Category Archives: Education

Mayo Clinic Studies Identify Risk Factors in Rising Trend of Liver Cancer

January 3rd, 2012 - 11:04 am

Doctors have known for years that the incidence of deadly liver cancer is on the rise, but what is causing that trend has remained a mystery. Two Mayo Clinic studies published in the January 3 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Experts Offer Tips for Successful New Year’s Resolutions

December 19th, 2011 - 2:37 pm

As the New Year rolls in, many people will be looking to better themselves by resolving to lose weight, quit smoking and manage stress. Sticking to  resolutions for more than a few weeks, however, is a lofty task that takes … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic and University of Minnesota Renew Historical Commitment

December 15th, 2011 - 3:41 pm

ROCHESTER, Minn. – Mayo Clinic today hosted University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler, Ph.D., to sign a renewal of a memorandum of understanding, tour Mayo Clinic, and meet with University of Minnesota students who are training and practicing at Mayo … Continue reading →

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The Signing in Stockholm

December 2nd, 2011 - 12:50 pm

This morning the president of Karolinska Institutet signed the document formalizing the collaborative programs and platform between her university and Mayo Clinic. Mayo’s president signed in the United States and the executive deans for research and education presented the document … Continue reading →

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Mayo-Karolinska Conference Kicks Off in Nobel Forum

December 1st, 2011 - 2:43 pm

The Nobel Forum at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm was the setting this morning for the start of a three day conference on medical research, education and innovation between the Swedish medical university and Mayo Clinic. Tomorrow the two institutions … Continue reading →

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Visionary Mayo Clinic Cardiologist and Scientist, Dr. John Shepherd, dies

October 7th, 2011 - 3:13 pm

John Shephard, M.D., a visionary cardiologist and scientist who worked with the Soviet Unionon space travel during the peak of the Cold War died October 4. 2011 at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. He was 92. Dr. Shepherd made major … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Medical School will expand to Arizona

September 27th, 2011 - 5:13 pm

Mayo Clinic announces the expansion of Mayo Medical School in Rochester, Minn., to Arizona, creating a branch to be called Mayo Medical School—Arizona Campus. The expansion signals Mayo’s continued commitment to enhancing its national and international leadership in patient-centered academic … Continue reading →

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13th Annual Internal Medicine Review for Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants and Primary Care Physicians

July 22nd, 2011 - 1:11 pm

Don’t miss out on this course, awarded 2010 Course of the Year by the Mayo School of Continuous Professional Development.  By receiving this award, the 13th annual Internal Medicine Review for Nurse Practitioners, Physicians Assistants, and Primary Care Physicians (NPPA) … Continue reading →

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Coronary Artery Disease: Prevention, Detection & Treatment

July 18th, 2011 - 2:56 pm

The Mayo School of Continuous Professional Development will be conducting its Coronary Artery Disease: Prevention, Detection & Treatment course October 21 -23, 2011, at the Four Seasons Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada. This course provides an in-depth overview of … Continue reading →

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Annual Update in Nephrology and Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation

June 21st, 2011 - 9:17 am

On September 30 and October 1, 2011 the Mayo School of Continuous Professional Development will be conducting its Annual Update in Nephrology and Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation course at the Graves 601 Hotel in Minneapolis, MN. This course is a two-day course … Continue reading →

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