Answers from the Lab

Dr. Bill Morice, chair of the department of laboratory medicine and pathology at Mayo Clinic and the president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories joins the Answers from the Lab podcast to speak on leadership in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically addressing the first time he realized COVID-19 was going to be a problem for the United States, plans to equip the organization to assist with testing on a large scale, organizing a command center, and sharing the challenges that Mayo Clinic Laboratories has faced and overcome.

Show Notes

 (01:24)
 When did you first realize that the virus was likely to be a problem in the United States? And how did you respond at that time? 
 
 (03:44)
 How did you progress then when you realized that we did need to step up our efforts and start putting a team together? What were your plans for that and who did you pick to represent the individuals for that team? 
 
 (05:47)
 So how did your efforts change as the pandemic progressed and what steps did you take as a leader? 
 
(09:23)
 So what do operations look like today? How has this been running?

 (12:00)
 Reflecting back now with all of these challenges, do you have any lessons you'd like to share with our audience about being a leader during an emergency, such as the COVID-19 pandemic?


Resources:
https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/covid19/

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