
Mayo Clinic Alumni Association 73rd Biennial Meeting
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Connecting our alumni and bringing Mayo Clinic values to the world
Thursday, September 28 – Saturday, September 30, 2023
Hilton Rochester Mayo Clinic Area, Rochester, MN
CME Course Director
Darryl Chutka, M.D. (MED ’78, I ‘82)
Conference Headquarters
- Hilton Rochester Mayo Clinic Area
- Room Rate $205 per night
- Reserve your room before Monday, Sep. 4, 2023
Registration & fees
CME registration : $425
- All speakers Friday and Saturday, including Priestley Society, Mayo Clinic Women Physicians and Scientists Group, and Young Investigators Research Symposium
- Breakfast and lunch Friday and Saturday
- CME credit
Mayo Clinic employee discount code (MAYOSTAFF) for $100 off CME registration
Non-CME registration: $200
- All speakers Friday and Saturday, including Priestley Society, Mayo Clinic Women Physicians and Scientists Group, and Young Investigators Research Symposium
- Breakfast and lunch Friday and Saturday
Separate tickets required for:
- Thursday welcome reception: $0
- President’s Gala: $125 per person
- Mayo Clinic Surgical Society in Honor of James T. Priestley CME program only: $200
- Women Physicians and Scientists Group CME program only: $200
Schedule
Thursday, Sep. 28, 2023
Time | Session or Activity |
5:30-8:30 p.m. | Welcome Reception Mayowood Stone Barn |
Friday, Sep. 29, 2023
Time | Session or Activity |
8-8:15 a.m. | Welcome Carl Backer, M.D. (MED ’80), president, Mayo Clinic Alumni Association |
8:15-8:30 a.m. | A Message from Mayo Clinic’s CEO, Gianrico Farrugia, M.D. (I ’91, GI ’94) |
8:30-9 a.m. | Judd-Plummer Lecture The Alchemy of Dreamers & Pragmatists Yolanda Colson, M.D., Ph.D. (MED ’89) |
9-9:30a.m. | Glucagon: New Look old drug Morey Haymond, M.D. (PD ’78) |
9:30-10 a.m. | Current State of Alzheimer’s Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment Ronald Petersen, M.D., Ph.D. (MED ‘80, N ’84) |
10-10:30 a.m. | The Conundrum of Prostate Cancer Celestia Higano, M.D. (I ’82) |
10:30-10:45 a.m. | BREAK |
10:45-11:15 a.m. | Goals for Going Global: Principles of Health Development in the Majority World Stephen P. Merry, M.D., M.P.H. (FM ‘05) |
11:15 a.m.-11:45 p.m. | Raymond Pruitt Lecture Medical School Education- Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going Michele Halyard, M.D. (RADO ’89) |
11:45-1 p.m. | LUNCH and Alumni Association Business Meeting |
1-1:30 p.m. | Healthcare Professional Burnout Colin West, M.D., Ph.D. (I ’03, CMR ‘04) |
1:30-2 p.m. | Lessons Learned in the Lab Mary Burritt, Ph.D. (PATH ’78) |
2-2:30 p.m. | Doctors Mayo Society Lifetime Achievement Award Aminah Jatoi, M.D. (ONCL ’98) Eddie Greene, M.D. (NEPH ’00) |
2:30-3 p.m. | Innovation: The Triumph of Improbability Stephen S. Burkhart, M.D. (OR ’81) |
3-3:15 p.m. | Break |
3:15-3:45 p.m. | The Hunt for the Red Leukocyte (eosinophil) Gerald Gleich, M.D. (IMM ’77) |
3:45-4:15 p.m. | Improving Provider-Patient Communications Daniel Hurley, M.D. (I ’83, ENDO ‘86) |
Adjourn |
Friday, Sep. 29, 2023
Time | Priestley Society Schedule |
7:45-8:15 a.m. | Legends Chief Conference #1 A selected resident shares their patient list and one faculty member will grill them on their patients and how they treat them. Similar to when they become board certified with the ABS. |
8:15-8:45 a.m. | Legends Chief Conference #2 A selected resident shares their patient list and one faculty member will grill them on their patients and how they treat them. Similar to when they become board certified with the ABS. |
8:45-9:15 a.m. | Resident Inlow Award Winner – Omair Shariq, M.D. (S ’24) Epigenetic targeting of bromodomain and extra-terminal domain proteins as a novel therapy for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors |
9:15-9:45 a.m. | Resident Inlow Award Winner – Jennifer Tomlinson, M.D. (S ’24, CI ’26) Discovery of Novel LCK Interactions in Cholangiocarcinoma Using Proximity-Dependent Biotinylation |
9:45-10:15 a.m. | Resident Inlow Award Winner – Sacha Broccard, M.D. (S ’23) Room for improvement: extended venous thromboprophylaxis after abdominal and pelvic surgery for colorectal and anal cancer. The impact of guideline-recommended thromboprophylaxis in patients undergoing abdominal surgery for colorectal and anal cancer at a tertiary referral center |
10:15-10:30 a.m. | Break |
10:30-11 a.m. | Priestley Society Eric Dozois, M.D. (S ’00, CRS ’01) |
11-11:30 a.m. | American Board of Surgery Update David Farley, M.D. (S ’94) |
11:30-11:55 a.m. | Business Meeting |
Saturday, Sep. 30, 2023
Time | Session or Activity |
8am | Priestley Society Program Schedule below |
8-2 p.m. | Mayo Clinic Women Physicians and Scientists Affinity Group Activity or Session Schedule below |
8-5 p.m. | Young Investigators Research Symposium Schedule below |
6-9 p.m. | President’s Dinner, Program and Awards |
Priestley Society Activity or Session
8-8:30 a.m. Liver Transplantation for hilar cholangiocarcinoma Charles Rosen, M.D. (MED ’84, S ’89, TRNS ’91) |
8:30-9 a.m. Pancreatic Cancer Update Mark Truty, M.D. (S ’04, CI ’06, S ’09) |
9-9:30 a.m. Setting Up an Educational and Training System in Pediatric Surgery in a War-torn Underserved Country Angela Hanna, M.D. (S ’08) |
9:30-10 a.m. A Century of Military & Civilian Surgical Collaboration at Mayo Clinic Todd Rasmussen, M.D. (MED ’93, S ’96, VASS ’01, VASA ’21) |
10-10:30 a.m. Effective Surgical Advocacy for Health Policy and Reform Jess Thompson, M.D. (STS ’03, CI ’05, CLRSH ’06, TS ’10, STS ’10) |
10:30-10:45 a.m. BREAK |
10:45-11:15 a.m. Resident Recruitment: Technical and nontechnical skill assessment during Virtual Interviews Mariela Rivera, M.D. (CCMS ’11) |
11:15-11:45 a.m. Renal Transplantation among underserved population in Mexico Marco Covarrubias-Velasco, M.D. (TRNS ’04) |
11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. LUNCH And view posters |
12:30-1:00 p.m. Legacy Professor L.A. to the Frozen Tundra: 41 years in Surgery at Mayo Clinic Michael B. Farnell, M.D. (S ’80) |
1:00-1:30 p.m. Remine Lecture A Life of Surgical Innovation David Larson, M.D. (S ’02, CRS ‘03) |
1:30-2:30 p.m. Presidential Address ERSS -> TCGS – A Fully Developed Acute Care Surgery Practice at Mayo Clinic Stephanie Heller, M.D. (CCMS ‘02, S ’04) |
Mayo Clinic Women Physicians and Scientists Affinity Group Activity or Session
8-8:15 a.m. Our aspirations for the day Ana Norell, M.D. (FM ‘19) | |
8:15-9:30 a.m. Talking Taboo: Review of Reproductive Rights – Advances and Insights Ana Norell, M.D. (FM ’19), Moderator Erin Tietz, Mayo Clinic Legal Administration Regan Theiler, M.D., Ph.D. (OBG ’17) | |
9:30-9:45 a.m. BREAK In Person Networking -musical chairs/switch tables | |
9:45-10:30 a.m. Shining Through the Lens of Diversity Jessica M. Silva-Fisher, Ph.D. (BMB ’11), Moderator Elizabeth Valencia, M.D., J.D. (RD ’16), Diagnostic Radiology, Mayo Clinic Rochester Anjali Bhagra, M.D. (I1 ’05, I ’08) Luis Lujan, Ph.D. (NS ’12) | |
10:30-11:15 a.m. Professional Pathways – – Planning, Progress, and Pivoting – Overcoming obstacles and mentorship support Olayemi Sokumbi, M.D. (MED ’09, I1 ’10, DERM ’13), Dermatology, Mayo Clinic Florida, Moderator Jessica M. Silva-Fisher Ph.D. (BMB ’11) Robin Patel, M.D. (I ’92, INFD ’95, CM ’96) Heidi Nelson, M.D. (CRS ’88, S ’89) Anne A. Schletty, M.B.A., Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic in Rochester | |
11:15 a.m.-Noon The Fourth Shield: Our Journey in Work-Life Harmony Claudia Chou, M.D. (I ’15, N ’18, MD ’20) Moderator Panel | |
Noon – 1 p.m. LUNCH | |
1-2 p.m. Delving Deeper Concurrent, moderated breakout sessions on the topics from the morning: Reproductive Rights Diversity and Inclusion, Professional Pathways Work Life Balance Moderators/Session leaders are the same as the morning sessions | |
2 p.m. Adjourn |
Young Investigators Activity or Session
8-8:30 a.m. Registration, Breakfast, Welcome Elaine Griffeth, M.D., (S ’26, TS ’28), Co-Chair of YIRS and Yun Liang, M.D., M.P.H., (S ’22, CI ‘24), Co-Chair of YIRS | |
8:30-9:10 a.m. Keynote #1 “The Trials, Tribulations, and Joy of Medical Research” Celestia Higano, M.D. (I ’82) | |
9:10-9:30 a.m. Break | |
9:30-10:30 a.m. Quick Shot Oral Presentations | |
10:30-10:45 a.m. Break | |
10:45-11:50 a.m. Breakout Sessions: Grant Application Workshop (K-award or other) Clinical Trials Workshop Commercialization/Innovation Workshop | |
11:50 a.m.-12:10 p.m. Break, set up for Posters | |
12:10-1:20 p.m. Lunch | |
1:20-2:45 p.m. Poster Session and Break | |
2:45-3:45 p.m. Select Oral Presentations | |
3:45-4 p.m. Break | |
4-4:45 p.m. Keynote #2 | |
4:45-5 p.m. Closing Remarks |
