Training Clinical Chemistry: Where Do We Go from Here? - Insights

Justin Kreuter, M.D., discusses training in clinical chemistry, highlighting his own experiences and challenges and offering valuable resources for future pathology residents.

Discussion as Pedagogical Strategy - Insights

Discussion is an effective pedagogical strategy to facilitate a learning experience and assess understanding. Carrie Bowler, Program Manager of Staff Development in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, discusses the benefits...

Some Interesting Applications in the Medical Laboratory Science Program - Insights

Elizabeth Atneosen, a student in the Mayo Clinic Medical Laboratory Science program, discusses interesting applications she has learned thus far in the program.

How to Give Effective Feedback - Insights

Thomas Huntley, MT(ASCP), Education Coordinator, discusses how to give effective feedback to diminish undesired behaviors, provide the opportunity for others to grow, strengthen interpersonal relationships, and discover personal changes...

Ticks and the Art of Finding Beauty in Dreadful, Wonderful Parasites - Insights

Bobbi Pritt, M.D., spends her work hours identifying and diagnosing infectious diseases. In her free time, she celebrates their beauty by creating bug-related artwork and blogging about parasites.

Creativity: The Most Valuable Skill Needed Everyday - Insights

What is your organization doing to help foster and promote creativity within the workplace? Creativity is a skill that is needed in the workplace now more than ever.

The Ignorance of Laboratory Medicine - Insights

Justin Kreuter, M.D., reflects on the "ignorance" of laboratory medicine among clinical colleagues.

Five Points of Interest from International Consensus Conference - Insights

Justin Kreuter, M.D., Clinical Pathologist and Medical Director of the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center in Rochester, Minnesota, recently attended the International Consensus Conference for Patient Blood Management in Frankfurt, Germany. He...

Spilling the Secret Sauce for Inter-Professional Collaboration - Insights

Justin Kreuter, M.D., Clinical Pathologist and Medical Director of the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center in Rochester, Minnesota, highlights inter-professional collaboration through a recap of #Transfuse18.

Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: November 16 - Insights

This week’s research roundup features: Discovery of autoantibodies targeting nephrin in minimal change disease supports a novel autoimmune etiology.