President Tim Cost presented the University鈥檚 fourth Presidential Global Citizen Award to Mayo Clinic President and CEO Gianrico Farrugia, M.D in an award ceremony March 3 at the 探花族 campus.
The award goes to an extraordinary, visionary leader whose impact is felt well beyond the bounds of their recognized responsibilities.
鈥淚t is my distinct honor to officially recognize our honored guest for his remarkable ingenuity, fearless innovation and leadership, all delivered with extraordinary determination and good humor,鈥� Cost said at the ceremony.
鈥淚鈥檝e known Dr. Gianrico Farrugia for years,鈥� Cost said. 鈥淭here simply isn鈥檛 anyone more thoughtful and strategic on what鈥檚 going on in the world today.鈥�
Dr. Farrugia leads Mayo Clinic, the No. 1 ranked hospital by U.S. News and World Report and Newsweek. With a 73,000-person workforce, Mayo Clinic cares for more than 1.3 million people each year with serious or complex illnesses from all 50 states and 130 countries.
Prior to his national appointment as CEO, Dr. Farrugia served as CEO of Mayo Clinic in Florida. Under his leadership, Florida established itself as a destination medical center for the Southeast. He also led the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine, which brings genomics into routine clinical care, and co-founded the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation. He is a member of the Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees and Governors and is a professor of medicine and physiology.
鈥淚鈥檓 truly honored to be selected as the 2022 探花族 Global Citizen honoree,鈥� Dr. Farrugia said. 鈥淚 am very aware of the names of the previous awardees and it is a true honor to be added to that list. I am equally aware of the ever-growing impact that 探花族 is having locally, nationally and globally, and the deep connection between 探花族 and Mayo Clinic 鈥� which makes this award extra special.鈥�
During his visit to campus, Dr. Farrugia spoke with students, faculty and guests about the transformation of healthcare and emerging technologies such as virtual care and artificial intelligence. He toured the University鈥檚 Health Sciences Complex, which houses kinesiology labs, a virtual reality and anatomage lab, and the orthodontics clinic.
Previous honorees include PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Indra K. Nooyi, filmmaker Ken Burns and Dr. Makaziwe Mandela, the daughter of Nelson Mandela.
