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Vol. 66, No. 3 2015
Northeast Florida Medicine
Residents’ Corner: Mayo Clinic
Overview of Training Program
Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education was one
of the first medical specialty teaching programs in the world,
with more than 24,000 graduates of residencies and fellowship
programsacrossallmedicalandsurgicalspecialties.In1986,Mayo
ClinicinJacksonville,FloridabecameMayo’sfirstcampusoutside
of Rochester, Minnesota. Mayo Clinic hospital now operates
at an expanded capacity of 304 beds, 22 operating rooms, 20
medical and 15 surgical specialties and a full service Emergency
Department. There are presently more than 200 residents and
fellows in training, and over 300 trainees when pharmacy and
medical students are included. Residents and fellows are allotted
further clinic opportunities at nearby institutions including,
Mission House of Jacksonville, Nemours Children’s Clinic,
Wolfson Children’s Hospital, University of North Florida, UF
Health Jacksonville and the Jacksonville Naval Hospital. The
Mayo Clinic Health System now includes the 231-bed Satilla
RegionalMedicalCenterinWaycross,Georgiawithopportunities
for resident and fellow educational experiences.
Leadership in Resident/Fellow Health and Wellness
Mayo Fellows Association (MFA) has prioritized the issues of
burnout and fatigue among residents and created the Fellows
and Residents’ Health and Wellness Initiative (FERAWI) to
use arts and the humanities to combat these issues. Results
showed that Internal Medicine residents who participated in
the program reported reduced fatigue and increased motiva-
tion. This initiative has received national attention and was
highlighted at the annual meeting of the American Medical
Association where Dr. Olufunso Odunukan, the program
pioneer, was part of a panel convened to discuss solutions to
resident wellness. Now, the residency program has earmarked
monthly humanities-related activities including artistic proj-
ects such as water coloring, print making, reflective writing,
facilitated art discussions and guided visual imagery. Dr.
Odunukan and his team have been nominated for the 2015
ACGMEDavid LeachAward for advancing humanismamong
medical caregivers.
Resident Research
A cornerstone of Mayo Clinic, resident participation in
medical research continues to be highly encouraged and sup-
ported by the institution and staff physicians. Our residents
have been past winners at the Florida Medical Association
(FMA) Research Symposium and the American College of
Physicians Florida Chapter Research Symposiums.
Below are a few examples of ongoing research:
InternalMedicineResidentDonneshaClayton,MDrecently
completed a study on biliary fully covered self-expandable
metal stents as an alternative to traditional esophageal stents
for proximal esophageal stricture and fistula treatment. The
study was presented at the Digestive Disease Week annual
meeting. The manuscript is being prepared for publication.
Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
By Olufunso Odunukan, MBBS, MPH
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
An Arts and Humanities session as part of the FERAWI project
The Mayo Fellows Association
Executive Council
