Episodes
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The Mayo Clinic: Faith - Hope - Science
S1 E1 - 1h 56m
Take a timely look at how one institution has met the changing demands of healthcare for 150 years—and what it can teach us about facing the challenges of patient care today.
Extras + Features
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Official Preview
30s
Take a timely look at how one institution has met the changing demands of healthcare for 150 years—and what it can teach us about facing the challenges of patient care today. This two-hour film premieres Tuesday, September 25 at 9/8c.
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The Mayo Clinic: Behind the Scenes
2m 57s
A music video detailing behind the scenes highlights over the three years it took the Ewers Brothers to make the documentary film: including Ken Burns, The Dalai Lama, Tom Hanks, and Carolyn McCormick.
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Present-Day Patient: Roger Frisch, Minneapolis, MN
4m 40s
When a dozen local physicians fail to diagnose a career-ending hand tremor, violinist Roger Frisch seeks the help of Mayo Neurosurgeon Dr. Kendall Lee, who believes he can help with a procedure that involves drilling a hole in Roger's head
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Inside Look | The Mayo Clinic: Faith - Hope - Science
1m 30s
Go behind the scenes of The Mayo Clinic: Faith - Hope - Science to learn how one institution has met the changing demands of healthcare. This two-hour film premieres Tuesday, September 25 at 9/8c.
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Will and Charlie Mayo's Childhood
1m 36s
1875: As children, Will and Charlie were raised in the practice of medicine. They swept their father's office, and accompanied him on house calls, surgeries, even autopsies.
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St. Mary's Hospital Opens
1m 47s
In 1889, the Sisters of St. Francis, W.W. Mayo and his sons Will and Charlie open the brand new St. Mary's Hospital. The Sisters, who were trained as teachers—not nurses, could not have asked for a harder test of their faith.
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Present-Day Patient: Charlene Kelly, Jacksonville, FL
1m 46s
After decades of relentless health problems, Mayo patient Charlene Kelly waits for 11 months to be seen by the Mayo Clinic, hoping that someone there will finally be able to properly diagnose her, and provide her with a treatment plan.
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