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Mayo Clinic Medicals: Preventive Focus

Dr. Clayton Cowl, chair of the Preventive, Occupational and Aerospace Medicine division, told us the department sees roughly 1800 patients per year, some with the most complex medical certification cases that you can imagine. According to Cowl, in all but a dozen or so cases spread out over 20 years the clinic was able to return those pilots to the flight line. As for the patients that the clinic couldn't get certified, they simply shouldn't be flying anyway, Cowl told us.

Larry Anglisano
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The well-respected Mayo Clinic has a rich heritage in aviation that dates back to the 1930s. Today, the Mayo Clinic’s Aerospace Medicine program puts a sharp focus on routine FAA medical certification, but perhaps to a much higher level than you’d find in the office of your local AME.

The Mayo Clinic’s comprehensive set of medical services for both professional and recreational pilots focuses more on preventive medicine-or keeping pilots healthy for continued long-term certification-while also working closely with the FAA so pilots with medical certification issues don’t get snagged in FAA special issuance bureaucracy. Here’s an overview of two programs focused on doing just that.

Larry Anglisano

Editor in Chief Larry Anglisano has been a staple at Aviation Consumer since 1995. An active land, sea and glider pilot, Larry has over 30 years’ experience as an avionics repairman and flight test pilot. He’s the editorial director overseeing sister publications Aviation Safety magazine, IFR magazine and is a regular contributor to KITPLANES magazine with his Avionics Bootcamp column.