Mayo clinic is an american institution. It is at the heart of our country in many respects. It is the worlds first and largest private Multispecialty Group practice. That is a big, formal term. It means it is specialists working together in a highly organized way, devoting a whole range of unique, diverse talents for the sole purpose of serving each individual patient. It is a model that the mayo family developed with the franciscan sisters that has expanded and grown to other Medical Centers and has welcomed patients from all over the world for more than 150 years. This is Heritage Hall, the museum of mayo clinic that was established with a generous gift from john and lillian matthews. Mr. And mrs. Matthews are loyal patients of mayo clinic and they had a unique vision. They said we want to add more voices to the choir and tell the Great Stories of mayo through contemporary museum exhibits, designs, films and products like that. Today, we are going to explore the history of and more i
The mayo clinic, and its role in the community today. We go to rochester minnesota. Mayo clinic is an american institution. It is at the heart of our country in many respects. It is the worlds first and largest private Multispecialty Group practice. That is a big, formal term. It means it is specialists working together in a highly organized way, devoting a whole range of unique, diverse talents for the sole purpose of serving each individual patient. It is a model that the mayo family developed with the franciscan sisters that has expanded and grown to other Medical Centers and has welcomed patients from all over the world for more than 150 years. This is Heritage Hall, the museum of mayo clinic that was established with a gift from john and lillian matthews. They are loyal patients of mayo clinic and they had a unique vision. They said we want to add more voices to the choir and tell the Great Stories of mayo through contemporary museum exhibits, designs, films and products like that
The clinic an american institution. It is the heart of our country. It is the worlds first and private multispecially practice. It is specialists working together devoting a whole range of unique and diverse talents for the needs of each individual patient. This is a model that the mayo family developed that has expanded and group to other medical centers and welcomed patients all over. It was established with a generous gift from john and lillian math shoes. They said they want to tell the voices of the chi your. Today were going to explore the history and the living legacy of mayo clinic. Ere patie every patient has a history. What your illnesses are, your health status. Just as you as a patient have a history, so, too, does an organization. Our history here is a living dynamic part of who we are. It informs who we are today, and it sets the stage for where were going in the future. You will see as you travel around the may owe clinic here at our historic displays that history is pre
Institution. Its the heart of our country in many respects. It is the worlds first and largest private, Multispecialty Group practice. Its a big, formal term. What it really means is specialists working together in a highly organized way defeating a whole range of unique, diverse talents for the sole purpose of serving the needs of each individual patient, and this is a model that the mayo family developed uniquely with the franciscan sisters here that has expanded and grown to other Medical Centers and welcomed patients from all over the world for more than 150 years. This is Heritage Hall, the museum of mayo clinic established with a generous gift from john and lillian matthews. Mr. And mrs. Matthews are loyal patients of mayo clinic and had a unique vision. They said, we want to add more voices to the choir, and so tell the Great Stories of mayo through contemporary museum exhibits, designs, films, products like that. Today were going to explore the history but more importantly the
Tvs american artifacts explore the history of the United States threw objects, up next we visit capitol hill to talk to house historian, matthew wasilewski. And house curative far elliott, about the history of African Americans in congress in the 19th century. And a selection of artifacts from the house collection. The story of how African Americans come to congress a 19 century, is not one that a lot of people are familiar with. We actually had 22 African Americans sir between 1870 and 1901. 20 in the house, to in the senate. Largely a house story. And it has to do with the role of congress, during the civil war. And in the decade after during a civil war, there were a group of radicals in congress, radicals because they believed in the equality of African Americans and wanted to create a society that was a multi racial society. These were radicals in the house like stevens, it was chairman of the means committee, and a very powerful leader. Also people like hadnt rewinter davis, ally