Allan Jaffe, M.D., Discusses Use of Highly Sensitive Cardiac Troponin in CAP Today - Insights
Allan Jaffe, M.D., Consultant and Chair of Mayo Clinic’s Division of Clinical Core Laboratory Services, with a joint appointment in the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, spoke with CAP Today about what a new higher-sensitivity cardiac...
As Amy Ennis put her daughter down for a nap on a Saturday afternoon, she received a call from work. More than 5,000 specimens would soon be arriving at Rochester International Airport (RST) for plasma testing. The logistics involved in the...
Welcome 2017–18 Residents and Fellows - Insights
The Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology would like to take the opportunity to welcome the new residents and fellows to the department.
A Home for the Iconic Mayo Brothers Statue #ThrowbackThursday - Insights
When construction crews broke ground on an expansion project for the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minnesota, in 2015, one of the earliest decisions they and the City of Rochester faced was deciding what to do with the iconic bronze...
Congrats to 2017 Residency and Fellowship Program Graduates - Insights
On June 14, a ceremony was held in honor of 36 graduating Mayo Clinic Residency and Fellowship Program trainees. At the event, administrators, program directors, associate program directors, consultants, and education staff celebrated the...
Ross Reichard, M.D., Named DLMP Vice Chair of Quality and Associate Chair of Practice - Insights
Ross Reichard, M.D., has been appointed the new Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (DLMP) Vice Chair of Quality and Associate Chair of Practice, effective June 28, 2017. These two leadership positions were created by the DLMP...
As published in the summer issue of Minnesota Physician, Kevin Halling, M.D., Ph.D., Co-Director of the Genomics Laboratory, recently participated in the 47th session of the Minnesota Health Care Roundtable. The topic was, “Precision...
Jane Hermansen Discusses Empowering Lab Leaders in Medical Laboratory Observer - Insights
Jane Hermansen, Network Manager at Mayo Medical Laboratories, and current President of CLMA, recently participated in an interview featured in "Medical Laboratory Observer" about empowering laboratory leaders to achieve excellence.
Remembering Nancy Reagan and a "Magical Friendship" #ThrowbackThursday - Insights
Nancy Reagan liked to say she had a "magical friendship" with Mayo Clinic, since it was a future surgeon's sleight-of-hand that introduced her to the institution. Mrs. Reagan, who died March 6, 2016, was a loyal Mayo patient and advocate...
Baseball Signed by Lou Gehrig Highlights Mayo History #ThrowbackThursday - Insights
In 1939, in Rochester, Minnesota, a young man named Robert Tierney was playing second base for the city's American Legion baseball team when he crossed paths with another of the game's all-time greats: The Iron Horse himself, Lou Gehrig.