Overview

• 1998-Designated a Traumatic Brain Injury Model System (TBIMS) by National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
• Mayo Clinic TBIMS is one of 16 facilities in the United States supported by a grant from NIDRR (NIDRR, grant # H133A070013-01)
• Funded continuously since 1998 with the current funding cycle being 2007-2012
• Designated to provide services along the continuum of care after TBI
  • Social integration
  • Health and function
  • Employment and independent living of individuals of all ages with disabilities related to TBI
• Our research program is directly aligned with the NIDRR mission of improving the lives of individuals who experience TBI, their families and communities
• W create and disseminate new knowledge about the natural course of recovery, rehabilitation treatment and outcomes following TBI

Mayo Clinic

• Part of Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester
• Part of Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
• Over 31,000 health care providers, extensive outpatient facilities, nearly 2,000 hospital beds
• Regional Level I Trauma Center serving people with moderate to severe TBI
• Worldwide resource that hosts 1.5 million patient visits each year
• Serving people of diverse ethnic, racial, cultural, and religious backgrounds
• Despite Mayo Clinic's status as a world class medical center, nearly 80% of patients come from Minnesota and adjoining states
• Majority of persons served from Minnesota and rural region of upper Midwest

Mission

• To study the course of long-term recovery after TBI
• To develop, provide and evaluate innovative services to address identified needs for service coordination and community reintegration for persons with traumatic brain injury