Academic Pathology (Jun 2021)

Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic—Lessons Learned

  • Robin Patel MD,
  • Nicole Lynn Hoppman PhD,
  • Cindy M. Gosse MS,
  • Deborah J. Hagen-Moe MEd,
  • Susan K. Dunemann MBA,
  • Justin D. Kreuter MD,
  • Sharon A. Preuss MBA,
  • Jeffrey L. Winters MD,
  • Charles D. Sturgis MD,
  • Joseph J. Maleszewski MD,
  • Malvika H. Solanki MBBS,
  • Bobbi S. Pritt MD,
  • Michael Rivera MD,
  • Ann M. Mairose BS,
  • Michelle A. Nelsen MS,
  • Kara L. Hansing MS,
  • Susan M. Lehman MA, MLS,
  • Randy C. Gruhlke MS,
  • Jennifer M. Boland MD

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/23742895211020487
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8

Abstract

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The rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic demanded immediate organizational pivots in departments of laboratory medicine and pathology, including development and implementation of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 diagnostics in the face of unprecedented supply chain shortages. Laboratory medicine and pathology educational programs were affected in numerous ways. Here, we overview the effects of COVID-19 on the large, academic Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology educational practice at Mayo Clinic, highlighting lessons learned for the post-pandemic era and planning for the possibility of a future pandemic.