Through this course, students will conduct research on the current and historic role of music in healing and expand their understanding of the significant role of humanities in our field. Student musicians are encouraged to help address medical uncertainties and challenges through the art of music.
Offered through the Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, this program includes coursework and a mentored research experience, and culminates in a published thesis.
Need a clinical refresher after time away for research? Dr. Weroha’s clinical boot camp course provides a chance to review physical exam/history taking skills, build a DDx, and prepare for clerkships!
Students will shadow in Clinical Pathology (Laboratory Medicine). Students will observe patient venipuncture collection in the clinical laboratory, and then follow the specimen as it undergoes processing and analysis throughout the various laboratory departments.
Clinical environments demand adaptability, teamwork, and empathy—skills not always taught explicitly. This unique course offers a supportive space to practice them through structured, non-performance improv and theatre activities.
The Unhoused Sexual and Reproductive Health Initiative (URSHI) is a collaboration between Planned Parenthood, The Landing Day shelter, and MCASOM students to increase access to reproductive health education and resources for the Rochester unhoused community.
The Community Sports Medicine selective is a longitudinal experience meant to facilitate student engagement with various Sports Medicine events such as yearly athlete physicals, local races and athletic events, and Sports Medicine conferences.
Combining educational opportunities on nutrition alongside hands on cooking classes, we will prove that eating a balanced and healthful diet can be quick, cheap, and delicious.
This program aims to (1) build interprofessional communication within a medical care team, (2) interact with the local community outside of the Mayo Clinic Setting, and (3) promote health literacy on preventative health screenings, such as blood glucose readings and blood pressure monitoring.
The critical care service includes a core of physicians who care for critically ill patients in the intensive care units. Daily activities include morning and afternoon rounds, didactic lectures and tutorials, and bedside clinical teaching.