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Michele Halyard is an American radiation oncologist, academic administrator, and nonprofit organizer. She has been recognized in the field of challenging health disparities in the United States. [1]
Michele Halyard's mother had breast cancer when Halyard was a child, inspiring her medical career. [2] Halyard graduated from Howard University's BS/MD program in 1984. [3] [2] She then completed her residency in Radiation Oncology at Howard University Hospital. [3] She completed her fellowship at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science. [4]
Halyard joined the Mayo Clinic in 1989. [4] [5] She helped launch the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine's Arizona Campus and served as its first dean. [4] [6] She was also the vice dean of Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine. [3] As vice dean, she was responsible for the operational integration of the three medical school campuses in Minnesota, Arizona, and Florida. She led the first-ever three-site accreditation of the medical school by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education. [4] Halyard started the Center for Women's Health on the Arizona Campus and chaired the Department of Oncology. [6] She also served on the Board of Governors, serving as Vice Chair and Chair of the Diversity Committee, and on Mayo's board of trustees [6] [7]
Halyard was involved in Mayo Clinic's antiracism efforts. [6] Having seen a lack of diversity and the negative implications on patient outcomes, she became "one of the most influential and impactful leaders in the movement toward health equity." [5] The Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Student Wellness committee named a lectureship series, featuring speakers from underrepresented backgrounds talking about their careers, after Halyard. [6]
In 2010, Halyard co-founded a nonprofit, Coalition of Blacks Against Breast Cancer, focusing on health disparities. [6] [8] [5] [9] In 2021, she founded the Coalition of Blacks Against Cancer. [10]
Halyard retired from the Mayo Clinic in 2023. [4]
Halyard is married to Kevin L. Robinson, the assistant police chief of Phoenix. She has three children. [11]
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