Mayo Clinic Employee Experiences

In this episode, you will hear from Bradford Smith, M.D., a cardiac anesthesiologist at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, and Mark M. Smith, M.D., a cardiac anesthesiologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. They are brothers who grew up on a farm with a father who was also a physician, and they grew to support one another in their careers. Dr. Bradford Smith shares his perspective of being the younger brother, while older brother Dr. Mark Smith shares his appreciation for being part of his brother’s journey to being an anesthesiologist.

In this episode, you will hear from Pat and Stephanie as they share their perspectives of being Mayo Clinic volunteers, helping patients and their families, and staff. Pat shares her perspective of being a longtime Mayo Clinic volunteer wearing many hats, while Stephanie talks about being a new volunteer who is already making a big difference for Mayo’s patients and their families.

In this episode of "Mayo Clinic Employee Experiences," you will hear Scott Weber, a technical lead for Healthcare Technology Management, and Alan Janssen, a health systems engineer for Management Engineering and Consulting, share their journey of fatherhood. Weber shares his perspective of adopting two babies who grew up while he and his wife worked full time. Janssen talks about his life as a dad and working from home while his wife, Alicia, is a stay-at-home mom to three young children.

In this episode of "Mayo Clinic Employee Experiences," you will hear from Axel Gumbel, a communications specialist, and Gaurav Jain, a section head in Information Technology, as they share their experiences and perspectives as first-generation immigrants to the U.S. Gumbel shares his experience coming to the U.S. as a high school exchange student from Germany. Jain shares his perspective on moving to the U.S. as a child.

In this edition of "Mayo Clinic Employee Experiences," you will hear from Jenny Czapiewski, a nurse care coordinator, and Mark Wehde, chair of the Division of Engineering, as they discuss the importance of finding joy at work. Czapiewski shares her perspective of finding joy in the small moments and helping patients feel better. Wehde talks about finding meaning and purpose in his work, as well as the role of gratitude in creating joy at work.

In this episode of "Mayo Clinic Employee Experiences," you will hear from Ashlie Smith, a Human Resources strategic communications specialist, and Alec Williams, D.N.P., a nurse practitioner, as they discuss how they've found ways to fit fitness into their routines while balancing their work and personal lives. Smith shares how she's found ways to make time for herself while working from home. Williams shares his perspective on how he fits in fitness while working in a patient care setting. 

In this episode of "Mayo Clinic Employee Experiences," you'll hear from Brenda Brault, vice chair in Revenue Cycle, and Megan Reps, a nurse in Neurologic Surgery, share their journey of motherhood. Brault shares what it means to her to be a mom in a blended family with children ranging from high school to adult, while Reps shares her perspective of being a new mother.

In this episode of "Mayo Clinic Employee Experiences," you'll hear from Yerronda Lewis, an administrative assistant supervisor, and Alisha Barton, a medical assistant, as they reflect on their experiences raising children of color. Lewis shares her perspective of being an African American mom raising four African American children while Barton shares her perspective of being a white mom raising children who are mixed race.

In this episode of "Mayo Clinic Employee Experiences," you'll hear from Jennifer Harden, an ambulatory nurse manager in Hematology, and Ken Aggen, a nurse in Hematology, discuss how they listened to their staff and made small changes to enhance the well-being of their work unit.

Harden shares her perspective of being in a leadership role and wanting to help build camaraderie within her team and improve morale. Aggen shares his perspective of being a part of the Wellness Committee that created fun ways to motivate their colleagues to improve their well-being.

In this episode of "Mayo Clinic Employee Experiences," you'll hear from Kristin Rosenbush, a nursing education specialist in Florida, and Marcia Edwards, a diversity recruitment specialist in Arizona, as they reflect on their experiences of having children in the armed forces.

Rosenbush's daughter is in the Critical Care program in the U.S. Army as a nurse, while Edwards has two sons in the U.S. armed forces. Rosenbush's daughter was deployed to New York City to help in the Javits Center, a convention center that was converted into a field hospital because of COVID-19. One of Edwards' son is in the Air Force and has been deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq.