374:, an uncommon tool at the time. Knowledge of how to use this instrument proved to be useful in Mayo's future practice. It is a matter of debate whether Mayo actually graduated from the Indiana Medical College. William Mayo reportedly stated orally that he graduated from the Indiana Medical College. His graduation date from the Indiana Medical College has been reported as February 14, 1850. However, no documentation of his graduation exists and he is not listed in the Indiana Medical School list of graduates for that year. He then attended and graduated from the
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to study surgical techniques. Mayo's first foray into politics was in 1872 when he made a speech to expose local corruption, which ended poorly and Mayo left for Saint Paul. In 1874, Mayo returned to
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Rochester. The most seriously wounded were tended at the German Library in Rommel's Hall with David Berkman as steward. Since many of the patients would need intensive care beyond what was being provided by the patient's relatives and friends, Mayo recruited the local
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were also invited to join it as partners. In 1919, the partners of the private practice created the Mayo
Properties Association and established the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research as a not-for-profit entity.
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Abigail Wright (December 23, 1825 – July 15, 1915), and two years later, they had their first child, Gertrude. Around this time, Mayo left for a winter to work as an assistant at the
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