Learning Through Teaching Global Health: Bill Morice, M.D., Ph.D.


Answers from the Lab

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., CEO and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories. They discuss Dr. Pritt’s recent trip to Uganda where she taught a global health course as part of a Mayo Clinic-sponsored initiative to help expand knowledge around the world in global health and tropical medicine.

Their discussion includes:

  • Dr. Pritt’s experience in Uganda teaching diverse, hands-on laboratory skills to international healthcare professionals.
  • Benefits of increasing knowledge of global health and practicing medicine in a resource-limited tropical setting.
  • How access to diagnostics is driving disparities of care within the United States and across the world.

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Suzanne Ferguson

Suzanne Ferguson is a Marketing Channel Manager at Mayo Clinic Laboratories and has worked at Mayo Clinic since 2014. Outside of work, Suzanne can be found traveling, reading and spending time with her family.