Items Tagged ‘Mayo Clinic Dolores Jean Lavins Center for Humanities in Medicine’
September 9, 2022
Transplant patient says Arts at the Bedside ‘helped me have a reason not to give up’
By In the Loop 
Katie White was hospitalized for more than three months while waiting for a heart transplant. She credits Mayo’s Arts at the Bedside — and her nurses — with helping her through the long wait. The art program even inspired a new career: Katie now sells the jewelry that she began making at Mayo Clinic. Katie […]
Tags: heart transplant, Mayo Clinic Dolores Jean Lavins Center for Humanities in Medicine
October 30, 2018
Mayo, Guthrie Theater Team Up for Frankensteinian Celebration, Re-examination
By In the Loop
Despite its reputation, there is more to “Frankenstein” than meets the eye. Mayo staff and the Guthrie Theatre joined forces to examine how the 200-year-old tale is really a story about what it means to be human.
Tags: Barbara Jordan, Dr. Chris Hook, Dr. Eelco Wijdicks, Dr. Johanna Rian, Mayo Clinic Dolores Jean Lavins Center for Humanities in Medicine, Office of Diversity and Inclusion
November 10, 2016
‘Side Effects’ Play Examines What it Means to Be a Doctor in America
By In the Loop
As he crisscrossed the country for four years to promote and perform his one-man play, Mercy Killers, for health care advocacy groups, playwright Michael Milligan often found himself spending quality time with health care providers — but not because he was ill. “To keep costs low, local organizers would house me and drive me around,” he […]
Tags: Mayo Clinic Dolores Jean Lavins Center for Humanities in Medicine, Michael Milligan, Theater
November 8, 2016
Contrabassoonist to Perform Concert With Mayo Musicians in Display of Gratitude
By In the Loop
Lewis Lipnick thought his music playing days were over. The principal contrabassoonist for the National Symphony Orchestra at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, Lewis was blind in his right eye and had developed a condition in his left eye that was threatening to end his career. He was unable to find a […]
Tags: Dr. Allen Bishop, Dr. Christopher Jankowski, Dr. J. Michael Bostwick, Dr. Johanna Rian, Grace Kim, Matt Schuelke, Mayo Clinic Dolores Jean Lavins Center for Humanities in Medicine, Mimi Tung, Rohin Aggarwal, Tiffany Strande