BuRNS SALutES tHE MAyO CLINIC

After spearheading an epic, 18-hour documentary on the Vietnam War, acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns has turned to more personal subject matter. Burns tackles the famed Mayo Clinic in his next film, exploring the history of the innovative Rochester, Minn.-based hospital that has been dubbed “The Miracle in a Cornfield.” Luminaries such as the Dalai Lama — and Burns — have been treated at the hospital. The two-hour documentary The Mayo Clinic: Faith, Hope, Science airs Tuesday on PBS.