Mayo Alumni Magazine 2011 Fall - MC4409-0811 - Mayo Clinic

On March 24, a scaled back graduation ceremony was held for degree candidates from the School of Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine,
School of Nursing and Graduate School of Nursing. In recent years, FMU introduced simulation technologies that allow students to learn medical
procedures without putting themselves or patients in harm’s way. Students, in harm’s way themselves, learned from a disaster too big to simulate.
point of a hallway window overlooking the courtyard. A small
plaque in the courtyard commemorates the life and the oath
of Hippocrates. It is a dull, overcast day and the courtyard
trees are still bare. But this will change in the next week.
Nature has the power to destroy; human artifice adds insult
to injury, but nature also manifests creation and re-creation.
May 8
The entrance ceremony for new students was held May 6.
Like other recent events, this one began with a minute of
silence. Perhaps for anyone entering a caregiving profession,
this ritual should be the norm rather than the exception. Near
or far, there will always be people in need.
Hana-mi-yama, or flower-viewing mountain, is a popular tourist
destination in Fukushima City. Despite the disaster, residents and
visitors made time to take in the cherry blossoms.
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