to control the seizures caused[...]

By In the Loop • October 11, 2016

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.)[...]

By In the Loop • October 6, 2016

Naomi Loukinen has had a rough couple of months. As one member of her care team, Jessica Henkin, put it: If something could go wrong[...]

By In the Loop • September 29, 2016

When it comes to his health, Jeff Olsen has always tried to do the right thing. But sometimes, life has gotten in the way of[...]

By In the Loop • September 27, 2016

Imagine going to work each day in an office space that's constantly changing. We're not simply talking about the nature of your work or the[...]

By In the Loop • September 22, 2016

Cyrus Fitzpatrick was going to be 5 soon. And his parents, Paul and Paula, wanted to celebrate. But party planning wouldn't be the same as[...]

By In the Loop • September 20, 2016