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Dr. Comfere has been appointed Executive Dean of Education and Dean of Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine. She succeeds Fredric Meyer, M.D., who served with distinguished leadership in the position for nearly 10 years.
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Carleigh Eagle's path to Mayo Clinic began not in an engineering lab or medical school classroom, but as an intern in the Clinical Research Internship Study Program (CRISP). Immersed in the intersection of science and medicine, Eagle discovered a new way to impact patient care without becoming a physician.
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Dr. Comfere has been appointed Executive Dean of Education and Dean of Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, succeeding Fredric Meyer, M.D.
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In Lusaka, Zambia, where clinical improvisation is often essential, Mayo Clinic anesthesiologist Kashmira Chawla, M.D., led a group of senior residents from Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education on a collaborative expedition to improve airway management and perioperative care.
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Lainey Bukowiec, M.D., an orthopedic surgery resident at Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, is helping shape the future of surgical care through groundbreaking research and mentorship.
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As a surgeon, researcher, and Mayo Clinic alumna, Sahar Saddoughi, M.D., Ph.D., is transforming lung transplantation by working to expand the donor pool, turning lungs once considered unusable into life-saving organs.
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Across the schools of Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, programs are training future leaders in approaches that address the breast cancer journey, from the first moment of screening to the years after a diagnosis.
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Mayo Clinic Education leaders have announced the recipients of the inaugural Richard M. Schulze Innovation Awards in Artificial Intelligence. Five pioneering projects that will transform how medical professionals learn, train, and deliver care were selected to receive the awards.
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First-year medical students at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in Arizona and Rochester participated in stethoscope ceremonies earlier this fall.
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Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and the Graduate Student Association held the 36th annual Student Research Symposium and Distinguished Findling Lecture in early October. The event featured more than 250 poster presentations and scientific talks by Ph.D. and M.D.-Ph.D. students from all Mayo campuses.
