Community Engagement

ZVMS has launched a new educational and service opportunity for Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine medical students to learn to bring health care out of the clinical setting and to underserved populations. In this “Street Medicine” elective, medical students and local partners from agencies serving people experiencing homelessness in Olmsted County will begin to

On April 21, ZVMS joined the Mayo Clinic and the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Department in a media briefing to highlight the rise in drug overdoses during the pandemic.  Issue More than 87,000 Americans died of a drug overdose in the one-year period ending in September 2020, according to preliminary data recently released by the Centers for

On March 20, ZVMS began the process of collecting and distributing fabric masks. We connected with a local quilter, borrowed sewing machines from Rochester Public Schools, recruited and trained medical student volunteers, and donated our first set of masks to Meals on Wheels volunteers through Family Services Rochester. These early efforts were featured in a

In May 2020, ZVMS helped the Minnesota Medical Association Foundation to raise over $6,700 for organizations serving people experiencing homelessness in Olmsted County during COVID-19. ZVMS identified the nonprofit organizations in our region to receive the funds for their collaborative spirit in assisting a particularly vulnerable population. The Warming Center and Day Center was a

ZVMS has helped arrange volunteer opportunities in the community for Mayo medical students, such as sewing masks, calling isolated seniors, and helping out at a center for people experiencing homelessness. Medical students’ activities were featured in an article this week in the Post-Bulletin.