Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic-Lessons Learned.
Robin PatelNicole Lynn HoppmanCindy M GosseDeborah J Hagen-MoeSusan K DunemannJustin D KreuterSharon A PreussJeffrey Lawrence WintersCharles D SturgisJoseph J MaleszewskiMalvika H SolankiBobbi S PrittMichael RiveraAnn M MairoseMichelle A NelsenKara L HansingSusan M LehmanRandy C GruhlkeJennifer M BolandPublished in: Academic pathology (2021)
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.