[4][5] She helped launch the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine's Arizona Campus and served as its first dean.
[3] As vice dean, she was responsible for the operational integration of the three medical school campuses in Minnesota, Arizona, and Florida.
[6] Having seen a lack of diversity and the negative implications on patient outcomes, she became "one of the most influential and impactful leaders in the movement toward health equity.
"[5] The Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Student Wellness committee named a lectureship series, featuring speakers from underrepresented backgrounds talking about their careers, after Halyard.
[6] In 2010, Halyard co-founded a nonprofit, Coalition of Blacks Against Breast Cancer, focusing on health disparities.