Friday, March 18, is Match Day across the U.S. That includes Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine fourth-year students in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota who will be continuing on to residencies, as well as Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, which offers residency positions. A residency is a supervised position at a teaching hospital.

During this national event, which is held the third Friday in March as part of the National Resident Matching Program, medical school students and graduates from the U.S. and around the world, learn which U.S. residency program they will train at for the next three to seven years. When residency is completed and all boards have been passed, a physician can practice independently.

This is the first full match for medical students at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine ― Florida Campus.

Fourth-year medical students opened their envelopes at 11 a.m. CDT to find out their future specialties and residency training locations.

Watch: Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine students open their envelopes.

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What did students have to say about matching during the pandemic?

With a shift to virtual interviewing methods due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the match process has looked a little different these last two years. Medical students participating in match typically begin the process at the start of their fourth year by applying to residency programs and follow up by interviewing in person throughout the fall and winter.

So how did this virtual interviewing affect Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine students?

"Virtual interviews were a double-edged sword. It was tremendously cost-saving, with the ability to apply very broadly geographically and save on travel. However, it's very hard to confidently choose where to spend the next four years of your life without getting the 'feel' or 'vibe' of the institution," says Anthony Kilgore Jr., a student at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine — Arizona Campus. "Finding my fit in a residency program has been extra-challenging with virtual interviews, but I believe collectively we adapted quickly and efficiently with the cards we were dealt."

"I think from the very start, we have been forced to get really good at managing stress and letting go of the things we can't control as a necessity for survival in this career," says Timothy Lee, a student at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine — Florida Campus. "But at the same time, my class has developed a wonderful sense of camaraderie and mutual support, which I hope we'll maintain as we settle more into our careers."

"We are extremely fortunate here at Mayo Clinic to have had the utmost support from our administration to safely maintain our clinical training during the COVID-19 pandemic, says Jordan Dutcher, a student at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine — Florida Campus. "As a student applying for residency virtually, I've not had the chance to travel for interviews. To get a feel for the culture of these programs, there has been a huge shift toward leveraging platforms like social media to provide insight."

"The COVID-19 pandemic has been both a blessing and curse. It has forced us to get out of our comfort zone and critically reexamine the way we approach medical education and interviews," says Kafayat Oyemade, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine. "While all interviews this season were still virtual for ophthalmology, making it extremely cost-effective, I had the opportunity to visit sites after the interview season and prior to rank list submission. These site visits provided added comfort as I tried to finalize my rank lists during a virtual interview season."

What about Mayo Clinic as a match?

Mayo Clinic not only trains future physicians at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, but also it is a destination for incoming resident trainees. Match Day is important to Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, as it offers residency positions across Mayo Clinic.

The school participated in another successful resident match in 2022. Sixty-three of the school's programs in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota participated in the National Resident Matching Program, and the school offered 323 positions.

Students can graduate from Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine or another qualifying institution, complete their specialty and subspecialty training at Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, and continue their professional medical career as members of the Mayo Clinic staff. Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education is critically important to Mayo Clinic's future, as the school has trained half of Mayo's current physicians.

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is boldly transforming biomedical education. It is one of the largest postgraduate medical education systems in North America, with more than 325 residency and fellowship programs hosting over 1,900 trainees, and educating more than 4,000 students annually in four schools:

• Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
• Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
• Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
• Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences

In addition, Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development educates 100,000 learners each year.

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Editor's Note: This article is the final in the Young Innovators series, originally published in Mayo Clinic's Alumni Magazine. Each article features Mayo Clinic trainee innovators and explores their journeys. All of these trainees say their goal was to improve health care for patients.

Fourth-year medical student Jennifer Talbott knows a thing or two about human trafficking. Her father is the director of advocacy at the Human Rights Center at the University in Dayton, Ohio. After Talbott enrolled at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine on the Arizona campus, she became curious about how victims of trafficking interact with the medical community. Her curiosity led to research, and research led to enhancing the medical school’s curriculum.

As a result of Talbott’s initiative — and with support from Juliana (Jewel) Kling, M.D., a member of the Education Committee at Mayo Clinic in Arizona — the medical school’s curriculum now trains students to identify and provide resources to human trafficking’s potential victims. The curriculum includes simulations with a standardized patient who exhibits warning signs of sex trafficking, discussions about these encounters and learning from a facilitator.

Because human trafficking has been deemed a growing international public health concern, educational councils and medical societies recommend that medical students learn to recognize and care for the victims. Health care providers are among the few professionals to interact with sex trafficking victims, who often have poor health. An estimated 88% of victims saw a health care provider while they were being trafficked. The majority were seen in an emergency room or primary care office for chronic medical conditions or acute or traumatic injuries. Yet, according to Talbott’s research, most medical students and practicing providers don’t feel comfortable identifying victims.

Talbott’s research also showed that only four medical schools have published about human trafficking-specific training for their students. She posits that robust curriculum could close the educational gaps and allow for improved identification and treatment of victims of human trafficking.

“Interested medical schools could look to published curricula or consider sharing resources to identify curriculum on sex trafficking that can be integrated into their existing programs,” says Talbott, who took a one-year leave of absence from medical school to get a master’s in public health from Columbia University. She hopes to incorporate the new curriculum with Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in Rochester. “Health care providers are in a unique position to have an impact on this public health problem. It’s incumbent on us to include education about trafficking in the core curriculum for medical students.”

Want to learn more?

Visit the Physicians Against the Trafficking of Humans website.

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Editor's Note: This article is the fifth in the Young Innovators series, originally published in Mayo Clinic's Alumni Magazine. Each article features Mayo Clinic trainee inventors and explores their journeys as biomedical entrepreneurs. All of these trainees say their goal was to improve health care for patients.

While preparing for exams during medical school at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York, Anthony Kashou, M.D., grew frustrated by the state of electrocardiogram (EKG) training resources, deeming them either too basic or too advanced. He took on the task of developing EKG training materials for his fellow students during his fourth year of medical school so they wouldn’t have the same struggle.

“As a learner, I had to consult multiple textbooks and the medical literature due to the lack of appropriate resources, which isn’t the most effective way to learn,” says Dr. Kashou. “Even then, those materials did not always do a good job explaining some clinically relevant material. My classmates liked the content I created and asked for more.”

Dr. Kashou, now a final-year resident in the Department of Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, has created the fastest growing EKG community, with a million online followers. His curriculum is used by medical providers and programs around the world.

Dr. Kashou realized that medical professionals across the board wanted better EKG learning options. And after only a five-hour weekend session, the learner’s improvement in EKG literacy is measurable, he says.

Dr. Kashou is known as The EKG Guy on his website, YouTube channel and social media. He has created more than 500 EKG video lessons and EKG courses including “Ultimate EKG Breakdown,” which purports to take someone with no EKG experience to an advanced interpreter level. He recently introduced a more advanced course, “Ultimate EKG Coding Breakdown.” His curriculum has earned joint accreditation by the American Medical Association and Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.

Dr. Kashou is determined to advance EKG knowledge among noncardiac specialists for the benefit of patient care.

“Every person who enters an emergency department with chest pain or shortness of breath gets an EKG — one of the most rapid, noninvasive and cost-effective diagnostic tools in modern medicine,” he says. “EKG interpretation skills are critical for patient care, yet many providers feel unequipped to achieve proficiency. They struggle to understand why they see what they see on an EKG and often rely on memorizing patterns they need to know to pass exams. I think it’s important to be less reliant on an expert or computer’s interpretation.”

Dr. Kashou’s “Ultimate EKG Breakdown” now serves as the primary EKG course for the electrophysiology technician and physician assistant programs at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. It also serves as a means for Mayo cardiac technicians to improve their skills. On his own time, Dr. Kashou leads seminars for medical professionals at Mayo Clinic who want to improve their EKG proficiency. During the pandemic, his online curriculum served as a learning solution for Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine students when clinical duties were suspended.

Dr. Kashou is just as passionate about EKG innovation as he is about EKG education. His research focuses on the development of algorithms to aid in wide complex tachycardia differentiation, the application of artificial intelligence enabled electrocardiography in clinical practice and the creation of educational solutions to improve EKG literacy among medical providers.

“This work is exciting, and the leaps we’re making are incredible,” he says. “We have a chance to truly transform the way we address clinical problems and deliver patient care.”

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Editor's Note: This article is the first in the Young Innovators series, originally published in Mayo Clinic's Alumni Magazine. Each article features a Mayo Clinic trainee inventor and explores their journeys as biomedical entrepreneurs. All of these trainees say their goal was to improve health care for patients.

Allisa Song and her team are past competitors at Walleye Tank, a life science pitch competition hosted by the Mayo Clinic Office of Entrepreneurship. The team recently won the grand prize at the MN Cup, the largest pitch competitions for startups in Minnesota.

Allisa Song, a fourth-year student at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine’s Rochester campus, already had an invention under her belt when she started medical school. She and a trio of students and recent graduates from the University of Washington and Seattle University invented a screw-on attachment for eyedrop bottles to control the size of drops.

“I read an investigative story about how standard eye-drop containers produce drops that are far too large for the eye to absorb, which means lots of medication is wasted,” says Song. “I saw an opportunity to decrease drop size and costs for patients, many who are older, with low vision and dexterity.”

The single-use device, the Nanodropper, helps to eliminate medication waste, saves money and empowers patients to get all of the intended benefits out of each bottle. Ultimately, this will improve medication adherence, according to Song.

“Think about patients who use expensive glaucoma eye drops,” she says. “When they miss their eye while dispensing the drops, which is very common, they run out of drops before their insurance will cover the next refill. As much as 25% of patients experience ‘bottle exhaustion,’ which makes it challenging to follow their prescribed medication routine.

When I hear stories about how the Nanodropper helps people, it motivates me in the classroom and reminds me why I went into medicine.

Allisa Song

“A bottle of eye drops to treat glaucoma costs about $350 without insurance and can cost $75 to $100 with insurance. We want to help patients get the absolute most value from every bottle of drops they purchase. With the Nanodropper, we can improve patient outcomes without increasing cost. It’s rewarding to know we’re contributing to the push for value-based care.”

Song and her team interviewed ophthalmologists and optometrists and conducted a literature search, which revealed that smaller eye drops are just as or more effective than larger drops. Smaller drops have a better safety profile because the extra amount in large drops is absorbed systemically and can have unfavorable side effects.

The Nanodropper is an FDA-listed, sterile Class 1 medical device and is being produced, assembled and sterilized in U.S.-based facilities. The company is partnering with private practice eye care professionals to distribute the device to patients. Nanodropper now has partner clinics in 13 states and Washington, D.C., and has fulfilled hundreds of orders
since the product launched in June 2020.

Last year, the company signed a $500,000 contract with the U.S. Air Force and secured seed funding. Nanodropper’s cofounders were recognized on the 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30 list in health care.

Nanodropper CEO Song balances company business with her medical studies. “When I hear stories about how the
Nanodropper helps people, it motivates me in the classroom and reminds me why I went into medicine,” she says.

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“My primary philanthropic interests are medicine and education. Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine will offer an ideal opportunity to advance both fields,” says Mr. Alix. “Genetics, artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality and other technologies are transforming medical research, education and practice. This gift will further enable Mayo’s medical school to recruit the best medical students and to create a curriculum that trains them to harness evolving radical advances in medical science and technology to the greatest benefit of patients.”Mr. Alix, a highly successful consultant credited with helping the American automotive industry out of the Great Recession, has a long-standing relationship with Mayo Clinic, generously giving his time and support. He is a grateful Mayo patient, a member of Mayo Clinic’s Board of Trustees and is the co-chair of Mayo’s Global Advisory Council. Alix began supporting Mayo Clinic in the 1980s when he modeled his own company after Mayo Clinic’s clinical practice model, a patient-centered approach that includes multi-specialty collaboration, cutting-edge technology, and dedicated staff focused on delivering the highest quality care to each individual patient.

“Mayo Clinic is honored to be the recipient of this transformative endowment,” says John Noseworthy, M.D., president and CEO of Mayo Clinic. “It enables faculty and students to explore new academic fields to better patient care, conduct research, apply new technologies and develop innovative teaching methods far into the future.”Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine has long been recognized as a leader in medical education. One of the original top schools selected nationally by the American Medical Association’s Accelerating Change in Medical Education initiative, the school introduced some of the nation’s first Science of Health Care Delivery curriculum to train medical students in the health care system advances necessary to deliver quality care. Mr. Alix’s gift will accelerate advances in the medical school’s curriculum, through dual-degree programs and pioneering approaches to teaching and learning.

The endowment also will support scholarships as part of Mayo Clinic’s commitment to increase access to the medical profession for student candidates regardless of their socio-economic backgrounds. Scholarships will help develop a strong health care workforce for the future, as the country faces a physician shortage projected to hit nearly 121,000 by the year 2030, according to a report from the Association of American Medical Colleges.“Increasingly, scholarships are essential to medical schools,” says Fredric Meyer, M.D., Juanita Kious Waugh Executive Dean for Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science. “They help attract diverse, high-potential learners who will care for our nation’s increasingly diverse patient populations.”

Dr. Meyer, who is also the dean of Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, notes that many high-potential college graduates who are passionate about medical careers need financial support to bring those dreams to fruition.

“Philanthropic gifts like Mr. Alix’s are an investment,” says Dr. Meyer. “They fuel Mayo Clinic’s mission and its commitment to delivering world-class, patient-centric care and medical education.” An endowment also provides a steady stream of funding in perpetuity so our faculty and staff can continue to be highly innovative in transforming medical education.”“We tackle some of the biggest issues in medicine: new sciences like individualized and regenerative medicine, rising health care costs, health policy and physician burnout – and we are continuously advancing patient care through simulation, 3D surgical modeling, robotics and interdisciplinary team training,” says Dr. Noseworthy. “This gift will have a long-lasting impact as we boldly transform medical education and research training so the next generation of care providers can improve patient care, accelerate discovery and advance the practice of medicine.”

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About Jay Alix
In 1981, Jay Alix, an expert in corporate turnarounds and restructurings, founded AlixPartners, now the leading global turnaround consultancy. Although no longer in management at the firm, he remains a member of its board of directors. In recent years, Mr. Alix has concentrated on philanthropy, including the University of Pennsylvania, as well as numerous documentary movies and Tony Award-winning theatrical productions on Broadway.

About Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
Originally established in Rochester, Minnesota, in 1972, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine is ranked among the top 10 medical schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. A national medical school with campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota, it is a transformative leader in medical education. With one of the largest faculty-to-student ratios in the country, Mayo’s medical school is able to offer students leading-edge clinical experiences at top ranked hospitals across all Mayo campuses.

About Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit organization committed to clinical practice, education and research, providing expert, comprehensive care to everyone who needs healing. Learn more about Mayo Clinic. Visit the Mayo Clinic News Network.

Media contacts:

• Matthew Brenden, Mayo Clinic Public Affairs, 507-284-5005, newsbureau@mayo.edu
• Karl Oestreich, Mayo Clinic Public Affairs, 507-284-5005, newsbureau@mayo.edu
• Michael Millican, Marston Strategic Communications, 917-472-0611, mmillican@marstonsc.com

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Tomi Ifelayo traveled a winding path to get to medical school at Mayo Clinic. But now that she's arrived, Tomi is relishing the opportunities for growth and success that Mayo offers her.

Editor's note: Oluwatomilona "Tomi" Ifelayo was walking the halls of Mayo Clinic in May and was taken aback when she saw a group of people speaking in African languages. They were trainers for Mayo Clinic's recent conversion to Epic — a single, integrated electronic health record and billing system. A student in Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, Tomi is from Nigeria. She likens the experience of seeing and hearing so many people who looked and sounded like her to "when Mayo became Wakanda." Here she shares her story and how she came to Mayo Clinic. 

By Oluwatomilona "Tomi" Ifelayo

This past spring, Mayo Clinic's Rochester campus converted its electronic medical record to Epic. I had seen news headlines about it. I had heard chatter about it. But I didn't remember that Epic had gone live on May 5 until I had to struggle through the throng of green vests in the lobby of the Guggenheim Building on May 7. I chuckled as I thanked God I lived only a walk away from campus.

But something else gave me pause on my way to class.

What I heard in that lobby was accents. And languages. And not of the standard Midwestern variety.

In fact, I noticed that under the green vests were shades of skin that were not far off from mine. Honestly, it took me quite a bit to process the fact that about 40 people of African descent were crowded together in one lobby. Of one building. In Rochester, Minnesota. I remember stealing glances at everyone, just to make sure it was true.

The whole month of May remained as mystical. I would walk around a corner and hear someone speaking my language on the phone. I would walk the floors of the Gonda Building and see Epic superusers training Mayo Clinic staff, speaking with authority, and being listened to, despite their thick accents. I could see black excellence — exactly how I'd imagined it to be. If Wakanda — or Wakovia, as one of my professors called it — were a real place, it was Mayo in May. [Wakanda is a fictional country in the film "Black Panther," created by Marvel comics.]

Though Mayo Clinic isn't always Wakanda, I better understood the importance of being in a place where diversity is constantly promoted and pursued. Though some may thrive anywhere, many require a supportive environment for growth and success.

I do miss Mayo's May Wakanda. But I do cherish the one that still remains. I trust I can learn here, because I can thrive here.

I'm not from here. I'm from Nigeria by way of Houston, Texas. So, how did I end up in Canada? (Note: Anything north of Texas is that cold to me.)

My name, Oluwatomilona, in the Yoruba language means "God shows me the way." That is the only explanation for how I ended up here. If you told my parents that their child would end up at a top medical school when we were in Nigeria, they would have laughed in your face.

"[My dad] told me that what would gain me respect in the world was not my skin color, but the brain that God gave me."

Tomi Ifelayo

When I came to this country, I was full of excitement. One can only imagine how many times I asked my mum, "Are we there yet?" on a 20-something-hour plane ride. But everyone was excited. We were going to America.

I think it's safe to say the excitement stopped at the airport. It was not exciting. It was hard. I watched both of my parents, who had master's degrees in Nigeria, struggle to find menial jobs just to provide for us. I watched my parents go back to school to get degrees that would let them move forward. I watched other students on the first day of school talk about how they went to Disneyland and Europe for the summer, silently thinking about how my brother and I thought we were having a vacation in the library while my mum studied for her night classes.

Something you get to know about Nigerians is that they are very proud of who they are. I say "they" because as a child, I was not proud of who I was. To my classmates, I was the "African-booty-scratcher," the "charcoal pile," the "ugly African," but never a proud Nigerian.

I couldn't eat lunch in cafeterias through most of college, even though the bullying stopped in middle school.

I remember one day when my parents realized that I didn't want to go to school anymore. I asked them why God made me black in the first place.

Their response: "If I am black and your mother is black, did you expect to be yellow?" This was my first introduction to the world of genetics.

I remember laughing through tears when I heard my dad say that. I still do sometimes. He told me that what would gain me respect in the world was not my skin color, but the brain that God gave me. That if I could show that I knew more about something than anyone, they would have no choice but to respect me. That was the day that my life turned around. I hate to think of where I would be (if on Earth at all) without the parents God gave me.

That "prove them wrong" mentality and the help of God was what got me through high school and college successfully. I can't lie. It felt pretty good when the same people who harassed me in middle school were asking me to tutor them in high school.

"I am grateful for where I am, the opportunities I have, and the support I've received. It's been nothing short of amazing."

Tomi Ifelayo

Then came college. I came into Baylor University as a pre-med student, but dropped it because, among other things, I felt I was only doing it because it was the African thing to do. You either become a doctor, lawyer or engineer when you go to college. I switched over to pharmacy because I did want to be in health care — just not medicine. I took my PCAT [Pharmacy College Admission Test] the fall of my second year and was ready to apply in the spring.

Then God told me, "No."

Many people don't believe this part of my story, but it's OK. It's what happened, and it would be wrong of me to take credit for divine intervention.

I was sitting on my bed surfing the internet during Christmas break of second year, when God told me this was not right for me. I would neither be happy nor fulfilled even if I succeeded. Considering I was set to graduate in third year, this was a pretty crappy time for God to speak. A change at this point meant I had five months to apply for a premedical committee recommendation, declare as a pre-med in college, study for and take the MCAT [Medical College Admission Test], shadow medical doctors, and volunteer before the application cycle began in June.

It couldn't have been God. If it were, what kind of God was that?

But it plagued me until I finally decided to switch over at the beginning of the new semester. I reiterate the divine intervention involved because I still cannot begin to describe what a hellish and stressful semester that was for me. Neither can I convey to you the numerous miracles that happened for me to get through it successfully. But I did.

And I thank God I did because I ended up here at Mayo Clinic. I am grateful for where I am, the opportunities I have, and the support I've received. It's been nothing short of amazing.

All my life God has shown me the way. I know he showed me the way here.

HELPFUL LINKS

• Read more about Mayo's installation of the Epic electronic health record.
• Learn about Mayo Clinic School of Medicine.
• Explore Mayo Clinic's Rochester campus.
• Request an appointment.

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Filmed by The Duncan Entertainment Group during seven weeks in the anatomy lab at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, the documentary follows first-year medical students as they explore and analyze human anatomy. The documentary follows students as they work together to overcome the academic, emotional and spiritual challenges throughout their time in the toughest class in medical school – and transition from student to doctor.

“Acquiring a strong understanding of the human body sets the groundwork for the rest of a medical student’s education – that rite of passage toward becoming a knowledgeable physician,” says Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Dean, Fredric Meyer, M.D. “However, we would fall short if we did not share the cognitive, emotional, and professional metamorphosis that also evolves as students progress through this course. I believe that awakening is what this documentary so vividly captures.”

Those who have completed gross anatomy understand that it is an experience that transforms a student to doctor as they experience their first patient.

“My first patient taught me what it means to be a respectful learner, but also the capacity and ability I have to be a respectful teacher,” says Amanda Porter, a Mayo Clinic School of Medicine student featured in “The First Patient.” “She [the donor] quite literally opened her life to me so that I might understand, be able to process, be able to think in the moment, undistracted by my own feelings and outpouring of emotion.”

“Now 30 years later as I reflect on my time as a physician, I realize that my experience in the anatomy lab prepared my mind but also my heart for the journey ahead in medicine,” say Alexandra Wolanskyj M.D., Senior Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science. “My profound sense of gratitude to this unknown yet fully known patient has perpetuated throughout my career… I am honored and humbled to have been so intimately entrusted to “care” for her just as I am with all of my patients who put their faith and their confidence in me every day.”

The documentary provides unique insights to how students from all walks of life come to terms with medicine, death, and what it means to live and to give.

“When we began the filmmaking process, we knew we’d discover what it means to be a doctor,” says Chip Duncan, the documentary’s writer and director. “What we didn’t know is that this diverse, thoughtful group of students at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine would help us understand what it means to be human.”

A “world premiere screening” will take place at the Milwaukee Film Festival on Saturday Oct. 20, 2018. Premiere dates for “The First Patient” are set for Oct. 26 in NYC at The Cinema Village in Manhattan, and Nov. 9 in Santa Monica, CA at The Monica Theater.

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About The Duncan Entertainment Group
Now in its 33rd year as a producer of long-form film and television, The Duncan Entertainment Group is an independent media company with a background in broadcast journalism, conservation, history, adventure and social issue programming.

About Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is nationally ranked No. 6 top medical school in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Originally established in Rochester, Minnesota, in 1972, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine now includes a four-year campus in Scottsdale, Arizona that opened in 2017, and a third- and fourth-year program in Jacksonville, Florida. The expansion to a national footprint gives the school the ability to deliver medical education and highly diverse clinical experiences to students at No. 1-ranked hospitals across all Mayo campuses.

About Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit organization committed to clinical practice, education and research, providing expert, comprehensive care to everyone who needs healing. Learn more about Mayo Clinic. Visit the Mayo Clinic News Network.

Media contact:

• Matthew Brenden, Mayo Clinic Public Affairs, 507-284-5005, newsbureau@mayo.edu

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On the next Mayo Clinic Radio program, Dr. James Garrity, an ophthalmologist at Mayo Clinic, will discuss how your eyes can predict your health. Also on the program, Dr. Christopher Camp, an orthopedic surgeon at Mayo Clinic, will discuss muscle strains and ligament sprains. And Dr. Paul Stadem, a recent Mayo Clinic School of Medicine graduate, will share what life is like for a medical student.

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On the next Mayo Clinic Radio program, Dr. James Garrity, an ophthalmologist at Mayo Clinic, will discuss how your eyes can predict your health. Also on the program, Dr. Christopher Camp, an orthopedic surgeon at Mayo Clinic, will discuss muscle strains and ligament sprains. And Dr. Paul Stadem, a recent Mayo Clinic School of Medicine graduate, will share what life is like for a medical student.

To hear the program, find an affiliate in your area.

Miss the show?  Here's your Mayo Clinic Radio podcast.

Use the hashtag #MayoClinicRadio, and tweet your questions.

Mayo Clinic Radio is on iHeartRadio.

Access archived shows or subscribe to the podcast.

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ROCHESTER, Minn. — Students from Mayo Clinic School of Medicine and Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, within Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science will take part in commencement events on May 19 at 10 a.m., at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minnesota.
Through the training they have received at Mayo Clinic, graduates will be able to anticipate and address patients’ future needs and lead positive change in medicine and research for generations to come.

Media are welcome to attend. Interviews with Cokie Roberts, American journalist and author, Executive Dean Fredric Meyer, M.D., and student commencement speakers will be available to media at 9:15 a.m.

WHO:

Fifty-two medical students from Mayo Clinic School of Medicine and 22 Ph.D. doctoral students from the Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences will participate in commencement events.

• Mayo Clinic Trustee Cokie Roberts, commencement keynote speaker and honorary degree recipient
• Robert Waller M.D., Mayo Clinic president emeritus and honorary degree recipient
• John Noseworthy, M.D., Mayo Clinic president and CEO
• Fredric Meyer, M.D., Juanita Kious Waugh Executive Dean for Education and Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Dean
• Louis (Jim) Maher III, Ph.D., Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Dean

WHAT:

Students from Mayo Clinic School of Medicine and Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences will graduate with M.D. and Ph.D. degrees. Cokie Roberts will provide the commencement keynote speech and receive an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Dr. Noseworthy. Dr. Waller will accept an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Dr. Noseworthy. This will be Dr. Noseworthy’s final commencement before he retires as president and CEO of Mayo Clinic.

WHERE:

Commencement events will be held at the Mayo Civic Center, Presentation Hall, 30 Civic Center Drive SE, in Rochester.

WHEN:

Commencement events will be held on Saturday, May 19. The schedule is as follows:

• 9 a.m. CDT Students/speakers/media arrive
• 9:15–9:30a.m. Cokie Roberts, Executive Dean for Education, Dr. Fredric Meyer, and student commencement speakers available for interviews with local media (Ms. Roberts and speakers will speak to biomedical education and research training related topics)
• 10 a.m. CDT Commencement ceremony
• Noon CDT Commencement reception

Members of the media should arrive by 9:00 a.m. CDT and report to McDonnel Hall at Mayo Civic Center. RSVP to Matthew Brenden, Mayo Clinic Public Affairs, at 507-284-5005 or brenden.matthew@mayo.edu by 3 p.m. CDT on May 18.

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About Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a national medical school with a four-year medical degree program in Rochester, Minnesota, and a four-year program on Mayo Clinic’s Arizona campus that opened in July 2017. It is ranked #6 top medical school in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. The school also offers a two plus two program enabling students to complete their first two years of medical studies in Rochester or Arizona and their final two years of training on Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus.

About Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences has a distinguished history of preparing students for careers as competitive, independent research investigators. Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences offers a Ph.D. degree in biomedical sciences with an emphasis in one of eight areas of research specialization.

About Mayo Clinic
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