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The Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology provides centralized
clinical laboratory services for Mayo Clinic in Rochester through
the Molecular Genetics Laboratory , Cytogenetics Laboratory and
Biochemical Genetics Laboratory.
More than 461,000 laboratory tests are performed on 318,000 specimens
annually. Specimens are submitted to Mayo Clinic's laboratories
from outside sources through Mayo Medical Laboratories, Mayo Clinic
in Jacksonville, Fla., and Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Ancillary services include an electron microscopy laboratory, a
flow cytometry unit, molecular genetics and cytogenetics laboratories,
and an immunohistochemistry laboratory. Several basic research laboratories
are readily accessible.
You also will have access to Mayo Clinic's extensive tissue registry,
which includes glass slides, paraffin blocks, gross specimens, frozen
tissue and tissue fixed for electron microscopy.
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Faculty
In addition to caring for patients in their clinical practices,
Mayo Clinic's faculty members are committed to teaching and facilitating
the growth of medical knowledge. Many of our faculty have published
and lectured extensively and are recognized leaders in their field.
You will have direct access to Mayo Clinic's laboratory genetic
specialists throughout your training program.
Advisers
You will be assigned a faculty adviser who can provide comprehensive
educational advice and personal support. Your adviser will also
serve as a contact point, introducing you and your family to Rochester
and the Mayo Clinic system.
Visiting Professors
Many prominent professors visit Mayo Clinic each year. They present
their work during noon and/or morning lectures and participate in
hospital rounds. You are encouraged to take full advantage of these
opportunities.
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