Spirit of Mayo Clinic Award
"...so long as that spirit endures.."
In 2008 Emeriti Staff Members Drs. Monte L. Anderson, Keith A. Kelly, and Pasquale J. Palumbo presented the plan for the Spirit of Mayo Clinic Award (SOMCA) to Dr. Richard S. Zimmerman, the then Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education, who was immediately supportive. The Emeriti Association unanimously endorsed the concept and the Spirit of Mayo Clinic Award Committee was formed. Administrative leaders added their enthusiastic support as well. The Emeriti Association proceeded to fund the Award with personal donations.
In October 2012 Mayo Clinic Arizona Department of Education Administration assumed responsibility of funding the award in perpetuity. The funds already donated by the Emeritus Staff support the Mayo Clinic Alumni and Staff Scholarship Fund and other educational endeavors at the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine -- Arizona Campus.
Emeriti Association - Arizona Campus
The Emeriti Association - Arizona Campus
represents approximately 125 physicians and administrators retired from Mayo Clinic Arizona, Mayo Clinic Florida, and Mayo Clinic Rochester who reside in Arizona full or part-time. Members participate in academic meetings, social events, and offer mentoring opportunities to medical students, residents, fellows and medical staff. Many Mayo Clinic Emeriti continue to participate in research, consulting, publishing, lecturing, development, and medical practice.
Executive Committee
| President | R. Scott Gorman, MD |
| Vice President | Frederick Edwards, MD |
| Secretary/Treasurer | Jacques Heppell MD |
| Past President | David Gullen, MD |
| Chair, Spirit of Mayo Clinic Award Committee |
Daniel Wochos, MD |
| Admin. Assistant | Julie Hillard |
Contact Information:
For more information about the Emeritus Association - Arizona, please contact us at ARZemeritus@mayo.edu
Activities
Recurring Events:
- Quarterly Meetings
- Educational Adventure Series Presentations (Emeritus staff, Mayo Clinic employees, patient, visitors and Guests welcome)
For specific times and dates, go to the Event Calendar or see "Upcoming Events" on the Staying Connected Page
Educational Activities/Interests
- Art courses – Desert Botanical Garden
- ASU College of Business and Nursing
- Cruise Ship Lecturer
- Osler Institute (Oral Board Review Course for Plastic Surgery)
- ASU Classes, Coursera, Teaching Company
- Spanish Language Classes
- Teach community education – health policy
Outdoor Activities
- Biking/Cycling/Mountain Biking
- Boating/Boat Maintenance
- Camping
- Cooking
- Fishing
- Forestry
- Four-Wheeling
- Gardening/Landscaping
- Golf
- Hiking
- Hunting
- Kayaking
- Pickel Ball
- Running
- Scuba
- Shooting
- Skiing
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Walking
Hobbies
- Book Collecting
- Civil War Roundtable
- Computer
- Drawing
- Dance
- Gourd artwork
- Gym, Fitness Center/Exercise
- Lapidary work
- Local attractions (Zoo, aquarium, etc)
- Mahjong (play/teach)
- Metal work/Silver work
- Movies/Film
- Music
- Play Banjo/Guitar
- Symphony/Plays/Concerts
- Needle Point/Needle Work
- Painting
- Photography
- Reading/Book Club
- Skating (roller/ice)
- Sporting Events
- Time with Family
- Woodworking
- Yoga
Medical Volunteer Opportunities
- Dermatology Consulting
- Development
- Emeritus Activities
- Family Medicine Residency
- Lectures – MCA Dermatology Residents
- Lectures – MCA Neurology Residents
- Mayo Clinic Arizona Resident Education – Communication Skills Course
- Mayo Clinic School of Medicine AZ - Admissions/Teaching/Mentoring
- Ophthalmology Content Editor – Mayoclinic.org
- Resident Conferences - Urology
- Space/Building
- Urology Resident Teaching