Mayo Clinic – Barrett Honors College

Premedical Scholars Program Overview

by

Kenneth Mishark, MD

September 7, 2012

Outline

•Introductions

•Brief History of the Mayo Clinic

•Overview of the Premedical Scholars Program

•Questions and comments

Introductions - Kenneth Mishark, MD

Program Director

Phone: 480-342-1387Email: Mishark.Kenneth

@Mayo.edu

Introductions – Tyson Robinson, Program Administrator

Phone: 480-301-4613Email: Robinson.Tyson

@Mayo.edu 

Brief History of the Mayo Clinic

1863• Dr Worrall Mayo

named the examining surgeon of the Enrollment Board for the Minnesota territory

Brief History of the Mayo Clinic

1884•Dr. William J. Mayo joins his father in practice

1888•Dr. Charles H. Mayo joins the practice

Brief History of the Mayo Clinic

1890’s•Concept of a private group practice is formalized•Saint Mary’s Hospital opens in Rochester

1915•The Mayo brothers established the world’s first graduate school of Medicine

The Mayo Foundation Today

The Mayo Clinic is the largest private group practice in the world

~3800 staff physicians and scientist, 3600 physicians in training, 50,100 employees

• Three campuses - each with a network of affiliated clinics• Rochester, MN• Jacksonville, FL• Scottsdale, AZ

The Mayo Foundation Today

The Mayo Graduate School is the world’s largest program of graduate medical education

~12,000 Mayo-trained physicians in practice

Mayo Clinic Scottsdale

• Founded in 1987

• Currently: 464 staff physicians and scientists, 260 residents fellows and students

• Two main sites: •Clinic- 134th Street and Shea•Hospital- 57th Street and Mayo Boulevard

• Multiple residency and fellowship programs

Mayo Clinic Hospital

• Opened in 1998

• 244 beds, 18 operating rooms, and a Level II emergency department

• High tech work environment

electronic records, digital x-rays, etc.

• 24 hour/day in-house staff coverage

Research at Mayo Clinic

• Bench to clinical research

• Collaborations with local high technology companies

• Preceptors available for simple to complex research projects

So What Makes Mayo Clinic Different?

• Three shields: patient care, research, education

• A rich history and tradition

• All physicians are on salary

• Traditional barriers in a teaching hospital are minimal

•“Midwestern nice”

Mayo Clinic – Barrett Honors College Premedical Scholars

Program

Mission Statement

A program sponsored by the Mayo Clinic for the students of Barrett Honors College.

Our goal is to nurture humanitarian instincts and help prepare premedical students for a rewarding career in medicine.

Core Components

1.Shadowing physicians

2.Lectures

3.Research projects (for those with an interest)

4.Hands on Laboratory experiences

5.Assistance with your medical school application

6.Community programs

Core ComponentsPhysician Shadowing Arizona

•Mostly a “self-serve menu”

•You MUST rotate through a variety of specialties•Medical, surgical, laboratory,

etc

•Can be done in off hours during the school year or summer

Core ComponentsLectures

•Open to any and all students – feel free to bring a friend or two

•Occur primarily at ASU

•Will concentrate on stories rather than “medical facts”

Core ComponentsResearch Opportunities

•Clinical or bench research•Simple to complex

•But honestly, lots of stuff is available through ASU

Core ComponentsHands On Labs

•Examples•Suturing•Applying a cast•CPR and Basic First Aid•Laparoscopic Lab•Colonoscopy Lab•Simulation Center

Assistance with Your Medical School Application

•Medical School 101

•Mock interviews

•Letters of Recommendation

Tentative Schedule for the Year

Lectures•Life of an Emergency Doctor

•Joe Wood, MD, JD•Combat Medicine

•Pierre Noel, MD

Tentative Schedule for the Year

Labs•Simulation Center •Suturing•Applying a Cast & Blood

Drawing•Cadaver Lab

Tentative Schedule

Other fun stuff•First aid tent at the TPC Golf

Tournament (Jan ’12)

•Aerospace Lab at Mayo Clinic

•End of Year Gathering

Community Programs

•You don’t have to get into Medical School to make a difference in people’s life

•Shadow or complete training and be the “real deal”

•And these are things you can do without a car

Community ProgramCare 7•Crisis Intervention

for Tempe Police and Fire Departments

•Shadowing is available at all times

•33 hour crisis intervention course to be the “real deal”

Community ProgramsHospice of the Valley

•An interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, social workers, clergy who provide end of life care

•Shadowing hospice physicians, nurse

•Inpatient Unit not far away

•24 hour training program to be the “real deal”

Community ProgramsNew Song

•Provides a support group program for grieving children and their families following the death of a loved one.

•Can qualify as a grief counselor – 25 hour classroom course plus 20 hours mentoring. Groups meet every other week.

Community ProgramsMedical Ride Along

•Scottsdale and Glendale Fire Departments

•Shadowing only

Community ProgramsSt. Vincent Free Clinic

•Provides medical care to adults and children who would otherwise slip through the cracks

•Opportunity to shadow a wide variety of clinic preceptors (including yours truly)

Nuts and Bolts

•Shadowing•Preceptors in all

departments who have agreed to participate

•You are required to contact them by email a “fair time” prior

•And you must rotate through various areas

Nuts and Bolts

•We will plan to do a lab (2 to 3 hours) or lecture (1 hour) monthly – shadowing is up to you!

•Travel is an issue – we will come to ASU campus whenever possible but we recommend carpooling

•We will try to give advance notice of program activities but due to the nature of physician's schedule or lab materials we may only be able to give 2 week notice.

Nuts and Bolts

•Dress Code•You have to blend in = fairly

formal dress for shadowing

•Behavior Code

Applying for the Program

•In 2008, we started out with 20 students - this year, we plan to enroll 50 students

•Applications open for sophomores to seniors

•Application Deadline is September 14 - enrollment will be completed by September 28

A Change from Prior Years

THIS IS A ONE YEAR PROGRAM

How We Select Applicants

•We calculate a point score based on GPA, essays

•Small bonus given for Mayo roots, prior health care experience, prior application to the program

Final Thoughts

•Application to the program is very competitive

•If you don’t get in, apply next year!

Final Thoughts

Some of you may decide medical school is not for you …

Final Thoughts

Some of you may decide medical school is not for you ….

AND THAT’S OK

Final Thought - This program is for

you!

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“This is the end...”