Biographical summary
Cory Ingram, M.D., M.S., FAAHPM, is a family physician at Mayo Clinic who serves as the southeast Minnesota region's medical director of Hospice and Palliative Care along with the associate medical director of Hospice in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Ingram is the founding medical director of Palliative Medicine in Population Health — developing primary palliative care across Mayo Clinic.
Dr. Ingram also shares his expertise through teaching as an assistant professor of both Palliative Medicine and Family Medicine with the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science. He is a principal investigator of the studies, "Caring Through Conversations" and "Understanding Primary and Specialty Palliative Care."
Dr. Ingram studied humanities at Central College; earned his medical degree from Leiden University; completed his residency at the University of Nebraska; was a palliative medicine fellow at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and a geriatrics fellow at Maine-Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency. He also enjoyed London, England while training at St. Christopher's Hospice.
Dr. Ingram passionately engages audiences around the world on the important topics of geriatrics, dementia and palliative medicine.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
Interests
- Caring for seriously ill people and their families
- Communication in health care
- Humanities and spirituality in medical care
- Dignity therapy
- Pain management
- Caring for people with dementia and their families
- Improving the delivery of primary palliative care
- Quality improvement to improve patient care
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2010
Fellow - Palliative Medicine FellowshipDartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
- 2006
Fellow - Geriatrics FellowshipMaine-Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency
- 2005
Resident - Family MedicineUniversity of Nebraska
- 2002
Internship - Internal MedicineThe Hauge
- 2000
MDUniversity of Leiden
- 2000
MSUniversity of Leiden
- 1994
Pre-MedicalUniversity of Iowa
- 1992
BA - Interdisciplinary StudiesCentral College
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2012
Hospice & Palliative MedicineAmerican Board of Family Medicine
- 2006
Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family Medicine
Awards and honors
- 2025
Humanities AwardAmerican Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- 2024
Hospice Quality Award Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development
- 2024
Quality Improvement Project, Improving Hospice Staff Joy (Project Id # 5970), has been selected as an outstanding project for 2023Quality Review Board
- 2023
Your presentation has been identified as a Top 5% Finalist for the ISPOR 2023 Research Presentation AwardsISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research
- 2019
AAHPM Humanities Award-Nomination
Anerican Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- 2018
Recognition for Excellence in Clinical TeachingMayo Clinic Department of Medicine
- 2010
Awarded scholarship for travel to the American Geriatrics SocietyMinnesota Area Geriatric Education Center
- 2010
Excellence in Caring AwardMayo Clinic Health System Mankato
- 2009
Scholarship award for Phase I Development for Palliative Medicine DepartmentMayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, Mayo Clinic Health System
- 2009
Travel awarded from Mayo Foundation for travel to WONCA EuropeMayo Clinic Health System
- 2008
Preceptor of the YearUniversity of Minnesota
- 1998
Awarded The Nelly Reef Scholarship for research, Emmen, The NetherlandsAssociation for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
- 1998
Awarded The F.C Donders Scholarship for researchUniversity of Utrecht
- 1998
Travel Award to present research at the WONCA conference, Dublin, IrelandDepartment of Family Medicine, Leiden University
- 1998
Resident/Student Research AwardSociety of Teachers of Family Medicine
- 1998
Special Project Associate StipendMayo Clinic Health System
Professional memberships
- 2023 - present
MemberNHPCO Education, Conferences and Events Work Group
- 2023 - present
Advisory Committee MemberKent State University CAREol program
- 2023 - present
MemberNHPCO Online Learning Subcommittee Meeting
- 2023 - present
MemberAmerican Medical Association, Memberships
- 2023 - 2024
MemberNational Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s Professional Education Committee
- 2023 - 2024
Member Advisory CommitteeNational Hospice and Palliative Care Organization 2024 Virtual Interdisciplinary Conference Planning Committee
- 2023 - present
Co-DirectorCommunication in Health Care
- 2021 - present
Quality ChairMayo Clinic Hospice
- 2021 - present
MemberMayo Clinic Mortality Case Review Provider Team Committee
- 2021 - present
Vice Chair / Chair Elect- Publications CommitteeAmerican Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- 2019 - present
MemberPalliative Care Research Cooperative Group
- 2017 - 2022
Medical DirectorMayo Clinic Hospice and Palliative Care, SEMN
- 2017 - 2019
LeadMayo Clinic Journal Club
- 2017 - present
MemberThe Doctors Mayo Society
- 2016 - 2018
ChairCommunity Palliative Medicine
- 2016 - present
MemberDepartment of Family Medicine M&M Committee
- 2016 - present
MemberClinical Competency Committee, Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- 2016 - present
Program Committee MemberMcGill International Palliative Care Congress
- 2015 - 2017
LeadPlummer Project Team
- 2015 - 2019
Chair of Service of RemembranceAmerican Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- 2014 - 2015
Chair of Humanities and Spirituality Special Interest GroupAmerican Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- 2012 - present
Advisory Board MemberMcGill University
- 2012 - 2014
Senior Advisory Committee MemberInternational Congress of Palliative Care
- 2011 - 2016
ChairPalliative Medicine Specialty Council, Center of Palliative Medicine, Mayo Clinic
- 2011 - 2015
Planning committee memberAmerican Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- 2010 - 2014
Medical DirectorMayo Clinic Hospice and Palliative Care, SWMN
- 2009 - present
FacultyCommunication in Health Care
- 2009 - present
MemberAmerican Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- 2009 - present
Advisory Board of Medical and Scientific CommitteeAlzheimer Association USA
- 2008 - 2014
MemberDementia Community Development Network
- 2008 - 2009
MemberMedical Executive Committee, Immanuel St. Joseph Health System, MCHS Board of Directors
- 2008 - present
Board MemberMinnesota Area Geriatric Education Center
- 2008 - present
MemberMinnesota Medical Association
- 2008 - present
Board MemberMinnesota Area Geriatric Education Center, University of Minnesota
- 2007 - 2008
MemberProvider Relations Committee, Immanuel St. Joseph Health System, MCHS Board of Directors
- 2007 - present
MemberMinnesota Academy of Family Medicine
- 2007 - 2008
MemberPractice Coordinating Committee, Immanuel St. Joseph Health System, MCHS Board of Directors
- 2007 - 2008
MemberDiabetes Advisory Board, Immanuel St. Joseph Health System, MCHS Board of Directors
- 2006 - 2008
MemberPhysician Champion Mayo Clinic Health System Diabetes Outpatient Care Project, Mayo Clinic Health System
- 2005 - 2006
MemberEthics Advisory Committee, Maine General Medical Center
- 2005 - present
MemberAmerican Geriatrics Society
- 2003 - 2005
MemberEthics Advisory Committee, Regional West Medical Center
- 2002 - present
MemberAmerican Academy of Family Physicians
Publications
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