Global Health Collaboration: Mayo Clinic Meets Swiss Medical Network

Michael McKay speaks with Dr. Brian Costello, Medical Director of Mayo Clinic Global Consulting and Professor of Oncology and Urology, and Professor Jacques Bernier, Swiss Medical Network’s Chief Science Officer and Specialist in Radio-Oncology and Nuclear Medicine.

They discuss the newly launched collaboration between Mayo Clinic and Swiss Medical Network, announced at the Genolier Innovation Hub near Geneva. This in-depth conversation covers:

• The origin and ethos of Mayo Clinic’s patient-first approach

• Why Swiss Medical Network was chosen as a partner for Mayo’s global care network

• Shared values, due diligence, and trust in establishing a cross-border medical alliance

• Key areas of cooperation: executive health, ophthalmology, and nursing education

• How integrated care models in Switzerland aim to reduce healthcare costs

• The challenge of maintaining quality amid rising costs and complex insurance systems

• Emerging medical priorities: neuroscience, early cancer detection, and AI in healthcare

• Insights on healthcare equity and outcomes in the U.S. and Switzerland

• What each guest has learned from this transatlantic partnership

An insightful episode on the future of medicine, collaboration across borders, and how the needs of the patient must remain at the center of healthcare systems.