77 Episodes

  1. FAA Certification for the "Baby Brother of Diabetes" -- Pre-Diabetes

    Published: 4/25/2025
  2. HIMS -- Not just a Pronoun!

    Published: 4/18/2025
  3. "I passed out and I have no idea what happened." Now what?

    Published: 4/4/2025
  4. Scanning the Heart with CT imaging: Good idea for pilots, or not?

    Published: 3/31/2025
  5. MedXPress or MedXSlow? You Make the Call

    Published: 3/21/2025
  6. What Happens if Your Kidneys Get Stoned?

    Published: 3/14/2025
  7. Another AME Joins the Mayo Team

    Published: 2/28/2025
  8. So I was Walking Along the Beach Minding My Own Business When.....

    Published: 2/21/2025
  9. Broken Heart on Valentine's Day? How to Get Your FAA Medical With Bundle Branch Block or a Heart Transplant

    Published: 2/14/2025
  10. What Happens After a Valve Job?

    Published: 2/7/2025
  11. My Achy Breaky Heart and the FAA

    Published: 1/31/2025
  12. What a Headache!

    Published: 1/25/2025
  13. The Questions Keep Coming -- New FAA Color Vision Rules for Pilots

    Published: 1/17/2025
  14. There's a New Kid in Town (and it Isn't Santa!)

    Published: 12/20/2024
  15. The Eyes Have It -- Part 2

    Published: 12/13/2024
  16. Color Vision Testing Changes Are Coming Soon (and Expect More Denial Letters From the FAA on the Horizon)

    Published: 12/6/2024
  17. Is Basic Med Really That Basic?

    Published: 11/23/2024
  18. An "Ironic" Liver Condition

    Published: 11/15/2024
  19. How to Keep Your Medical When You Are Diagnosed With Low T

    Published: 11/8/2024
  20. The Pet Peeves of AMEs

    Published: 11/1/2024

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Mayo Clinic Clear Approach tackles medical topics important to commercial aviators, recreational pilots, or just folks interested in things that fly. Current topics from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), and aviation trends are explored in a serious but sometimes humorous way. Mayo Clinic Clear Approach focuses on a perspective from "the other side of the gurney." Let us navigate the storms of aeromedical certification, medical issues that may affect pilots, and share experiences with and from other pilots to break through life's sometimes stormy clouds and focus in on a clear approach.