Mayo Clinic

Programs: Education (see schedule o for description)medical education:medical education is a critical function of mayo clinic. Our world-renowned educational programs inform, instruct, and empower physicians, researchers, medical professionals, patients, students and our communities to improve public health and well-being. These programs span the continuum of health care and ensure the mayo model of care is perpetuated. Mayo clinic is committed to providing useful, timely knowledge and skills that reflect its standards of excellence: *educating the next generation of physicians, medical researchers and health professionals*sharing knowledge and innovative best practices freely in the spirit of collaboration*empowering people to manage their own health*spreading mayo's medical expertise, education and research findings throughout the worldthe educational activities of mayo clinic are centered in mayo clinic college of medicine and science's five schools: 1. Mayo clinic school of graduate medical education, one of the first medical specialty training programs in the world, is the oldest of mayo clinic's educational endeavors. More than 23,000 alumni have been trained since its inception in 1915. The school trains doctors in 276 residency and fellowship programs, representing virtually all medical specialties. In 2016, enrollment in the school totaled 1,738 residents and fellows. 2. Mayo clinic school of medicine provides doctor of medicine degrees and joint md/ph. D degrees. Approximately 233 students were enrolled at mayo clinic school of medicine in 2016. The curriculum of mayo clinic school of medicine focuses on educating future physician leaders in patient-centered, science-driven, team-based, high value health care. The 2015 incoming class of mayo clinic school of medicine was the first nationwide to receive a science of health care delivery certificate in addition to a medical degree. The integrated curriculum is part of an initiative to better prepare students for the challenges of delivering patient care in a complex health care environment. Additional offerings at the school include visiting medical student clerkship programs and summer minority medical student programs. Planning is underway to expand mayo clinic school of medicine to a national medical school with 3rd and 4th year accredited programs on mayo's florida campus and the opening of mayo clinic school of medicine - arizona in 2017, which will be a four-year branch campus of mayo clinic school of medicine. Mayo clinic school of medicine - arizona will enroll an additional 50 students, nearly doubling the size of classes. Students at mayo clinic school of medicine - arizona will earn a m. D. Degree from mayo clinic school of medicine and a certificate in the science of health care delivery. Students will also have the personal option to earn a master's degree in the science of health care delivery from arizona state university. Mayo clinic school of medicine students will also have the opportunity to participate in primary care and community care experiential learning opportunities at mayo clinic health system sites. 3. Mayo clinic graduate school of biomedical sciences has a distinguished history of achieving its mission to prepare students for careers as competitive, independent research investigators. Mayo clinic graduate school of biomedical sciences offers doctoral and master's degree programs focusing on seven biomedical subspecialties, as well as programs for visiting pre-doctoral and summer undergraduate research students who have the opportunity to work with world-renowned researchers at mayo clinic campuses in arizona, florida and minnesota. In 2016, 257 students were enrolled in mayo clinic graduate school of biomedical sciences and there were 41 ph. D. Graduates and 32 m. S. Graduates. 4. Mayo clinic school of health sciences prepares the allied health care workforce of the future in programs ranging from providing clinical internships for hundreds of affiliated schools to awarding a doctorate in physical therapy or nurse anesthesia. With campuses in minnesota, florida and arizona, 1,653 students were enrolled in the school in 2016 with 1,156 graduates. The school prepares students in 135 programs representing 58 health science careers. Nearly 500 faculty members ensure every student receives extensive personalized training. 5. Mayo clinic school of continuous professional development provides a comprehensive selection of clinical, surgical and research courses, as well as programs on managed care, spirituality in medicine, practice management and leadership, to health care professionals throughout the world. In 2016, the school provided continuing education activities to 60,035 physicians and 41,168 non-physician participants. In addition to its formal programs in education, several initiatives enable mayo clinic to improve quality and patient safety, share knowledge, and enhance the availability of medical information. These include mayo clinic's "ask mayo expert", an electronic database that allows mayo clinic physicians to share their most up-to-date medical knowledge. Physicians can search for diseases, treatments and clinical trial information quickly and easily. New care process models within "ask mayo expert" provide interactive algorithms that demonstrate best practice for physicians and provide physicians with a list of colleague experts specific to their query. A mobile version is available for apple iphone, ipad and ipod touch. Mayo clinic also has a quality academy that offers individual and team-based classes to educate mayo clinic staff in quality improvement tools and their application. The science of quality improvement is embedded within the curriculum and includes learning how to identify and measure health care quality, pinpoint, identify, and reduce waste or redundancies and improve work flow, efficiency, and patient safety. All mayo clinic leaders, managers, and supervisors are charged with completing bronze certification in the mayo quality fellows program and are highly encouraged to reach silver certification in that program. Mayo clinic's multidisciplinary simulation centers in arizona, florida, and minnesota enable simulation of real-life patient care situations, giving health care professionals, residents, fellows, and students an unprecedented opportunity to practice and perfect skills on computerized mannequins that bleed, cry, stop breathing, require difficult intubations and present all the challenges of real patients. Presentations on topics such as atrial fibrillation are offered in the popular online virtual community second life. Mayo clinic college of medicine and science also has initiated mayo clinic online learning to develop and deliver online educational opportunities for faculty development, student education and future patient education. Developing and implementing online learning modules provides consistent knowledge delivery across multi-specialties and allows for more interactive faculty/student participation in the classroom setting. Online learning also facilitates the ability for mayo clinic to share innovative learning opportunities with those outside mayo clinic. Another initiative implemented through mayo clinic college of medicine and science is the office of applied scholarship and education science (oases). This innovative office provides expertise and support in faculty development, education evaluation and principles and practices in education science to ensure the highest quality of education delivery within each of the schools within the college. Mayo clinic's social media network - the first of its kind focused on health care - is a network of health care organizations, hospitals and medical professionals committed to broader and deeper engagement in social media to help improve health care literacy, health care delivery and population health worldwide. In 2016, mayo clinic connected with over a million people through social media channels. All of these educational efforts build and expand patient care activities to share medical knowledge and enable the highest quality and safest patient care. Mayo clinic funding plus extramural funding for educational activities were $205. 7 million in 2016.

patient care (see schedule o for description)patient care:mayo clinic is the first and largest integrated, not-for-profit medical group practice in the world. Its standard of care brings together teams of experts to provide high-quality, affordable and compassionate care to each patient consistent with mayo clinic's primary value - "the needs of the patient come first. " mayo clinic's mission is "to inspire hope and contribute to health and wellbeing by providing the best care to every patient through integrated clinical practice, education and research. " mayo clinic's heritage of collaborative medical expertise is combined with careful attention to individual patient needs, resulting in a thorough and personal approach to health care. To accomplish its mission, mayo clinic not only provides a variety of programs in direct patient care, medical education and research, but also serves as the parent organization of a multi-entity organization consisting of hospitals, clinics, health care providers and other entities providing health care related services and knowledge delivery to the public throughout the world. In rochester, mayo clinic works collaboratively with mayo clinic hospital - rochester, an affiliated entity comprised of saint marys campus and methodist campus to form an integrated medical center dedicated to providing comprehensive diagnosis and treatment in virtually every medical and surgical specialty. Mayo clinic is also the sole member of mayo clinic arizona and mayo clinic jacksonville which provide services to patients in the southwest and southeast regions of the united states. In the midwest, mayo clinic health system serves over 60 communities in minnesota, wisconsin, and iowa through a network of community-based physicians to provide quality health care close to home, but supported by the highly specialized expertise and resources of mayo clinic. Utilizing common governance, shared systems and standardized policies and procedures whenever possible, mayo clinic strives to provide consistent, high quality health care services and knowledge delivery regardless of where and how these are provided. A 31-member board of trustees comprised of a majority of public members along with mayo physicians and administrators ensure the entire organization remains true to its mission and culture of providing for the health care needs of the public rather than for private benefit. Patient care is the foundation of mayo clinic's mission. Each year, people from all 50 states and more than 137 countries come to mayo clinic for care. In rochester, over 36,000 patient care physicians, residents and allied health staff provided services for more than 1. 5 million outpatient visits in 2016. Mayo clinic provides care to people covered by governmental programs such as medicare and medicaid, at substantial discounts from standard fees. Charity care is also provided for patients that are financially unable to pay for services provided. In 2016, the cost of uncompensated care provided through medicaid and minnesotacare (a program that provides medical assistance for low income populations) was approximately $225,411,000. This amount includes $44,503,000 paid to minnesotacare. The cost of uncompensated care provided through medicare was approximately $1,292,874,000 and the cost of charity care provided in 2016 was approximately $25,608,000. In 2016, with system-wide revenues of $11 billion, mayo clinic and its affiliates provided quantifiable benefits of more than $1. 1 billion to the broader community it serves in the form of health professional education, medical research, and donations to charitable community organizations. Mayo clinic is dedicated to serving all patients who need our care. In 2016, our benefit to those in need included $1. 8 billion in services that went unpaid through medicare, medicaid or other senior and indigent care programs, including $83. 3 million in charity care to patients in significant financial need. Mayo clinic is recognized for high-quality patient care more often than any other academic medical center in the nation. These endorsements reinforce its century-old commitment to provide the highest quality care to each patient every day. Although no single set of measures can perfectly represent health care quality, mayo clinic is proud to be recognized. The following organizations recognize mayo clinic for high levels of quality and safety:-u. S. News & world report best hospital in the nation and best hospitals honor role for multiple campuses-u. S. News & world report best children's hospitals-u. S. News & world report best hospitals for procedures and conditions-consumer reports hospital safety -the american college of surgeons national surgical quality improvement program-fortune's "100 best companies to work for"mayo clinic offers both specialty and primary care in its community practices and created a population health office in 2013. It is the charge of mayo's population health committee to transform the way community care is delivered and improve patient outcomes while reducing the overall total cost of care. Population health at mayo coordinates existing practice models with transformational initiatives to better engage patients, keep them healthy, support patient wellness goals and help patients to better manage chronic illnesses. The practice change initiatives developed, tested and implemented through the mayo model of community care (mmocc) are aimed at improving the quality of life for patients, reducing overall health care costs and building a sustainable practice model that truly supports the needs of community patients. The mayo clinic care network consists of independent health-care organizations that share a common goal of improving delivery of health care in their communities through high-quality, data driven and evidence based medical care. Members of the network have access to mayo clinic knowledge, collaboration tools, disease management protocols, clinical care guidelines, treatment recommendations, patient education materials and continuing medical education opportunities. The main goal of the network is to help people gain the benefits of mayo clinic expertise without having to travel to a mayo clinic facility. By the end of 2016, the mayo clinic care network consisted of more than 40 members located across the united states and in puerto rico, mexico, united arab emirates and singapore.

research (see schedule o for description)research:mayo clinic is one of the premier medical research organizations in the world. Innovation and improvement of science and the delivery of health care are enhanced through mayo clinic's research programs. Clinical practice observations become the basis for research studies and the findings from research flow back into the practice to improve patient care and outcomes. Physician/researchers and career scientists work in tandem to advance medicine and to improve the health and wellbeing of not just mayo clinic patients, but also the public at large, as these findings are disseminated worldwide. Research at mayo clinic involves thousands of medical professionals committed to searching for answers to complex medical problems with the goal of bringing new solutions and advanced care rapidly to patients throughout the world. In 2016, 332 full-time scientific faculty members, 758 physicians and 3,120 full-time research personnel were actively engaged in research activities. These activities include basic science research, clinical trials, translational research and human research studies. During 2016, more than 7,600 research and review articles based on mayo clinic research were published in peer-reviewed journals. Also in 2016 there were more than 11,000 active research studies and 2,937 new human studies were approved by the institutional review board. Through mayo clinic's center for clinical and translational science, mayo clinic collaborates with diverse community members to help community medical providers incorporate practice-based and research-based knowledge to improve overall community health outcomes and eliminate health disparities. One critical component of mayo clinic's research efforts is the rochester epidemiology project, a collaboration that links together nearly all of the medical records of the residents of olmsted county in minnesota. This unique database provides an extensive data repository of medical care delivered to community residents for over half a century and is virtually unparalleled in the united states. Mayo clinic is also improving patient care with the activities of its newest centers: the center for the science of health care delivery, the center for individualized medicine and the center for regenerative medicine. These strategic centers are changing how medicine is practiced through direct application of innovations and best practices. The regenerative and individualized medicine centers are actively pursuing answers to complex clinical problems through cutting edge methodologies. Funding of research activities at mayo clinic comes from grants and contracts as well as from mayo funds and gifts from generous benefactors. Mayo clinic and extramural funding for research activities in 2016 was $554,800,000.

community contributions:community giving and involvement is a value-driven priority at mayo clinic. Quality patient care, research and education are best advanced within a vibrant local community, with strong societal foundations, such as education, health, inclusivity, a diverse economy, supportive social services, and amenities that make rochester a desirable place to live and support social determinants of health. A thriving community relies on a variety of organizations to provide vital services and programs to meet community needs. Like most cities, rochester faces fundamental socio-economic challenges such as hunger, poverty, unequal access to health care and health disparities. Rochester is also an increasingly diverse community, with newcomers who need help in assimilating to their new environment. Mayo clinic's community engagement division works to build collaborative partnerships with local governmental agencies, community groups, and organizations to build additional capacity and ensure sustainability to meet these ever increasing needs. Mayo clinic makes financial and in-kind contributions to community organizations based on identified community health needs and for a variety of initiatives such as health and wellness, human services, capacity building, diversity and inclusion, housing, education-workforce development, youth enrichment (especially at-risk youth) and the arts and culture. Mayo clinic strives to maintain a contributions program that is fiscally responsible and socially accountable through continuous evaluation, and aligned with its mission as a non-profit organization. In 2016, mayo clinic's community contributions program provided more than $2. 3 million to more than 80 non-profit organizations. Highlights of community giving include: *financial and in-kind support to the salvation army good samaritan medical and dental clinics, the zumbro valley mental health center and several local community dental clinics to serve local citizens and families who cannot otherwise afford care and increase community health care access points for all residents. *capital support to community dental services and the empowerment center to expand program capacity and long-term sustainability for facilities and their programs that assist community members in financial need to access critical resources, support for early childhood-12 education, youth enrichment and workforce development programming to support lifelong learning and economic stability. *mayo clinic supports hospitality houses in the community such as the ronald mcdonald house, the hope lodge, and the gift of life transplant house. These facilities provide more than 5,500 patients and their families with serious and complicated illnesses with an affordable, welcoming residence during their lengthy visits to rochester for extended care. *mayo clinic participates in the coalition for community health access integration (cchi), which is a partnership of local and regional community health care and human services organizations. Cchi's mission is to create opportunities to coordinate and integrate efficient and effective services across organizations to improve the health and well-being of the olmsted county community. *mayo clinic partners with the olmsted county health department, olmsted county medical center and other area health providers to prepare for and coordinate responses to health related emergencies such as epidemics and natural disasters with the threat of mass injuries/mortalities. *mayo clinic's supplier diversity program promotes innovation through diversity by providing resources to minority and women, veteran, service-disabled and small disadvantaged-owned businesses. Health information:mayo clinic publishes a variety of health information resources to make the results of its research and education programs available to the medical community and to the general public. Mayo clinic proceedings (a monthly journal for physicians and other medical personnel), mayo clinic health letter (a monthly newsletter providing health information for consumers), specialty services and practice newsletters and numerous health-related books for healthcare professionals and consumers are published. From an online perspective, mayo clinic hosts blogs, podcasts and a variety of online health information for consumers, patients, health care professionals, physicians and other specialized groups. Shared services:various shared services throughout mayo provide general infrastructure and support services to the affiliates of mayo clinic.