About Lab Medicine and Pathology

Bridging the gap between laboratory research and patient care, the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at the University of Minnesota Medical School is a leader in education, research, and clinical medicine. The mission of the department is to explore the basic nature, mechanisms, causes, and courses of human disease; to disseminate knowledge about human disease; and to provide high-quality laboratory services for the diagnosis, management, and prognostic evaluation of patients.

The innovative advances of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology aim to enhance lives through relating laboratory information and research to the clinical tasks of medicine.

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