Justin Kreuter, M.D., discusses continuing medical education and why it is important in his laboratory medicine practice.

Every week, Mayo Clinic microbiologist Bobbi Pritt, M.D., posts a new Parasite Wonders case. In this week’s case, structures were seen in the stool of a young child. What is the identification?

Ali Addesso, a student in Mayo Clinic’s Medical Laboratory Science program, discusses her experience in presenting the program to local high school students through Mayo’s Exploring Program.

Every week, Mayo Clinic microbiologist Bobbi Pritt, M.D., posts a new Parasite Wonders case. In this week’s case, structures were seen in a concentrated stool specimen and measured approximately 75 micrometers in greatest dimension (2.5 micrometers per line on the scale bar). What is the identification?

Employees often ask our Ergonomics Department, “What is the most important part of having a good workstation?” The answer—A fully adjustable chair. Sandra Woolley, Ph.D., Certified Professional Ergonomist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, provides an overview.

Andrew Norgan, M.D, Ph.D., Chief Resident for the Mayo Clinic Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency Program, provides an overview of Mayo Clinic PathWays.

Every week, Mayo Clinic microbiologist Bobbi Pritt, M.D., posts a new Parasite Wonders case. In this week’s case, small white motile objects were seen in a infant’s stool specimen by the mother, and a stool ova and parasite exam were ordered. What is the identification?

Alex Harker, a student in Mayo Clinic’s medical laboratory science class of 2017, discusses the unique learning style in Mayo’s medical laboratory science program.

Mike Baisch, Systems Engineer at Mayo Clinic, discusses the mechanics of performing a staffing-to-workload analysis in the testing laboratories. There are three primary areas of focus with staffing needs: direct effort, indirect effort, and operational needs. This post focuses on direct effort.

Every week, Mayo Clinic microbiologist Bobbi Pritt, M.D., posts a new Parasite Wonders case. This week’s case is an arthropod, which was found on a sandy beach in South America. It is approximately 1 mm in greatest dimension. What is the identification?

Justin Kreuter, M.D., a clinical pathologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, will be blogging monthly about his experiences in laboratory medicine. This post provides an introduction to Dr. Kreuter, his work, and his blog.

Every week, Mayo Clinic microbiologist Bobbi Pritt, M.D., posts a new Parasite Wonders case. This week’s case is from an elderly institutionalized patient with diffuse thickened skin on her arms and back. A crust from her skin was submitted for examination, and scrapings showed the following images. What is the identification?

Interested in science and helping people? Kate McKeown, a student in Mayo Clinic’s medical laboratory science class of 2017, discusses how medical laboratory science might be the career option for you.