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A Mayo Clinic podcast for laboratory professionals, physicians, and students, hosted by Justin Kreuter, M.D., assistant professor of laboratory medicine and pathology at Mayo Clinic, featuring educational topics and insightful takeaways to apply in your practice.
- Welcome to Lab Medicine
Rounds, a curated podcast
for laboratory professionals,
physicians, and students.
I'm your host, Justin Kreuter,
a transfusion medicine pathologist
and associate professor
of laboratory medicine
and pathology at Mayo Clinic.
And today is our final
rounds together in this form
of a podcast, at least. Over the years,
Lab Medicine Rounds has been a space
for educational conversations
that bridge laboratory medicine
and the clinical practice
focusing on the why of our work,
connecting science to care
and professionals to purpose.
And along the way, we've
welcomed many students
to this multifaceted healthcare field.
Throughout our podcast journey,
conversations have remained mindful
of medical competencies
such as medical knowledge,
interpersonal and communication
skills, patient care,
professionalism, practice-based learning,
and systems-based practice.
Furthermore, because of our
interprofessional focus,
we have tried to highlight
shared values, mutual respect,
understanding the different roles
and responsibilities,
how we communicate across different teams,
and finally, how we adapt to
function as a healthcare team
for the needs of our patient.
To every guest, every listener,
and every member of our production team,
I want to extend a very sincere
and heartfelt thank you.
Each of you has enabled
and supported lab medicine
rounds, which has been a source
of a lot of professional joy for me.
So as I reflect on this
journey, one thing is clear.
The work happening in the lab
deserves even more attention.
And in today's media
landscape, we have new ways
to bring these stories to life.
So while we're putting Lab
Medicine Rounds on an indefinite
pause, we're beginning a new project, one
that will enable us to
further explore the science
and art of medicine.
My working title for this
new project is "Disease
and Diagnosis."
The new format will enable us
to actually show pathology,
interview multiple experts,
understand the key diagnostic
lessons about making
that diagnosis.
And also,
and I'm really excited
about this part, making the
behind the scenes work visible.
So we're in the early stages
of building this new case-based
long form video series.
The series will be visual
featuring clinical context
highlighting collaboration decision points
and aspects that connect the lab findings
and patient outcomes.
We don't have final titles,
scripts, or footage yet,
but we're actively planning.
It's gonna take a little bit of time,
but look forward to
see this in early 2026.
We'd love for you to
stay connected with us
through this transition.
So here's a couple
pointers on how to do that.
First, follow Mayo Clinic
Laboratories on your social
media platforms.
Second, subscribe to our YouTube channel.
Just search for Mayo Clinic Laboratories.
Third, visit our website
news.mayocliniclabs.com
or fourth email
mcleducation@mayo.edu
and ask to be placed on our email list
and we'll send you out updates.
Even though we'll be on hiatus
and obviously working very
hard behind the scenes,
we'll keep you posted on our progress
and give each of you a front
row seat of what's going on
and when the new series launches.
Lab Medicine Rounds
has been a gift to host
and a testament to the
power of conversation
and advancing care.
While this is our last traditional
episode, it's not the end
of our commitment to
storytelling in lab medicine.
We're just shifting formats. So
that we can go even deeper
and show more clearly
how the lab truly connects
to the clinical practice.
Thank you for listening.
Thank you for your time, your curiosity,
your belief in the value of this field.
We'll see you again
soon in a whole new way.
Until then, continue
to connect lab medicine
and the clinical practice
through educational conversations
of your own.