J. Christopher Farmer, MD, MCCM

President, Trajectory Group
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

EDUCATION
B.S., Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
M.D., McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas, Houston, Texas, USA
Residency, Internal Medicine, Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Fellowship, Critical Care Medicine, St. Louis University and Mercy Net, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
NARRATIVE SUMMARY
Doctor Farmer is President and Principal, Trajectory Group, LLC. He serves as a senior management consultant for U.S.-based and international healthcare enterprises, medical universities, hospitals, and other government and non-government health agencies.
His prior service includes:
• Emeritus Professor and Chair, Mayo Clinic
• Colonel (retired), United States Air Force
• Past President, Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)
• Past Chair, Critical Care Medicine Board and Governance Council member, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Director, Critical Care Medicine, Wilford Hall Medical Center, United States Air Force
• Chief, Inpatient Services, Wilford Hall Medical Center, United States Air Force
• Department Chair, Mayo Clinic
• Medical Center Group Commanding Officer, United States Air Force
• Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic
• Associate Chair for Education, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic
• Chief Medical Officer, TRICARE Southwest, multi-state Federal Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
• Medical Director, multi-state Federal healthcare Group Purchase Organization (GPO)
• Medical Liaison for Homeland Security, Surgeon General, United States Air Force
• Medical Director, Disaster and Pandemic Preparedness, Mayo Clinic
• Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program Director, Mayo Clinic
• Editorial board member and Supplements editor, Critical Care Medicine.
Doctor Farmer has received a Lifetime Achievement Education Award, Mayo Clinic Critical Care Fellowship training programs; Distinguished Alumnus, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas; Distinguished Service Award, Society of Critical Care Medicine; Paul W. Myers Outstanding Air Force Physician Award; and, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Award, Department of Defense.

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Presentation(s):

• Emotional Resilience During Difficult Patient Care Scenarios

  Monday, April 18, 2022
  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM US CST

• The Tip of the Iceberg: Is the Physician-to-Patient Ratio the Full Picture?

  Monday, April 18, 2022
  2:00 PM – 4:00 PM US CST