Monthly Archives: February 2009

Mayo’s Men in Nursing

February 27th, 2009 - 6:00 am

If you have been a patient at Mayo in recent years, you may have been taken care of by a male nurse.  This is because Mayo employs nearly double the national average of male nurses.  In fact, Mayo received the … Continue reading →

By Jenny LaMaster | Posted in Human Resources | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Simulation Training: Mastering New Skills in the Medical Profession

February 26th, 2009 - 6:00 am

We live in an ever-changing world. Whether we are at home or at work, we feel the need to constantly upgrade and learn more. Gone, for the most part, are the days of televisions without remotes…the ones with a dial … Continue reading →

By Barbara Sorensen | Posted in Amenities, Education, Human Resources | Tagged , , | Comments (1)

Helping Cancer Patients at Mayo Clinic Arizona

February 25th, 2009 - 6:00 am

Meet Celeste “C.C.” Chervenka, American Cancer Society Patient Navigator, based at Mayo Clinic Arizona Continue reading →

By Julie Janovsky-Mason | Posted in Amenities, Cancer | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Comparison of "Gut" Microbes Offers Clues to Weight Differences

February 24th, 2009 - 6:00 am

Obesity. (Got your attention?) It’s the topic of a collaborative research study involving Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute and the University of Arizona.  The study suggests that the composition of microbes within the human gut may … Continue reading →

By Lynn Closway | Posted in Research | Tagged | Leave a comment

Confessions of a New Employee

February 23rd, 2009 - 6:00 am

I work at Mayo Clinic in Rochester; but I have only been there since December 2008. As you might guess, I’m delighted to work at Mayo, and, yes, as you might also guess, I work with a group of amazingly … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Volunteer: ‘You Never Have to Retire When You Have the 88 Keys’

February 23rd, 2009 - 6:00 am

She’s a genius when commanding the grand piano, but 88-year-old Mayo Clinic volunteer, Anne Monte, of Scottsdale, Ariz., confesses her nagging fear: “People think it’s a player piano. I’m so short, they can’t see me back there!” Her fears are … Continue reading →

By Lynn Closway | Posted in Amenities, Events | Tagged | Comments (1)

A Second Life

February 23rd, 2009 - 6:00 am

Job description: Meet and write about the grateful patients who become benefactors of Mayo Clinic, their gifts and the researchers and physicians who use these gifts to move medicine forward. That’s my job – if you can call something as … Continue reading →

By Matt Derechin | Posted in Human Resources, Transplant | Tagged , , | Comments (1)

Featured Comment: Week of Feb. 15, 2009

February 22nd, 2009 - 7:33 am

In the February 2009 Share Your Mayo Clinic Story open comment thread, Julie Beck tells how she came to Mayo Clinic for diagnosis and treatment of thyroid cancer: My Mayo story started at my 35th birthday physical. I went to … Continue reading →

By Lee Aase | Posted in Cancer | Comments (1)

Snowboarding Great Grandma Cancer Survivor on YouTube

February 21st, 2009 - 6:00 am

In last week’s Social Media Saturday post we introduced Mayo Clinic’s YouTube channel and how you can view videos and pass them along to your family or friends who might find them interesting. But what if you want to share your … Continue reading →

By Lee Aase | Posted in Cancer, Social Media | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (6)

Awash in a Lovely Red Sea

February 20th, 2009 - 6:00 am

As a woman with heart disease who works at Mayo, I arrived on Friday, Feb. 6, National Wear Red Day, and made my way through hallways and into elevators that were filled with people dressed in a rainbow of  shades … Continue reading →

By Barbara Kermisch | Posted in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Events | Tagged , | Leave a comment