Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic-Lessons Learned

Robin Patel; Nicole Lynn Hoppman; Cindy M Gosse; Deborah J Hagen-Moe; Susan K Dunemann; Justin D Kreuter; Sharon A Preuss; Jeffrey L Winters; Charles D Sturgis; Joseph J Maleszewski; Malvika H Solanki; Bobbi S Pritt; Michael Rivera; Ann M Mairose; Michelle A Nelsen; Kara L Hansing; Susan M Lehman; Randy C Gruhlke; Jennifer M Boland

doi:10.1177/23742895211020487

Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic-Lessons Learned

Acad Pathol. 2021 Jun 30:8:23742895211020487. doi: 10.1177/23742895211020487. eCollection 2021 Jan-Dec.

Authors

Robin Patel¹, Nicole Lynn Hoppman¹, Cindy M Gosse¹, Deborah J Hagen-Moe¹, Susan K Dunemann¹, Justin D Kreuter¹, Sharon A Preuss¹, Jeffrey L Winters¹, Charles D Sturgis¹, Joseph J Maleszewski¹, Malvika H Solanki¹, Bobbi S Pritt¹, Michael Rivera¹, Ann M Mairose¹, Michelle A Nelsen¹, Kara L Hansing¹, Susan M Lehman¹, Randy C Gruhlke¹, Jennifer M Boland¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: COVID-19; education; laboratory medicine; pathology; virtual.