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Mayo Clinic Labs @Work: Rehab Elkadri

Nicole Holman — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Rehab Elkadri joined Mayo Clinic Laboratories in December 2021, relocating from the United Kingdom to the United Arab Emirates. As an international clinical specialty liaison in the Neurology division for the Middle East and North Africa region, Rehab collaborates with healthcare professionals to promote our advanced diagnostic tests, ensuring providers have precise tools for patient treatment. She values transparency, building trust by advising on cost-effective services. Despite challenges in navigating regional systems, her dedication to patient care and advancing neurology diagnostics drives her work, making a global impact and fulfilling her professional purpose.

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Mayo Clinic Labs @Work: Ona Saras

Nicole Holman — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 13:00:00 +0000

As a clinical specialty representative, Ona Saras’ decade-long dedication to patient care and advocacy for cutting-edge testing at Mayo Clinic Laboratories has transformed lives across Northern California and Reno, Nevada. Through personal experiences and professional insights, Ona shares her commitment to prioritizing patient needs and empowering providers with timely and accurate diagnoses.

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Mayo Clinic Labs @Work: Sherri Hawkins

Luci Gens — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0000

With nearly 30 years at Mayo Clinic, Sherri Hawkins has served in a wide range of laboratory-related roles. Beginning as a laboratorian on the bench and now serving as Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) manager, Sherri has been able to unite her two career passions — laboratory testing and business.

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Mayo Clinic Labs @Work: Carrie Lahner

Nicole Holman — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Carrie began her career at Mayo Clinic in 2006 as the associate director of the Eisenberg Genomics Education Program. In her current role as a genetic counselor, she employs her skills to educate on genetic test offerings and support MCL’s product management team. Motivated by her family’s experience with a genetic condition, Carrie finds purpose and passion in sparking conversations and fostering understanding about the benefits of genetic testing, striving to make genomics accessible to diverse audiences.

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MCL @Work: Robin Huiras-Carlson

Nicole Holman — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Robin Huiras-Carlson's connection with Mayo Clinic traces back to her early years, marked by a diagnosis of a rare genetic condition at the age of 10. Today, as a senior marketing specialist with Mayo Clinic Laboratories, she draws inspiration and purpose from this personal journey to illuminate Mayo’s positive impact on patients and ongoing evolution in diagnostics.

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MCL @Work: Becca Johnson

Nicole Holman — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Becca Johnson, a dedicated project manager, joined Mayo Clinic in 2014, driven by a desire to contribute to an organization making a global impact. With BioPharma Diagnostics, Becca oversees large projects, ensuring efficient sample handling and timely client results. Committed to patient-centric care, she works on transitioning clients to electronic solutions for streamlined processes. Becca finds purpose in collaborative efforts that shape healthcare's future and positively impact patients' lives.

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MCL @Work: Sarah Mason

Nicole Holman — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 13:00:00 +0000

In her current role as senior manager for global logistics at Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Sarah Mason oversees the coordination of patient sample shipments by working with a network of stakeholders, couriers, carriers, and vendors. Sarah emphasizes the critical nature of safe and timely delivery of more than 38,000 samples each day, highlighting the dynamic challenges in healthcare logistics. Through her work, she finds meaning and purpose in collaborating with diverse teams to bring impactful change to Mayo Clinic operations and its patients.

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MCL @Work: Brie LaJoye

Nicole Holman — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0000

Brie LaJoye began her career with Mayo Clinic in 2018 as an intern and has been with the organization for nearly six years. She currently works as a Laboratory information system (LIS) technical specialist, managing lab instrumentation, troubleshooting issues, and improving testing procedures. Her work ensures accurate and timely results for patients and providers, and she takes pride in being a crucial part of the lab's operations.

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MCL @Work: Tamara Staley

Nicole Holman — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0000

Eight years ago, Tamara Staley joined Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ Cardiovascular Sales team selling CV diagnostic testing to community hospitals. Now, she leads sales for Hematology and Oncology’s Central Region. Tamara is proud to help connect physicians and patients to a wide variety of oncology solid tumor testing that includes breast cancer testing.

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MCL @Work: Jane Hermansen

Nicole Holman — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 13:00:00 +0000

Outreach manager Jane Hermansen regards Mayo Clinic as the pinnacle of healthcare. Having spent her formative years in Minnesota, she was inspired by her uncle Roger to embark on a path as a laboratory scientist. Presently, she oversees the Mayo Clinic Laboratories outreach consulting and network programs. In addition, she spearheads the laboratory industry's only outreach conference, Leveraging the Laboratory.

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