Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine

When Joanina Gicobi, Ph.D., began her degree five years ago at Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, she was interested in thinking creatively about ways to improve cancer treatment. In particular, she was curious about the body's natural ability to fight tumors: Could that process be improved?

Yonghun Kim grew up in North Carolina, half a world away from his grandfather in South Korea. When his grandfather was diagnosed with terminal gallbladder cancer, Yonghun felt helpless. He decided to change that feeling following the death of his grandfather by becoming a physician.

Emergency departments can be chaotic. Nurses and doctors moving quickly to meet patient needs, the wheels of gurneys rolling along hard floors, and monitoring equipment beeping to draw the attention of care providers. It was there that Fatima Islam discovered something was missing from her career.

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.

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.

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 ...