The Final Rounds

This episode marks the end of “Lab Medicine Rounds.” Host Justin Kreuter, M.D., reflects on the impact of the series and introduces an upcoming video-based project that will bring lab stories to life in powerful new ways.

Episode Transcript

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- Welcome to Lab MedicineRounds, a curated podcast
for laboratory professionals,physicians, and students.
I'm your host, Justin Kreuter,
a transfusion medicine pathologist
and associate professorof laboratory medicine
and pathology at Mayo Clinic.
And today is our finalrounds together in this form

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of a podcast, at least. Over the years,
Lab Medicine Rounds has been a space
for educational conversations
that bridge laboratory medicine
and the clinical practicefocusing on the why of our work,
connecting science to careand professionals to purpose.
And along the way, we'vewelcomed many students

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to this multifaceted healthcare field.
Throughout our podcast journey,
conversations have remained mindful
of medical competenciessuch as medical knowledge,
interpersonal and communicationskills, patient care,
professionalism, practice-based learning,

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and systems-based practice.
Furthermore, because of ourinterprofessional focus,
we have tried to highlightshared values, mutual respect,
understanding the different roles
and responsibilities,
how we communicate across different teams,
and finally, how we adapt tofunction as a healthcare team

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for the needs of our patient.To every guest, every listener,
and every member of our production team,
I want to extend a very sincereand heartfelt thank you.
Each of you has enabled
and supported lab medicinerounds, which has been a source
of a lot of professional joy for me.

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So as I reflect on thisjourney, one thing is clear.
The work happening in the labdeserves even more attention.
And in today's medialandscape, we have new ways
to bring these stories to life.
So while we're putting LabMedicine Rounds on an indefinite

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pause, we're beginning a new project, one
that will enable us tofurther explore the science
and art of medicine.
My working title for thisnew project is "Disease
and Diagnosis."
The new format will enable us
to actually show pathology,

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interview multiple experts,
understand the key diagnosticlessons about making
that diagnosis.
And also,
and I'm really excitedabout this part, making the
behind the scenes work visible.
So we're in the early stages

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of building this new case-basedlong form video series.
The series will be visualfeaturing clinical context
highlighting collaboration decision points
and aspects that connect the lab findings
and patient outcomes.
We don't have final titles,scripts, or footage yet,

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but we're actively planning.
It's gonna take a little bit of time,
but look forward tosee this in early 2026.
We'd love for you tostay connected with us
through this transition.
So here's a couplepointers on how to do that.
First, follow Mayo ClinicLaboratories on your social

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media platforms.
Second, subscribe to our YouTube channel.
Just search for Mayo Clinic Laboratories.
Third, visit our websitenews.mayocliniclabs.com
or fourth email
[e-mail]
and ask to be placed on our email list

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and we'll send you out updates.
Even though we'll be on hiatus
and obviously working veryhard behind the scenes,
we'll keep you posted on our progress
and give each of you a frontrow seat of what's going on
and when the new series launches.
Lab Medicine Roundshas been a gift to host

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and a testament to thepower of conversation
and advancing care.
While this is our last traditionalepisode, it's not the end
of our commitment tostorytelling in lab medicine.
We're just shifting formats. So
that we can go even deeper
and show more clearly

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how the lab truly connects
to the clinical practice.
Thank you for listening.
Thank you for your time, your curiosity,
your belief in the value of this field.
We'll see you againsoon in a whole new way.

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Until then, continueto connect lab medicine
and the clinical practicethrough educational conversations
of your own.