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: 480-342-1387
                 Email: Mishark.Kenneth
                         @Mayo.edu
Introductions – Tyson Robinson,
     Program Administrator




            Phone: 480-301-4613
            Email: 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 Components
   Physician 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 Components
              Lectures
•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 Components
       Research Opportunities

•Clinical or bench research
  •Simple to complex
•But honestly, lots of stuff is available
 through ASU
Core Components
          Hands 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 Program
     Care 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 Programs
       Hospice 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 Programs
              New 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 Programs
        Medical Ride Along
•Scottsdale and Glendale Fire
 Departments
•Shadowing only
Community Programs
       St. 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!
.
    “This is the end...”

Mayo Clinic- ASU Barrett Intro Talk 2012

  • 1.
    Mayo Clinic –Barrett Honors College Premedical Scholars Program Overview by Kenneth Mishark, MD September 7, 2012
  • 2.
    Outline •Introductions •Brief History ofthe Mayo Clinic •Overview of the Premedical Scholars Program •Questions and comments
  • 3.
    Introductions - KennethMishark, MD Program Director Phone: 480-342-1387 Email: Mishark.Kenneth @Mayo.edu
  • 4.
    Introductions – TysonRobinson, Program Administrator Phone: 480-301-4613 Email: Robinson.Tyson @Mayo.edu
  • 5.
    Brief History ofthe Mayo Clinic 1863 • Dr Worrall Mayo named the examining surgeon of the Enrollment Board for the Minnesota territory
  • 6.
    Brief History ofthe Mayo Clinic 1884 •Dr. William J. Mayo joins his father in practice 1888 •Dr. Charles H. Mayo joins the practice
  • 7.
    Brief History ofthe 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
  • 8.
    The Mayo FoundationToday 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
  • 9.
    The Mayo FoundationToday The Mayo Graduate School is the world’s largest program of graduate medical education ~12,000 Mayo-trained physicians in practice
  • 10.
    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
  • 11.
    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
  • 12.
    Research at MayoClinic • Bench to clinical research • Collaborations with local high technology companies • Preceptors available for simple to complex research projects
  • 13.
    So What MakesMayo 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”
  • 14.
    Mayo Clinic –Barrett Honors College Premedical Scholars Program
  • 15.
    Mission Statement A programsponsored 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.
  • 16.
    Core Components 1. Shadowingphysicians 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
  • 17.
    Core Components Physician 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
  • 18.
    Core Components Lectures •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”
  • 19.
    Core Components Research Opportunities •Clinical or bench research •Simple to complex •But honestly, lots of stuff is available through ASU
  • 20.
    Core Components Hands On Labs •Examples •Suturing •Applying a cast •CPR and Basic First Aid •Laparoscopic Lab •Colonoscopy Lab •Simulation Center
  • 22.
    Assistance with YourMedical School Application •Medical School 101 •Mock interviews •Letters of Recommendation
  • 23.
    Tentative Schedule forthe Year Lectures •Life of an Emergency Doctor •Joe Wood, MD, JD •Combat Medicine •Pierre Noel, MD
  • 24.
    Tentative Schedule forthe Year Labs •Simulation Center •Suturing •Applying a Cast & Blood Drawing •Cadaver Lab
  • 25.
    Tentative Schedule Other funstuff •First aid tent at the TPC Golf Tournament (Jan ’12) •Aerospace Lab at Mayo Clinic •End of Year Gathering
  • 26.
    Community Programs •You don’thave 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
  • 27.
    Community Program Care 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”
  • 28.
    Community Programs Hospice 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”
  • 29.
    Community Programs New 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.
  • 30.
    Community Programs Medical Ride Along •Scottsdale and Glendale Fire Departments •Shadowing only
  • 31.
    Community Programs St. 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)
  • 32.
    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
  • 33.
    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.
  • 34.
    Nuts and Bolts •DressCode •You have to blend in = fairly formal dress for shadowing •Behavior Code
  • 35.
    Applying for theProgram •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
  • 36.
    A Change fromPrior Years THIS IS A ONE YEAR PROGRAM
  • 37.
    How We SelectApplicants •We calculate a point score based on GPA, essays •Small bonus given for Mayo roots, prior health care experience, prior application to the program
  • 38.
    Final Thoughts •Application tothe program is very competitive •If you don’t get in, apply next year!
  • 39.
    Final Thoughts Some ofyou may decide medical school is not for you …
  • 40.
    Final Thoughts Some ofyou may decide medical school is not for you …. AND THAT’S OK
  • 41.
    Final Thought - Thisprogram is for you!
  • 42.
    . “This is the end...”