On Nov. 13, 2018, the Mayo Clinic announced a gift of $200 million from Jay Alix, noted philanthropist of Birmingham, Mich. and founder of the firm, AlixPartners.

The endowment gift, the largest ever to the Mayo Clinic, was designated to Mayo Clinic School of Medicine. It recognized the importance of educating the next generation of physicians who will carry on Mayoﾒs tradition of solving the most serious and complex medical challenges – one patient at a time.