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William J. Mayo, M.D., once wrote, "The research we do today will determine the type of medical and surgical practice we carry on at the clinic tomorrow."

That is no less true today as Mayo investigators focus their efforts on moving treatment innovations and research findings to our medical practice as quickly as possible.

Mayo Clinic has provided inpatient and outpatient care for infants, children, and adolescents since 1911. Mayo has a strong commitment to advancing pediatric care through basic, clinical and translational research.

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Photo of Robert Jacobson M., M.D.
  • Chair of Department
The great experimentalist, Claude Bernard, wrote "Science teaches us to doubt and, in ignorance, to refrain." In turn, we must, as clinicians who struggle to ameliorate and prevent suffering, challenge both dogmatism and ignorance with both skepticism and investigation. To be our very best with our patients now and in the future, we must demand and support research - at the bench, in the record room, at the bedside, and in the community.