The #MCSMN Story (9): Evolution of the EAB and A Final Class of Platinum Fellows

The Mayo Clinic Social Media Network (#MCSMN) has been blessed to bring together so many creative and energetic thought leaders over the last decade to serve on our External Advisory Board. Beyond those recognized in this post and this one, others who joined the movement in an official role but have not yet been previously mentioned in this series included:

• Kristine (KS) Austin
• Vicki Bencken
• Dr. Katherine Y. Brown
• Amanda Changuris
• Kimberly Dorris
• Marie Ennis-O’Connor
• Beth Granger
• David Grayson, M.D.
• Claire H. Johnston
• Janet Kennedy
• Greg Matthews 
• Matthew Rehrl, M.D., M.S.
• Mike Sevilla, M.D.
• Audun Utengen
• Kathy Winter

To make room for new EAB members, some of the previous members rotated off. For 10 of them over the years, we created a special category of #MCSMN Fellow – Platinum – as something of a “lifetime achievement award” recognizing their long-term contributions. Those included:

Class of 2013

• Ed Bennett
• Dave DeBronkart 
• Meredith Gould, PhD
• Wendy Sue Swanson, MD
• Bryan Vartabedian, MD

Class of 2014

• Chris Boyer
• Shel Holtz
• Matt Katz, MD
• Reed Smith

Class of 2017

• Cynthia Floyd Manley

So today, as I retire from Mayo Clinic and we sunset #MCSMN, Dr. Farris Timimi and I decided it would be fitting to designate one final class of #MCSMN Platinum Fellows. Two of them were part of our original External Advisory Board and served continuously for a decade, while others joined more recently and have been particularly active. The Class of 2021 includes:

• Patricia F. Anderson
• Kristine Austin
• Dr. Katherine Y. Brown
• Marie Ennis-O’Connor
• Beth Granger
• David Grayson, M.D.
• David Harlow, J.D.
• Janet Kennedy
• Greg Matthews
• Matthew Rehrl, M.D., M.S.
• Kathy Winter
• Lisa Wylde

When we started the Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media and the Social Media Health Network 11 years ago I could not have imagined all that we would accomplish, and all of the wonderful people who would join us in this movement.

It’s only fitting on my last day as an active staff member at Mayo Clinic to recognize the people inside and outside of the organization who have been such key contributors.

In my final post in this series this evening, I’ll turn to honoring those who have been part of our social media team – a.k.a. The Star Wars Team – as well as other allies and contributors within Mayo Clinic.