Spring 2021
Excellence in Education

After a bleak diagnosis and many twists and turns for Chase Fairbairn and his family, hope came in the form of a lifesaving heart transplant at Mayo Clinic five years ago.

Thomas Grainger understands there is no end to medical discovery. That's why he and his wife Elizabeth put their trust in Mayo Clinic to find meaningful answers today – and far into the future.

As a pathologist, Melanie Bois, M.D., doesn't see her patients face-to-face. She doesn't hear the struggle or fear in their voice as they talk about how they are feeling. Yet, she's critical to their care. The information Dr. Bois garners looking at samples of body tissue is often what allows care teams to unlock patients' medical mysteries and start treatments.

Ann Arneson describes her journey to Mayo Clinic as “divine design.” Ann — a retired teacher, a leader in her church and ministry, mother, grandmother, and line dance enthusiast — is Mayo Clinic’s first bone marrow transplant patient to recover at home thanks to the new advanced care at home program.

Growing up in the Dominican Republic, Johanny Lopez Dominguez remembers her grandfather's health struggle. He lived in a remote part of the country, and it was challenging to get the care he needed for his diabetes and cardiovascular disease, resulting in many complications. A spot of hope was a physician who periodically traveled several miles to care for her grandfather.

Darcy Reed's Mayo Clinic journey started 25 years ago, and she remembers well the first time she walked through the door as a student at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine.

I wanted to do something unique for my high school senior project in Windom, Minnesota. So when it came time to brainstorming ideas, I knew right ...

Shannon T.N. Coombs has faced her share of adversity well before this year. So, managing — and thriving as a medical student — through a global pandemic is just another step toward her ultimate goal.

The term "fourth-year medical student" feels like a misnomer for Nicolas Rubel, who is finishing his final year at the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in Florida.

According to family legend, Joan Arndt was 3 years old when she declared to her parents that she was going to be a “book lady.” With a life lived in service of reading, it is easy to understand Joan's concern when she was diagnosed with a rare eye condition.

Mayo Clinic's attracts thousands of the best and brightest students and trainees with its premier educational programs. Since Fredric Meyer, M.D., was named the Juanita ...

"With Mayo Clinic's advanced care at home program, we feel we’re supporting the future of health care. All of us interact with the medical community throughout our lives, and the technology component of advanced care at home just makes sense to our family. Supporting Mayo Clinic is an incredible opportunity to make a meaningful impact, and that’s what we’re about."

In a Florida condo overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, three generations of the Berghoff and McClure family are gathered. Naturally, as they have been for ...
Hope & Healing

After a bleak diagnosis and many twists and turns for Chase Fairbairn and his family, hope came in the form of a lifesaving heart transplant at Mayo Clinic five years ago.
Thomas Grainger understands there is no end to medical discovery. That's why he and his wife Elizabeth put their trust in Mayo Clinic to find meaningful answers today – and far into the future.

As a pathologist, Melanie Bois, M.D., doesn't see her patients face-to-face. She doesn't hear the struggle or fear in their voice as they talk about how they are feeling. Yet, she's critical to their care. The information Dr. Bois garners looking at samples of body tissue is often what allows care teams to unlock patients' medical mysteries and start treatments.

Ann Arneson describes her journey to Mayo Clinic as “divine design.” Ann — a retired teacher, a leader in her church and ministry, mother, grandmother, and line dance enthusiast — is Mayo Clinic’s first bone marrow transplant patient to recover at home thanks to the new advanced care at home program.