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<strong>Mayo</strong> Alumni<br />
2013 | No. 1<br />
Features<br />
2 Jerusalem international program<br />
Traveling abroad and bringing home the lessons learned is a continuation<br />
of the <strong>Mayo</strong> brothers’ work.<br />
4 PRIMER OB/GYN ‘boot camp’<br />
First-year obstetrics/gynecology and family medicine residents train<br />
in the <strong>Mayo</strong> <strong>Clinic</strong> Multidisciplinary Simulation Center to master procedural<br />
skills in the innovative PRIMER program developed by Brian Brost, M.D.<br />
14 Balfour/Kendall awardees — Where are they now?<br />
Recipients of these awards through the years have attained successful<br />
academic careers and headed significant research laboratories. <strong>Mayo</strong> Alumni<br />
catches up with William J. Martin II, M.D., and Fernando Azpiroz, M.D., Ph.D.<br />
About the Cover<br />
<strong>Mayo</strong> <strong>Clinic</strong>’s innovative PRIMER (Procedural<br />
Repetition Involving Montessori-type<br />
Experience and Rehearsal) program<br />
focuses on preparing first-year obstetrics/<br />
gynecology and family medicine residents.<br />
Two full weeks are devoted to mastering<br />
procedural skills through repetition in the<br />
Multidisciplinary Simulation Center (SIM<br />
Center), with learners receiving continuous<br />
constructive feedback. Brian Brost, M.D.,<br />
a consultant in the Department of Obstetrics<br />
and Gynecology and operations director<br />
for the SIM Center, conceived the program<br />
in 2007. According to Bobbie Gostout,<br />
M.D., chair of the Department of Obstetrics<br />
and Gynecology, the program is a tool to<br />
make learners better for patients, based<br />
on <strong>Mayo</strong>’s primary value of patients coming<br />
first. “It’s an alternate model to practicing on<br />
real people,” she says. “Leaders throughout<br />
our institution see this as a better way.”<br />
This unique preclinical training program is<br />
generating interest from other institutions.<br />
18 New executive dean for research<br />
Gregory Gores, M.D., is focused on enhancing and building <strong>Mayo</strong> <strong>Clinic</strong>’s<br />
research enterprise, including generating additional funding lines and leveraging<br />
funds to maintain excellence in discovery and translational and clinical research.<br />
20 David Baines, M.D.<br />
Dr. Baines was named Physician of the Year by the Association of American<br />
Indian Physicians. He credits <strong>Mayo</strong> <strong>Clinic</strong> with providing the best medical<br />
training and opening doors to myriad opportunities.<br />
23 Doctors <strong>Mayo</strong> Society<br />
Alumni such as Justin Arata, M.D., make philanthropic commitments to<br />
recognize <strong>Mayo</strong> <strong>Clinic</strong>’s significance in their lives. Since 2005, alumni giving<br />
has tripled.<br />
<strong>Mayo</strong> Update<br />
24 Board of Trustees news, Obituaries
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