Biographical summary
Dr. Megan Brandeland is a hospice and palliative medicine physician in Rochester, MN. She also serves on the clinical ethics consultation service. Prior to training in hospice and palliative medicine, Dr. Brandeland completed a 2-year critical care medicine fellowship. Her primary clinical interests include palliative care in the ICU and spirituality in medicine. She lived in Thailand for over 2 years and has traveled widely, experiences that have inspired an interest in cross cultural ethics.
Conditions treated
Interests
- Palliative care in the ICU
- Spirituality in medicine
- Cross cultural ethics
- Moral distress in healthcare workers
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2022
Fellowship - Hospice and Palliative Medicine FellowshipStanford Univeristy
- 2021
Fellowship - Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Hennepin County Medical Center
- 2019
Chief Resident - Worked with mentor at Chiang Mai University for 6 months on Palliative Care education projects, including live UMN-CMU case conferences and online palliative care course for residents and fellows. Clinical rotatiosn included ICU, sub-ICU, ventilator-dependent unit and palliative care consult team.Global Health Chief Residency, University of Minnesota
- 2018
Residency - Internal Medicine, Global Health PathwayUniversity of Minnesota Department of Medicine
- 2015
MD - Medical DoctorUniversity of Minnesota Medical School
- 2014
MD - Lived in Northern Thailand for 8 months through the U of MN Flexible MD Program. Activities included two clerkships (Family and Community Medicine and Heme-Onc), research projects on Palliative Care patients with spinocerebellar ataxia and 8 weeks of Yoga teacher training.Flexible MD Program, University of Minnesota Medical School
- 2009
BA - Ecology and Evoluntionary Biology, Certificate in NeurosciencePrinceton Univeristy
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2022
Hospice & Palliative MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
- 2021
Critical Care MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
- 2018
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
Awards and honors
- 2025
Mayo Fellows Association Teacher of the YearMayo Fellows’ Association
- 2018
Jeevan Paul Humanitarian AwardUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM
- 2018
Heart of Gold AwardUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM
- 2014
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society (AOA)University of Minnesota Medical School
- 2013
Arthur P. Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS)University of Minnesota Medical School
- 2012
Harold Lawn Award - U of MN Department of PsychiatryUniversity of Minnesota Medical School
- 2010
Year 1 and 2 Honors (Top 20%)University of Minnesota Medical School
- 2009
Phi Beta Kappa Honor SocietyPrinceton University
- 2009
High Honors, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyPrinceton University
Professional memberships
- 2025
MemberMortality Review Committee
- 2024 - present
Co-ChairPalliative Medicine Inpatient Clinical Practice Committee
- 2023 - present
MemberAmerican Medical Association
- 2023 - present
Ethics Consultation Service MemberClinical Ethics Consulting Service
- 2023 - present
Active MemberMayo Midwest Ethics Committee
- 2022 - present
MemberAmerican Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- 2014 - present
MemberAlpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Publications