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“That needs to be moved out of the room – we’re having a conference in here!”

June 9, 2008

I’m still not sure how it worked out this way.  Was it good timing?  Good luck?  Not that it really matters any more – those days are probably gone forever.  Still, I’m glad I made it.  I’m not sure I’d be the same if things had been different. 
 
Yes, dear reader, it’s true – I [...]

Doctors……..who needs ‘em?

May 12, 2008

I am sure all of us have been there. You know… the doctor’s office where you sit down and tell that random person in a suit what’s wrong with you.  Ninety percent of the time, it feels like that guy isn’t even listening and at the very end gets up, smiles a no doubt “genuine” [...]

An Introduction to my life at Mayo Clinic

May 5, 2008

I figured there was no better way to start off this blog than to tell you about myself. I’m Andrea, and I’m currently in the second year of the immunology PhD program at the Mayo Graduate School. I’ve lived in a number of towns in Minnesota or Wisconsin for the majority of my life, except [...]

Welcome to the Hidden World of Mayo Clinic and Diversity

April 28, 2008

               Mayo Clinic is known around the world for its great practice of medicine and ground breaking research. One aspect of Mayo Clinic however seems to be a hidden secret, its second shield…..Education. Yes, the Mayo Clinic’s logo contains three shields and these represent “Patient Care, Medical Education, and Research”. It seems that the education [...]

JJ’s inaugural Mayo Diversity Blog: Issue 1: The Niceties, Thoughts, and WHAT?: Timberlake isn’t bringing sexy back—Scientists Are—one talk at a time!

April 28, 2008

 Hi everyone.  Since this is my first blog entry (of many) on this “Mayo Clinic Education and Diversity Blog, Three Shields, Many Perspectives”, I wanted to pass out some introductions, some niceties, some meet and greet information—well the most you can do online.  My name is Joseph Jon Dolence (proud of my middle name—more maybe [...]