Mayo Clinic Surgeons Use Music As Medicine In Heartwarming Performance

May 28, 2018 by apost team

Music marries medicine at the Mayo Clinic as two doctors prove everything is gonna be alright. When most people think of surgeons, they think glitz, glamor, some golf, and mimosas by the Porsche. While surgeons do make bank, there’s also a great deal of pressure as the gravity of life and death weighs heavily on the mind of a person whereby one slip of their hand to a mere fraction of a degree can result in devastation.

Orthopedic Surgery residents Dr. Elvis Francois and Dr. William Robinson face such immense pressure every single day at the Mayo Clinic. These talented young surgeons are still residents, meaning they’re not only attending to the needs of their patients everyday, they’re also still learning the skills of their trade everyday... and all on a schedule that doesn’t lend itself to eight hours of sleep. How to deal with it all? Music, of course.

These two docs took a few minutes to perform a rendition of Mike Yung’s “Alright.” With Dr. Francois singing inspirational words of hope and Dr. Robinson setting it to piano keys, the front lobby of the Mayo Clinic filled with joyous celebration as patients and staff found a moment of reprieve from the stress and anxiety engrained in a place that sees the giving and taking of so many lives on a daily basis .  

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Our hats are off to these fine young men and for their determination in making inspirational lyrics like those in the “Alright” song come to life in a tangible way for patients and staff at the Mayo.

Patients and staff alike need such positivity in an environment where it’s oh-so easy to get lost in the losses.

Dr. Francois is increasingly sharing his serenades on Instagram. Apparently, he’s been singing for staff once or twice a week for some time before he decided to share his love of and talent for music with patients. Just recently, he posted a video of himself singing Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good” after a spine trauma case. He describes music as “medicine.” Indeed, good doctor, indeed.

Has music healed something for you? Tell us about it! Show this to your friends to give them their daily dose of inspiration, too.