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Inside the Mayo clinic
"Inside the Mayo Clinic is John Shepherd's tale of an Irish academic who tested the rules in boarding school, stood watch as a medical student against German bombers in Belfast, and, inspired by The Doctors Mayo, set sail for the United States to work at the famed clinic as a Fulbright scholar on sabbatical from Queen's University. Three years later, Shepherd moved his family to Rochester, Minnesota, to begin his career as a researcher at the renowned medical practice." "Nearly half a century later, this son and grandson of Presbyterian ministers weaves generous doses of Celtic humor into his historical account of Mayo's evolution from simple frontier practice to cutting-edge clinic. From his perspective - as researcher, medical school dean, and esteemed member of the clinic's boards of governors, trustees, and development - Shepherd relates insights about explosive growth at Mayo...
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