THE Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN)
This rotation is very overwhelming right when you start. There are on average 13/14 cases a day, but students are only expected to do one or two a day (depending on how long the first case goes). The toughest part of this rotation was trying to learn every perfusionists setup and pump technique. Everyone does things differently and you will get questions for the reasoning for much of what you do during cases. The 17 perfusionist are all very different and it is a very clicky environment. The management team is awesome, they really work hard to make life for the students good and will listen to any comments or problems you may have. The surgeons can be difficult but overall are fairly nice. This is one of the best sites for variety of cases and caseload. You will have oppurtunity to pump pediatric cases if you want to. Every wednesday afternoon is "research" or learning day. Students will have the oppurtunity to do research on Mayo projects or start their own projects. The learning day is spending a couple of hours after lunch or during lunch in a meeting room and going over problems in perfusion or rare cases.
Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN
This rotation has been good so far, the perfusionists are very nice. Cases range from 1-6 a day. This site is a complete 180 from Mayo since it is private practice. The entire surgical team is very laid back, everyone is friendly and willing to help. The perfusionists are all nice, but a few of them will be anal about some stupid stuff. There is not a lot to say about this rotation, it has been good so far. There is a decent variety of cases to learn from.
Feel free to contact me for any other questions.
Marcus Williamson
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