Academic Consultants

Dr. Bydon is a professor in the Department of Neurologic Surgery at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota and has joint appointments in the Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Health Services Research. He serves as Assistant Dean of Education in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science and is Medical Director of the Mayo Clinic Enterprise Registry.  He is Principal Investigator of the Mayo Clinic Neuro-Informatics Laboratory and has authored more than 250 peer-reviewed manuscripts as well as hundreds of book chapters, abstracts, and other written publications. He is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Neuroscience. 

Dr. Krahn is a professor of Psychiatry and consultant in the Section of Sleep Medicine holding joint appointments in the Division of Pulmonary Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology. She has served as Dean of MCCMS, Associate Dean for Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine and Ombudsman, Program Director for the Sleep Disorders Center Fellowship. She served as the Chair for the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology and as interim CEO and VP for Mayo Clinic, Arizona. Dr. Krahn has also served as a member of the Mayo Clinic Board of Governors and Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees.  

Dr. Mansfield is a medical oncologist who specializes in the treatment of thoracic malignancies and drug development. His work has supported the FDA approval of multiple therapies for lung and thyroid cancers. He has received funding from the National Cancer Institute, Department of Defense and Mark Foundation to develop biomarkers that improve treatment selection for patients.

Ms. Robinson launched the Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and the Mayo Clinic Center for Humanities in Medicine on the Florida campus.  She led the Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine and the Multidisciplinary Simulation Center and Procedural Skills Lab. As Administrative Division Chair, she has had a major role in the stabilization, innovation, and expansion of medical education initiatives.  

Ms. Welter has served as the Deputy Director of Administration for the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Associate Director of Administration for the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences and Operations Administrator-Research for the Departments/Divisions of Cardiovascular Diseases, Nephrology and Hypertension, and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. She also served as the Operations Administrator for Mayo Collaborative Services, Inc., where she led operations for the delivery of central laboratory services for clinical trials. 

Mr. Speary's roles at Mayo Clinic include Human Resources Manager, Director of Workforce Learning and Organization Development, Operations Administrator and Assistant Dean in the Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. He provided Human Resources and Education leadership to the activation project of Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City’s hospital activation in Abu Dhabi, UAE. He led the Human Resources and Education workstreams for the Joint Venture transition. 

Ms. Beck helped to launch the Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences in Florida, and has held various roles in the Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and the Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development and has served as Director for the Referring Provider Office. She has been fundamental in developing strategy and infrastructure needed to support global academic collaborations with healthcare organizations, higher learning institutions and industry partners.

Ms. Chandler has vast experience in program and product development as she managed four allied health training programs, two physician residencies, nine fellowships, continuing medical education, faculty and career development as well as visiting clinicians, physicians and students for the Department of Radiology. Currently she supports the Mayo Clinic Academic Solutions business development by identifying products, services and solutions that can meet the needs of clients.

Mr. Randleman’s background is in non-profit, physician board certification. He brings long term knowledge of graduate medical education, training requirements, and physician credentialing. Mr. Randleman has a proven track record in successfully partnering with physician leaders to execute strategic initiatives. He has broad experience in planning and managing technical website and software development projects. Mr. Randleman has a BA in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, holds a has certificate from eCornell in Diversity and Inclusion, and holds certification in Business Analysis through the Project Management Institute (PMI). 

Ms. Hildestad has served as a Physician Liaison for the Department of Provider Relations serving as a leading resource for external providers seeking collaboration with Mayo Clinic. and a Patient Experience Coordinator in the Office of Patient Experience and currently facilitates engagement with external academic institutions, healthcare organizations, and clients seeking educational collaboration and partnership with Mayo Clinic. She is responsible for client relationship management activities for the Mayo Clinic Academic Solutions team.

Ms. Rosenbush has over 23 years’ experience in healthcare and is an accomplished clinician, educator, and leader. She has held an array of positions within the Department of Education and Department of Nursing and was instrumental in the inauguration and advancement of Emergency Nursing practice at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City in Abu Dhabi.  She led the successful accreditation by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare for the Mayo Clinic Florida Multidisciplinary Simulation Center and the build-out of a state-of-the-art Procedural Skills Lab.

Ms. Wilkins has worked at Mayo Clinic for six years within the Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education. She was an Education Program Coordinator (EPC) for multiple residency and f fellowship programs on the Florida campus. She also served as the Florida EPC Manager. She has been instrumental in working with EPCs, program personnel, and school leadership to help graduate medical education programs meet accreditation and institutional standards. 

Ms. Timm has worked at the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine as an Operations Specialist and assisted with implementation and expansion of the Arizona campus medical school. During her time at the medical school, she provided operational support, event planning, process implementation, course management, and supervised the administrative support team. She has a wide array of UME knowledge and expertise including experience in Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, Faculty Affairs, Admissions, and Administration. 

Ms. Bendok is a program manager with Mayo Clinic Academic Solutions. She has managed clients in both the financial and public sectors domestically and internationally. She has led numerous projects regarding marketing strategies for an international governmental agency and has developed market penetration strategies for business clients in the Midwest. Over the past six years with Mayo Clinic, she has worked in direct contact with patients and with executives. This has allowed Karen to clearly understand the quality improvement processes in healthcare organizations from all perspectives. 

Mr. Gundelach has over eighteen years of experience providing technical and administrative support for Mayo Clinic Research activities. He currently sits within Mayo’s International Academic Affairs team and coordinates response to all research-related consulting requests received by MCAS. He has supported research within varied departments including Surgery, Pediatrics, and Cardiovascular Medicine. With prior experience in clinical trials, laboratory science, animal studies, and qualitative & health sciences research, Justin brings a broad spectrum of expertise to support your consulting needs.

Before joining the MCAS team, Ms. Curl previously worked as a medical practice secretary for the Neurology department and as an administrative assistant for the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine. She was pivotal in the development and implementation of large-scale medical school events including Orientation, Family Weekend, Match Day, and Commencement for the Arizona campus. Ms. Curl has experience working in Student Affairs and provided exceptional support to deans and learners throughout their medical education. As an Education Administrative Coordinator for Mayo Clinic Academic Solutions Mary has the expertise in streamlining processes and procedures, and maintaining web-based programs for her team and organization.

Ms. Outman was instrumental in implementing the first tri-site ISES (Integrated Scheduling and Evaluation System) for the Jacksonville Transitional Year Residency Program, Mayo School of Graduate Education and assisted other coordinators with their programs. In the Referring Provider Office she managed the database reporting accurate field rep visits, physician visits and referrals by requests, appointments for the RPO Scorecard reported quarterly the liaisons monthly metrics for visits and referrals. As Administrative Assistant for the Mayo Clinic Academic Solutions she is supportive of the team in providing the skills needed to accomplish tasks and to assist others to reach the high standards of excellence.