Ninety-eight students took part in commencement events on Friday, May 21, at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine ― Arizona Campus and Sunday, May 23, at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine. This is the first multistate commencement for Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine and the first commencement for the inaugural class of students at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine ― Arizona Campus.

In reference to the inaugural class of graduating physicians, Michele Halyard, M.D., vice dean of Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine said: "Today is the culmination of your hopes, dreams and hard work that reflects not just the last four years, but many years of preparation before. It also reflects the dedication and support provided to you by friends and loved ones who have been the wind beneath your wings. This is a day you should be proud of as you have accomplished so much."

In an unprecedented year, these students persevered to overcome what no other modern medical students have ever had to endure: a rapid change to online classes, a halt in patient care and rotations, and a firsthand account to how one of the largest medical institutions in the U.S. responds to a public health crisis.

Fredric Meyer, M.D., Waugh Executive Dean for Education, Mayo Clinic, reminded graduates: "The cornerstone of Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is our commitment to our students. When the Mayo brothers and families donated their estate to create the Mayo Foundation for Education and Research, they stated in their bequeath 'in service to humanity.' Students, you are about to embark on a noble mission."

Watch: Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine graduation in Rochester, Minn.

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Samuel Rouleau, M.D., a graduating medical student, said: "Overall, what has been fulfilling as a medical student is when you have time to sit with someone in their suffering. It is (then) when you really have that connection with a patient."

These graduates are headed across the country to residency, where they will do their part to ease the physician shortage. An AAMC study projects a shortfall of up to 139,000 physicians by 2033. These graduates will bring their Mayo training and values with them as the first class of physicians this generation to graduate under the direct effects of a global pandemic. It has forced them to learn, practice and innovate in new ways.

Holly Thomson, M.D., a graduating medical student, said: "This (pandemic) has changed our routines and our whole lives. The pandemic has provided a shared connectiveness with our patients. This has been a defining moment in all our lives."

Students have worked side by side with Mayo Clinic's world-renowned experts to create new ways to address patients' future needs and lead positive change in medicine. They are empowered to lead innovative and transformative efforts in health care, and apply knowledge to develop creative solutions for some of the most complex problems facing patients and health systems today.

"There is a human aspect of medicine, but I think the benefits of telehealth outweighs the negatives, and that has been brought out through the pandemic. A major barrier to health care in addition to cost is access," said Jacqueline Zayas, M.D., Ph.D., a graduating medical student.

Dr. Meyer concluded, "I am confident that our graduates will transform the future of health care through innovation and technologies."

To hear more about what Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine students are saying as they graduate, listen to this media briefing.

Watch: Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine students share thoughts as they graduate.

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About Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine is a national medical school with four-year medical degree programs in Rochester and Arizona. The school also offers a two-plus-two program option, enabling students to complete their first two years of medical studies in Arizona or Minnesota, and their final two years of learning in Florida. For more information, visit Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine.

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In recognition of National Minority Health Month, a number of Mayo Clinic experts participated in a virtual Mayo Clinic media briefing to discuss health care disparities that affect racial and ethnic minority populations in the U.S.

The experts addressed health education, early detection and control of disease complications. These are some of the topics discussed:

• Meeting people with health care in their communities.
• Improving diversity in the health care workforce.
• Establishing community-engaged and inclusive research.
• Recognizing that biases exist in how health care is provided.
• Identifying biological differences and social determinants.
• The COVID-19 effect on exposing inequities.
• COVID-19 vaccine acceptance.
• Mental health care deficiencies.
• Offering integrated behavioral health teams in primary care.

Below are a few excerpts from their conversation.

Watch: Mayo Clinic experts discuss health care disparities in minority populations.

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Chyke Doubeni, M.B.B.S.
Family Medicine
Mayo Clinic

"We design health systems to exclude important segments of our population who need it most. And we need to look at how we create structures to meet people where they are, and the technology exists for us to do so. We need to change our mindset from 'We'll build it, and they will come' to a mindset where we reach people where they are. And that has to be very important."

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Sharonne Hayes, M.D.
Cardiolovascular Disease
Mayo Clinic

"When I learned about cardiology, I learned about the traditional risk factors. And they talked about, hypertension, and that African Americans have more hypertension and Native Americans have more diabetes. And that's the reason that they have higher risk of cardiovascular disease. But, in fact, the prevalence of obesity, diabetes, or hypertension, has roots in things that have nothing to do with biology or genetics. They have to do with redlining, and living in neighborhoods that have poor access to safe exercise and physical activity, and food safety."

"What mother chose to live in an unhealthy environment? She did not. There are generations and generations of reasons that her people and her family were not allowed to buy or rent in places that were safer. And, so, if we take several generations back , we know that the risk of hypertension is increased among those who have experienced racism. There are studies that have been able to show that actually the experience of racism increases cardiovascular disease risk and risk factors."

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Michele Halyard, M.D.
Radiation Oncology
Mayo Clinic

"I think of Mayo in Arizona and its relationship with the Phoenix Indian Medical Center, for example. We send medical oncologists there to see cancer patients, particularly breast cancer patients, to help deliver care there. And some of those patients then wind up coming to us for care, as well. And, so, I think there is a responsibility for those who have more resources to share those resources with the community."

"Participation in clinical trials really revolves around issues of equity and disparities. And in order to make advances in bringing down some of the morbidity and mortality, or suffering and death from diseases, we do need everyone to be represented in clinical trials. Clinical trials often allow patients access to cutting edge therapies that can be life changing, and life saving, in many instances, and, so, to not have people participate in clinical trials, in some ways, lessens their ability to potentially get life saving therapies. But I think it's important, given the long standing distrust people of color have about the whole research process."

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Edith Perez, M.D.
Hematology Oncology
Mayo Clinic

"Black women have a slightly increased risk of developing triple negative breast cancer, compared to the rate in whites. But it's a matter of getting access to going to the clinics where treatment is available. Are they seeking care early enough, because the earlier we can diagnose it as cancer, the better the outcome. So, yes, cancer is some biology, but there's a lot of social determinants of health care that have impacted the differences in survival rates after diagnosis of breast cancer."

"In the reality of cancer the median is 66 years, but the reality in clinical trials is about 50 to 52 years. This is a gap that we have to continue to close because after we complete the clinical trials, we need to understand how the older or the younger populations are affected. It's also about ageism, that exists as a discriminatory factor in this world. We need to understand safety and efficacy for the older population, because they are the ones that were mostly affected by this disease."

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Final comments from Dr. Doubeni

"One thing that is a national consciousness currently, is the issue of algorithm bias — the AI (artificial intelligence) things that we use in driving medical care, and it is more pervasive than you think. A lot of biases are built into the instruments, or to the algorithms that develop in populations that don't include enough diversity, to the extent that when you now use AI in everybody, including African American, Latinos and other groups, it can reinforce disadvantage and make health care worse."

"So it's multifaceted. We have to increase the volume of data by getting access to people. We have to make sure the studies are in enough people that when we generate these sorts of things, to use to automate care as we want to in the future with digital health technology, that it is actually helping people — not creating a systematically disadvantaged network."

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PHOENIX — The Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees approved the construction of a $131 million Integrated Education and Research Building in Arizona to accelerate the growth of Mayo Clinic’s education and research programs. The 150,000 square-foot building is part of a massive $748 million expansion project underway on Mayo Clinic’s Phoenix campus. The project was approved by the board on Feb 19.

The expansion project, called “Arizona. Bold. Forward.,” which began in 2018, will add more than 1.6 million square feet of building space (to the existing 1.7 million square feet) and will expand clinical capacity, support services and infrastructure at the campus located near Loop 101 and 56^th Street in North Phoenix. This expansion will increase the number of patient beds from 304 to 403 by 2023 and creates close to 2,000 new jobs, including the addition of nearly 200 physicians by 2029.

Philanthropic support will play a key role in the construction of the new building which is expected to be complete by 2024. The new building will serve Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, including Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, as an addition to its current campus at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale. Medical students and trainees will learn the science of medicine in a shared space with physicians and researchers to expand their learning, offer tangible experience and grow their network of peers.

Additionally, the new building will increase Mayo Clinic’s research footprint on the Phoenix campus to offer new team science opportunities. Mayo will also maintain research space on the Scottdale campus for its investigator programs.

“This past year has made it more evident that we need to create expanded opportunities for medical research and education discoveries that will ultimately benefit patients across the globe,” says Richard Gray, M.D., CEO of Mayo Clinic in Arizona. “We embrace the opportunity to advance Mayo Clinic’s vision to expand serious and complex care in the Southwest and beyond. This expansion solidifies our commitment to grow translational science, train future generations of expert providers and engage biomedical collaborators. We are fortunate to be a part of the vibrant and growing greater Phoenix community.”

Among the features of the new building will be medical simulation suites, procedural labs, learning labs and digitally enabled classrooms for education as well as 20 or more biomedical and translational research labs.

“This building is a great investment in education at Mayo Clinic and will bring our students and learners in close proximity to both practice and research,” says Michele Halyard, M.D., dean of Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in Arizona. “It will enhance education at Mayo Clinic through innovative spaces and interaction with researchers and physicians, which will add to the student experience.”

The Integrated Education and Research building will be located on the east side of Mayo Clinic’s Phoenix campus, adjacent to Arizona State University's new Health Futures Center.

 “This new space will place more researchers, scientists, learners and educators in close proximity to Mayo clinicians, helping to foster even greater collaboration among our care teams and transform research and education innovations into enhanced patient care for those with complex medical needs,” says Diane Jelinek, Ph.D., dean for Research, Mayo Clinic in Arizona.

Since opening its Scottsdale location more than 30 years ago and its hospital in Phoenix in 1998, Mayo Clinic has grown to become a vital part of health care and medical research in Arizona and throughout the Southwest. Mayo Clinic has brought many medical innovations to Arizona, including the development of the first proton beam therapy program in the Southwest, and pioneering work in regenerative medicine and individualized medicine. Also, Mayo Clinic in Arizona has grown to become the largest organ transplant program in the U.S., and the hospital’s nursing program has received Magnet quality status from the American Nurses Association.

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ROCHESTER, Minn. – According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, there are more than 140 medical schools in the U.S. fully accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, and more seem to be cropping up regularly. So what can medical schools do to ensure their students are competitively well-prepared for residency training, the uncertainties of the ever-evolving health care system and the future of patient care?

Mayo Clinic School of Medicine thinks it might have a solution that begins with a unique model of a national medical school and entails its revamp of the traditional medical education.

This relatively small school originally established in Rochester, Minnesota in 1972 sits in the shadows of its parent organization: Mayo Clinic. For almost 45 years, the four-year M.D. training program purposefully kept its class size to around 50 incoming students per year to ensure highly skilled, individualized instruction with one of the highest faculty-to-student ratios in the country. The school chose not to balloon the size of its classes in Rochester. Instead, the medical school expanded its footprint nationally to Mayo Clinic’s campuses in Scottsdale, Arizona, and Jacksonville, Florida. Unlike many schools that have multiple campuses with separate governance and curriculum, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine chose to go a different route: one national medical school, centralized governance and shared curriculum spanning all campuses.

Besides its original campus, this July Mayo Clinic School of Medicine – Arizona Campus opens its doors to an inaugural class of 50 first-year students. The total student body in Arizona will mushroom to 200 when the full four-year program finishes implementation in 2020. The school’s Florida campus is launching third-year and fourth-year programs, with hopes of expanding its Florida campus to a full four-year program in a few short years.

Mayo Clinic’s national medical school model enables students to receive the same learning experiences in basic and clinical sciences at their home campus, but travel among campuses for career exploration, research opportunities, clinical rotations and clerkships across multiple specialties.

“Imagine being able to learn at not only the No. 1 hospital in Arizona, but a No. 1 hospital in Florida and the No. 1 hospital in the nation in Rochester,” says Fredric Meyer, M.D., executive dean of education, Mayo Clinic. “Students will bring that knowledge back to their home campus and community. It will also strengthen their learning foundation for residencies, as our goal is to give our students unique learning experiences with many diverse patient populations across multiple care settings.” Dr. Meyer is the Juanita Kious Waugh Executive Dean for Education and dean of Mayo Clinic School of Medicine. Another innovation across Mayo’s national medical school is the addition of courses in the science of health care delivery that were developed jointly with Arizona State University (ASU) and integrated into the national medical school’s curriculum. Under the Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University Alliance for Health Care, medical students across all Mayo Clinic campuses will be the first in the nation to receive a certificate in the science of health care delivery jointly conferred with ASU, along with their medical degree from Mayo Clinic. The enhanced education covers areas such as person-centered care; population-centered care; high-value care; team-based care; health policy, economics and technology; and leadership. Students have the added option of pursuing a master’s in the science of health care delivery online through ASU.

Dr. Meyer explains that these curricular innovations in medical education won’t transform health care unless they’re broadly shared. For the past five years, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine has been involved with the American Medical Association’s Accelerating Change in Medical Education consortium, working closely with other consortium members to modernize medical education nationally.

Dr. Meyer notes that this expanded curriculum is necessary to prepare future physicians for the challenges of the evolving health care environment and the knowledge needed to improve the quality and value in health care. The school also is building collaborations with universities for dual-degree options, such as health informatics, biomedical diagnostics, global health, business administration and law.

Mayo Clinic School of Medicine’s updated medical education model also includes specialized training in physician wellness and resiliency to prepare future physicians for the rigors of clinical practice and prevent burnout – a growing concern nationwide.

Expansion and fast-forwarding changes to traditional medical education across campuses thousands of miles apart can have its challenges. Dr. Meyer shares that open communication, a shared belief in academic excellence and the bonds of highly collaborative leadership teams, faculty and staff are critical to this model of education.

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About Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
Originally established in Rochester, Minnesota in 1972, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is ranked among the top 20 medical schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. A national medical school with campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota, it is considered one of the most highly competitive, but affordable medical schools in the country for admittance. The expansion to a national medical school gives the school the ability to deliver extraordinary medical education and highly diverse clinical experiences to students across all Mayo campuses.

About Mayo Clinic
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New feature-length documentary explores the study of human anatomy

ROCHESTER, Minn. and MILWAUKEE — No class in medical school is considered more challenging than gross anatomy – the dissection of the human body. Aptly described by many in the medical field as a “rite of passage” in which students learn the complex language of medicine and the intricacies of the human body, the class is unlike anything experienced in any other setting. Documentation for a film and TV audience rarely has been undertaken – until now.

In a course developed by Mayo Medical School, 52 first-year medical students spend seven weeks as members of four-person teams following a closely defined process of dissection and analysis of donor cadavers. Long considered an essential, but somewhat daunting subject, the anatomy class provides students with firsthand experience that helps inform and shape their entire education – from learning human anatomy to patient care to skills in teamwork and professionalism.

“The study of anatomy done in this manner has a profound impact on our students,” says Wojciech Pawlina, M.D., professor of Anatomy and Medical Education at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and a leading national expert and author on anatomy and histology. “Filming this passage with The Duncan Group will hopefully provide the public with a glimpse of how the study of gross anatomy translates into the real world of medical care, teamwork, professionalism, and, even in death, putting the patient first.”

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Tentatively titled “The First Patient,” the feature-length documentary will include detailed interviews with faculty and more than 20 participants from the diverse student body. The film is being written and directed by Chip Duncan from the award-winning team at The Duncan Group, Inc. (http://www.duncanentertainment.com). The producers for the film are Duncan, Vivien Williams and Bob Huck. The Duncan Group is now in its 31st year as a leading producer of long-form, nonfiction documentaries.

“It’s a privilege to document the extraordinary transformation of first-year students in the class many consider the toughest in medical school,” says Chip Duncan, director. “With access and assistance provided by Mayo Clinic, we were able to bring our cameras into a world the public rarely sees. I believe our audience will be inspired by the passion and commitment of the students, as well as the astonishing beauty of the human body.”

“The First Patient” has been in the planning stages with Mayo Clinic for nearly four years as the production team conducted extensive research and carefully worked through filming logistics. The joint collaboration of The Duncan Group and Mayo Medical School, long considered a national leader in medical education, underscores the importance of medical training and patient care.

“Mayo Clinic is transforming the way tomorrow’s physicians are trained,” says Michele Halyard, M.D., interim dean, Mayo Medical School. “This film gives a glimpse of our students’ hard work and dedication, and provides unprecedented insights into the journey of becoming a doctor. But, most importantly, the film will demonstrate what an amazing gift the human body is to our students and the medical profession in general.”

The anticipated release date for “The First Patient” is January 2017. Scripting and editing for the film are underway at The Duncan Group offices in Milwaukee.

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“We are competing with some of the largest, well-known universities in the nation,” says Mark Warner, M.D., Juanita Waugh Executive Dean for Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. “These high ratings reflect the commitment of our faculty to deliver the highest quality education to the extraordinary students who come to our schools.”

Mayo School of Health Sciences, which focuses on training allied health professionals, received high ratings for two of its graduate-level programs. New to the survey in 2016 are rankings for nurse anesthesia programs. Mayo’s program ranked as one of the top 10 Nurse Anesthesia training programs in the nation. The school’s Physical Therapy program moved up to garner a top 20 ranking among Best Health Schools.

“Providing the highest quality education to future health professionals is imperative,” says Michael Silber, M.B., Ch.B., Dean of Mayo’s School of Health Sciences. “With the looming physician shortage and the changing nature of health care, more and more emphasis is being placed on working in care teams – where the physician and well-trained allied health professionals each bring their expertise to the table to provide the best care for the patient.”

Dr. Silber shared that the school offers more than 125 programs, ranging from certificate level through doctorate level, and representing 55 health science careers. He notes that the school’s expert faculty, hands-on training and immersion in Mayo Clinic’s unique model of patient care and professionalism have built the school’s reputation and make graduates of these programs highly sought-after in the job market.

Long renowned for its medical degree training success, Mayo Medical School now ranks among the top 25 Best Medical Schools in the country for research, moving into 24th position according to the survey. Also showing a significant leap is the medical school’s primary care ranking at 32nd, up from 42nd last year.

Mayo’s progression in the Best Medical School rankings comes as no surprise to Michele Halyard, M.D., interim dean of Mayo Medical School. Along with other key differentiators, Dr. Halyard notes that many of the med students entering Mayo Medical School begin participating in research within their first two years and the school integrates research training into its third-year curriculum. Eighty percent of the school’s students – more than twice the national average – publish in peer-reviewed medical journals.

“We have outstanding physicians, physician scientists and dedicated researchers training the next generation of physicians to advance the science of medicine,” says Dr. Halyard. “And, while the majority of our students go on to medical specialty residencies, we also support the growing need for primary care physicians.”

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Dr. Halyard points to several factors that influence Mayo Medical School’s advancement in the 2017 survey standings. It has the highest faculty-to-student ratio among medical schools at 16-to-1 and also was recognized by U.S. News & World Report in 2015 as one of the Top 10 Most Affordable Private Medical Schools.

In 2015, Mayo’s medical school became the first school in the nation to incorporate an innovative Science of Health Care Delivery curriculum, jointly developed with Arizona State University, into its four-year medical school curriculum. The school is also teaming with the American Medical Association’s Accelerating Change in Medical Education initiative to share its curricula advances with other medical schools around the country.

Dr. Halyard also notes that Mayo Medical School is expanding to a national footprint that will include the original medical school in Rochester, Minnesota, a four-year campus opening in Scottsdale/Phoenix, Arizona in 2017 and a third- and fourth-year program planned for Mayo’s Jacksonville, Florida campus. Mayo Medical School – Arizona Campus will begin accepting applications for incoming first-year students on June 1, 2016.

“The culmination of these efforts is raising the visibility of our school and having a positive impact on our survey standings,” says Dr. Halyard.

The U.S. News & World Report statistical surveys are sent in late 2015 and early 2016 to more than 1,900 graduate program administrators and the reputational survey goes out to more than 18,400 academics and professionals representing educational programs in business, education, engineering, law, nursing and medicine. For Best Medical School rankings, data gathered gauge expert opinion of graduate school program excellence and statistical quality indicators for graduate school faculty, research and students. These include undergraduate GPA, median Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) score, a school’s acceptance rate, faculty-to-student ratio, total institutional National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grants acquired and NIH research grants per faculty member. The Best Health School rankings are based on peer assessment. The full new rankings and data can be found on the U.S. News website.
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About Mayo School of Health Sciences
Each year, nearly 1,700 students enroll in more than 130 Mayo School of Health Sciences programs representing 55 health sciences careers. With a low student-to-faculty ratio, every student benefits from world-class instructors, innovative educational methods and extensive individualized training at Mayo Clinic, a premiere academic medical organization.

About Mayo Medical School
Originally established in Rochester, Minnesota, in 1972, Mayo Medical School is considered one of the most highly competitive medical schools in the country for admittance. Averaging more than 4,700 applications per year, Mayo Medical School traditionally accepts 54 students per enrolling class. With the opening of the Arizona campus in 2017, this enrollment will nearly double with 50 additional students on the new campus per year. The expansion to a national footprint will give the school the ability to deliver extraordinary medical education and highly diverse clinical experiences to students across all Mayo campuses.

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