From Patient to Employee - Sajel Patel’s Story

Today's conversation is with Sajel Patel, Senior Program Coordinator within Research to discuss her story with Mayo Clinic, first as a patient, and then as an employee. 

 

Show Highlights: 

0:00 Intro

0:45 Can you tell us about your history with Mayo Clinic and your journey getting here?

4:00 How did it feel when you found out you needed a transplant, and that your doctor wanted to send you to Mayo Clinic? 

5:45 What was it like knowing you needed a transplant, but having the unknown journey for how long it could take?

8:00 You mentioned something about orange soda beforehand. Can you share what the nurse did for you with an orange soda?

9:40 Do you feel like you are a part of a family here now that you are an employee here too?

10:30 What was your journey coming to Mayo Clinic as an employee?

13:00 When you were hired at Mayo Clinic did you share your own experiences with the people you interacted with?

16:10 How did you go through your experience and remain positive during that time?

19:00 Can you share your experience with organ donors?

20:30 Can you share what happened when you had to go through a second transplant?

25:00 Thank you for sharing your story with us on what it was like being a patient and an employee.

 

We hope you have enjoyed this episode of The (G)LOWdown, and thank you for joining us in cultivating the future of women in leadership.     

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Special thanks to our team: Heather Vinge Hanson, Bethany Brown, Priya Behl, Ashley Xiong, Jill Brady Schatz, Melissa Peterson, Emily Rasmussen, Tiffani Satterlli & Caitlin Summers. 

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