- 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.