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2008Fellow - Clinical EthicsHarvard Medical School2005Resident - Categorical Internal MedicineMayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine1999MD - Department of MedicineUniversity of Iceland MD - Faculty of Public Health - 2019 to presentUniversity of IcelandShow more education Activities and honors
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2012Hospice & Palliative MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine2005Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine Awards and honors
2016Faculty Scholar AwardDepartment of Internal Medicine2015Department of Medicine Research Career Development AwardMayo Clinic in Rochester2014HEDER Scholar AwardHealth Sciences Research, Center for the Science of Healthcare Delivery, Mayo Clinic Enterprise2004Attitude Commitment and Excellence AwardMayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Department of Education Administration2003Attitude Commitment and Excellence AwardMayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Department of Education Administration2000Rotary Young Leadership AwardsRotary Norden1996Scholarship to attend an Italian course in Italian, Bologna, ItalySocieta Dante AlighieriShow more awards and honors Professional memberships
2020 - presentCo-ChairAmerican Society of Bioethics and Humanities2020Peer Educator and CounselorUniversity of Iceland, Peer Counsellor for Medical Students, University of Iceland2019 - 2022Committee MemberSociety of General Internal Medicine2019 - presentCo-DirectorMayo Medical School, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine2014 - presentMemberResearch Committee, Department of Internal Medicine2014 - 2016MemberASN Geriatric Nephrology Advisory Group (GNAG)2014 - presentMemberAmerican Geriatrics Society2011 - presentMemberAmerican Medical Association2011 - presentMemberMinnesota Medical Association2011 - presentMemberZumbro Valley Medical Society, Minnesota Medical Association2007 - presentMemberAmerican Society for Bioethics and Humanities2006 - presentMemberSociety of General Internal Medicine (SGIM)2005 - 2006MemberAmerican Public Health Association2003 - 2007MemberAmerican Medical Association2003 - 2007MemberMinnesota Medical Association2003 - 2007MemberZumbro Valley Medical Society, Minnesota Medical Association2003 - 2004Subcommittee MemberWeb Curriculum, Internal Medicine Graduate Education Resident's Council, Department of Internal Medicine2003 - 2004Subcommittee MemberElectronic Ordering and MICS, Internal Medicine Graduate Education Resident's Council, Department of Internal Medicine2003 - 2004MemberMayo Clinic, Professionalism2003 - presentMemberAmerican College of Physicians2000 - presentHonorary Lifetime MemberInternational Federation of Medical Students' Associations1999 - 2000TreasurerIcelandic Medical Students International Committee1999 - presentMemberIcelandic Medical Association, Icelandic Associations1998 - 2001TrainerInternational Federation of Medical Students' Associations1998 - 2001CoordinatorInternational Federation of Medical Students' Associations1998 - 2000Student RepresentativeCurriculum Task Force, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland1998 - 1999PresidentIcelandic Medical Students International Committee1997 - 1998PresidentInternational Federation of Medical Students' Associations1994 - 1996Student RepresentativeCurriculum Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland1994 - 1996Mentor/TutorUniversity of Iceland, Peer Counsellor for Medical Students, University of IcelandShow more professional memberships Publications
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