Mayo Clinic, Narrated by Dr. Stephen Ray Mitchell

Dr. Stephen Ray Mitchell is an award-winning medical expert who currently serves as the Joseph Butenas Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and Dean Emeritus for Medical Education at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Mitchell has chaired the North American Liaison Committee for Medical Education (LCME) and has led accreditation visits to over 20 other Medical Schools. He tells the story of the founding of the Mayo Clinic, which pioneered many hallmarks of modern health care.

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From the time of our country’s founding 250 years ago, the story of America has been one of the constant efforts of Americans—from all races, ethnicities, genders, and abilities—to make real the belief that we are all created equal and have a right to have a say in our democracy. We will be telling their stories over the next several weeks because now, as ever, “We Are America.”

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Notes

Unless otherwise noted, all images used in this video are in the public domain.

Group Portrait at Mayo Clinic. Wellcome Collection. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.

Mayo Clinic OR. Charles Sattgast. 1948. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons AttributionShare Alike 4.0 International license.

Portrait of William Worrell Mayo and his sonsCharles Mayo (right) and William James Mayo (left). Wellcome Collection. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.