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Hi, I'm Dr. Margaret Johnson, a pulmonary and critical care
physician at Mayo Clinic, and the Dean of Education
at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
in Florida.
I am so honored that you are considering
Mayo Clinic for the next stage of your education,
and I'm very excited to give you an overview of our Jacksonville
campus.
When you choose Mayo Clinic you're not just
choosing a place, you're choosing a community.
A community that will support and challenge you
to reach your professional and personal potential.
Mayo Clinic's primary value is that the needs of the patient
come first.
Our patients are central to all that we do.
And guided by our core values, we continuously
strive to advance medicine and science all for our patients.
Our culture is built on teamwork, innovation,
and mutual respect.
And you'll see that come to life the first day you set foot
on our campus.
No matter what your role, you'll join a collaborative team that
treats the whole patient, we call
this the Mayo model of care.
This multispecialty integrated approach to care
doesn't happen at this scale anywhere else in the world.
So in terms of collaboration and teamwork,
it's something I see on a daily basis here.
So one thing with Mayo is we have
somebody for every problem.
And theoretically, that could create silo opportunities
where everybody is a specialist and they do their own things,
and they kind of do it in their own world
away from everybody else.
But here because the patient is at the center of everything
that we do, people realize that the sum of their knowledge with
all the different specialties is much greater than any
individual's.
Our Florida campus opened in 1986,
and we happily welcomed our first residents in 1990.
Patient care is centered in a five building complex, the Mayo
building and Mayo hospital, the Davis Building,
Cannaday Building, and Mangurian Building.
The nearby Griffin and Birdsall Buildings
are dedicated to basic science research.
Our West Campus area includes the sleep center,
the hemodialysis center, community hospice,
the Gabriel House of Care for patients
who are awaiting transplants, and the Hope Lodge
for patients traveling to Mayo for complex cancer care.
I have found that working on this campus, especially,
you get all the opportunities afforded
to you from a big academic research institution.
But I grew up in a small town in New Hampshire,
and I love the small community feel.
And I think that that's one of the wonderful things
about working down here in Florida is that the campus is
small enough.
By the time you are finished your first year of training,
you recognize most people on campus,
most people recognize you and you truly
become a member of the Mayo Clinic family.
This is an incredibly exciting time to join us in Florida.
We are growing rapidly.
The Mangurian Building, opened in 2018,
expanded our complex cancer, neurological,
and neurosurgical clinical services.
Immediately next to the Mangurian Building
we are planning to open an integrated oncology
facility with chemotherapy infusion suites,
radiotherapy, proton therapy, and a carbon ion particle
therapy facility which is the first in all of North America.
In 2019, we opened the Discovery and Innovation building
to help our teams transform health care
with innovative solutions for patients' needs.
This building also houses a lung restoration facility,
and a human cell therapy facility.
Today our learning community in Jacksonville
includes more than 500 students and trainees.
We attract diverse learners from close
to home, throughout the country, and around the world.
You'll be alongside learners from other disciplines
and other cultures in a tight-knit community
where each individual is valued as their authentic self.
Across Mayo Clinic we have learners
from all 50 states and 101 countries.
I think that Mayo Clinic provides an environment where
they make sure that trainees are getting
the best education and the best training available.
Getting to learn from people who are pioneers
in the field of medicine, getting
to learn from people who are experts
who have been referenced multiple times in their fields
where other physicians respect their opinion,
it's just something that can only be experienced
and not told.
It gives you a unique perspective
that you wouldn't get anywhere else.
Although our entire campus is a rich educational space,
I want to point out a few highlights.
Simulation and experiential learning
are leveraged to foster your skills and confidence
in a supervised, safe environment.
These facilities in Florida comprise
over 11,000 square feet, and host
over 2,000 sessions with learners each year
totaling nearly 38,000 hours of learning time
with standardized human patients, task
trainers, mannequins, and virtual reality experiences.
For our residents and fellows, work rooms
provide a home base during both inpatient and outpatient
experiences.
These are organized by specialty,
so you can bond with colleagues in your area.
You'll also have access to our modern lounge spaces
and private call rooms with bathrooms and custom
furnishings.
Specific to radiology, we have comfortable state-of-the-art
reading rooms with spaces for both individual and team-based
work.
Finally, all of our students and trainees
enjoy our beautiful library space
with study areas and professional librarians.
We collaborate across campus and across the community
and region, including with area medical centers.
We work very closely with Nemours Children's Health
System, Wolfson Children's Hospital, and University
of Florida Health for experiences
to enrich our residency and fellowship programs.
Our relationships with Georgia Tech and Florida State
University give our learners diverse opportunities
in biomedical innovation, research, and education.
Research is central to our mission at Mayo Clinic
as we strive to address the unmet needs of our patients.
We focus on advancing scientific breakthroughs
across the research continuum from discovery in the lab,
to translation through clinical trials,
to application for broad use in clinical practice.
I think being on campus and seeing patients on campus
really helps to put in perspective the work we're
doing.
We're always looking forward and saying, yeah,
this is happening on the benchtop right now.
But one day this is going to affect and change
the lives of these people that are right next to me right now.
Our physicians and scientists work side
by side in a unique environment of team science
to bring new solutions to our patients.
In Florida, we have 60 basic scientists and more than 100
clinician researchers, and we spent more than $100 million
last year to support our research activities.
Our research activities span across all departments
with particular strengths in cancer, neurosciences,
immunology, and regenerative medicine.
They make it really easy for you to be successful.
Not just by aligning you with the right mentors,
but also the right people to collaborate with.
People that can help move your research project
from the thinking phase to the actual execution phase.
You'll have many opportunities to get
involved in projects that interest you,
allowing you to publish articles present at conferences,
and apply for internal and external research funding.
Wellness isn't just something we talk about at Mayo,
we actively prioritize your wellness
to ensure your success.
And we aim to design a balanced curriculum
to benefit your well-being.
Undoubtedly, you'll be busy but we
recognize the true learning can only
occur when challenges are coupled
with adequate rest, reflection, and opportunities
for rejuvenation.
There are several services available to us as students.
Mental health counseling, advising,
mentorship opportunities, just to name a few.
And all of these are very easily within your grasp.
The way I like to put it sometimes
to people who are interested in coming here
is that if you think you need it, it's available to you.
And if it's not, Mayo is going to make sure
that it is available.
Jacksonville is a diverse community
of over 900,000 people.
It's the largest city in Florida,
and with a median resident age of 36,
it's the state's youngest major city.
We're home to colleges and universities, major businesses,
and several military bases.
A city of this size has plenty of variety,
so your life outside the hospital and clinic
can be filled with whatever fits your lifestyle.
The city of Jacksonville is friendly, fun-loving,
really focused--
it really is a work hard, play hard city.
There is a very young professional community,
whether you're in downtown and more the financial areas,
or you're out towards the beaches and Jack's beach,
or Ponte Vedra Beach, they each have their own vibes.
Its got the Southern charm while being northern Florida,
and it's a really great place to live.
My husband and I have enjoyed a lot of the activities
that Jacksonville has to offer.
Whether you're a beach bum and like to surf,
there's the beach.
If you like to kayak or tube, there's
all these natural water springs and kayak
launches that are nearby.
And we've also found a lot of great hiking and biking trails,
which, especially in this day and age
where we're all trying to socially distance and find
more outdoor activities, I don't think there is a better place
to be in training right now.
For a long weekend or a week off,
you can visit nearby Orlando or Tampa,
or a little further away, Miami and Atlanta.
Jacksonville is an energetic growing city, a fantastic place
to learn and to grow.
I hope this overview has given you
a sense for our campus, our culture, and our community.
I joined the Mayo Clinic staff straight out of fellowship
in 1996.
I had not trained at Mayo, and at the time
I knew absolutely nothing about Mayo Clinic and Florida.
In the 24 years since, I have been
humbled and proud to be part of such
an incredible organization.
I sincerely hope you'll join us at Mayo Clinic in Florida.
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