Films
This unique collection of films presenting the history and culture of Mayo Clinic are available to watch here.
A Reputation for Caring: How Mayo Clinic Became Known in the World
The Mayo name often pops up in movies, TV shows and other unexpected locations.
Length: 30 Minutes
Lighting the Flame: The Origins of Mayo Clinic Health System — Franciscan Healthcare
The founding of St. Francis Hospital, the Skemp Clinic and Mayo Clinic.
Length: 25 Minutes
Science is an Act of Love: Dr. Giancarlo Rastelli at Mayo Clinic
A brilliant physician ... a life cut short ... an enduring legacy.
Length: 20 Minutes
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A World in a Grain of Sand: New Discoveries in Kidney Stones
Travertine stone used in Mayo Clinic buildings gives a research team from Mayo and the University of Illinois an unexpected clue about kidney stones.
Length: 18 Minutes

Living and Loving: The Life of Edith Graham Mayo
The first professional nurse at Mayo Clinic and wife of Dr. Charlie, her story still resonates today.
Length: 45 Minutes

Where Healing Begins: The Mayo Clinic Experience
A behind-the-scenes look at the architecture, art, nature and innovations that create Mayo Clinic's unique environment.
Length: 35 Minutes
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Breathing Space: One Family’s Journey From Nazi Germany to Mayo Clinic
True story of how Dr. W.J. Mayo helped a German physician and his family make a fresh start in America amid the threat of World War II.
Length: 18 Minutes

Dinner at Mayowood: Enduring Values in Changing Times
Imagine an evening in the year of greatest crisis at Mayo Clinic. The founders have died -- how will their successors carry on?
Length: 45 Minutes

Call of the West: The Mayo Family in Arizona
The Mayo brothers traveled throughout the world, but Arizona was one of their favorite places to vacation.
Length: 7 Minutes

Maud Mellish Wilson: A Singular Voice
Her standard of editorial excellence helped Mayo Clinic become a world leader in medical scholarship.
Length: 35 Minutes

Forever Looking Forward: The Remarkable Life of Dr. Henry S. Plummer
A “diversified genius,” he made innovations in medicine, design and engineering that help define Mayo Clinic today.
Length: 35 Minutes

Serving with Honor: Mayo Clinic and the Military
From the Civil War to the present, on battlefields and the Home Front, Mayo Clinic has supported the men and women of America’s armed forces.
Length: 28 Minutes

A Leap of Faith: The Founding of Saint Marys Hospital
After a devastating tornado in 1883, Dr. William Worrall Mayo and Mother Alfred Moes became unlikely partners in healing. Their legacy lives on today.
Length: 34 Minutes

Peace and Good: The Sisters of St. Francis Welcome You to Assisi Heights
The Sisters' hilltop home is a both a haven of serenity and a dynamic community of service.
Length: 34 Minutes

Our Father Taught Us: A Journey Toward Teamwork
In a moment of crisis, the young Mayo brothers learn that working together is the best way to serve patients.
Length: 34 Minutes

The Real Moonlight Graham: A Life Well Lived
A baseball player turned physician featured in “Field of Dreams” had surprising connections to Mayo Clinic.
Length: 33 Minutes

To Teach, To Learn, To Serve: The Mayo Brothers in the World
With their different personalities and experiences, Dr. Will and Dr. Charlie were global ambassadors of medicine and goodwill.
Length: 14 Minutes

A Cheerful Heart: The Dave Madden Story
Stricken by polio, Dave Madden spent 16 years in an iron lung, but his zest for living knew no limitations.
Length: 34 Minutes

Mayo Clinic and the White House: Caring for America’s First Families
The world knows them as Presidents and First Ladies. At Mayo Clinic, they are loyal patients, trusted advisors and generous supporters.
Length: 33 Minutes

Dr. G and Dr. Will: Collaborating in Care
This film imagines how a community-based physician and world-famous surgeon find surprising similarities in the issues they face and the dedication they share in caring for patients.
Length: 14 Minutes

Healing Hands: The Sisters of St. Francis and Mayo Clinic
“May God bless the work of our hands." Since 1883, the Sisters of St. Francis have helped make Mayo Clinic what it is today.
Length: 32 Minutes

In the Words of Dr. Will: The Primary Value of Mayo Clinic
Join Dr. Will in a 1910 Packard motorcar as he and his colleagues discuss his upcoming speech about teamwork and service to patients.
Length: 21 Minutes

My Brother and I: The Founding of Mayo Clinic
Sons of a country doctor, Will and Charlie Mayo created a new way to care for patients.
Length: 33 Minutes
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Mayo and the Mississippi: A Passion for the River
Everyone needs a place to relax and think about what’s most important in life. Dr. Will Mayo found renewal and inspiration aboard his riverboats.
Length: 35 Minutes

Reaching New Heights: Secret Stories of the Mayo Clinic Aero Medical Unit
Mayo Clinic's contributions in World War II, including the G-suit and the high-altitude mask, helped transform aviation as well as medicine.
Length: 18 Minutes

Long Anticipated, Long Remembered: The Creation of Cortisone
Drs. Edward Kendall and Philip Hench of Mayo Clinic received the Nobel Prize in 1950 for discovering cortisone, a drug that helps people around the world.
Length: 14 Minutes