Division of Clinical Microbiology Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
ESCMID program contacts: Bobbi S. Pritt, MD, MSc [email protected] Robin Patel, MD, [email protected] (On-site Contact)
About Mayo Clinic
Providing the best • Tertiary care center care to every patient every day • First and largest multidisciplinary, through integrated integrated nonprofit medical group practice clinical practice, in the world education and research • Ranked #1 on the 2015-2018 U.S. News & World Report List of “Best Hospitals” in the USA • Over $500 million/year spent on research
About Clinical Microbiology At Mayo Clinic
• Founded in 1911 Who We Are: Laboratory Directors/Faculty/Consultants • Internationally renowned reference and development laboratory that supports the clinical practice at Mayo Clinic • >3 million laboratory tests performed annually
• 7 Microbiology Specialty Laboratories: Robin Patel, MD Bobbi Pritt, MD Elitza Theel, PhD Joseph Yao, MD Nancy Wengenack, PhD Matthew Binnicker, Audrey Schuetz, MD Division Chair, Parasitology Director Infectious Diseases Hepatitis/HIV Mycology/ PhD Virology Director Bacteriology Co- • Initial Processing Bacteriology Co- Serology Director Director Mycobacteriology Director, Initial Director Director Processing Director • Bacteriology • Mycology • Mycobacteriology Education in Clinical Microbiology • Virology
• Hepatitis/HIV Opportunities for Observers: • Parasitology • Rotation on clinical benches • Infectious Diseases Serology • Completion of unknown sets and examinations/quizzes • Exposure to cutting-edge research and new test development • Over 250 staff including: • 7 MD/PhD Laboratory Directors Rounds and Seminars (selected): • 3 Clinical Microbiology Fellows • Microbiology Teaching Rounds twice/week • 8 Research/Development Specialists • Book Review Sessions thrice/week • 9 Education Specialists • Journal Club once/month • Accreditation: • On-call Conference twice/month • U.S. Centers for Medicare and • Infectious Diseases Grand Rounds once/week Medicaid Services (CLIA) • Research and Development Conference once/month • College of American Pathologists • Infection and Immunity Club several meetings yearly
• New York State Department of Health Education Programs (selected): • Notable milestones: • Mayo Medical School and Mayo Graduate School 1952: Developed Inhibitory Mold Agar • Faculty run medical student’s 1st year Microbiology course, teach in graduate school 1983: Developed Shell Vial Assay for rapid • Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency viral detection 1993: Introduced molecular microbiology • Clinical Microbiology Fellowships testing for routine clinical care • 1-year fellowship for physicians with a medical degree and acceptable US or Canadian residency training in pathology or fellowship training in infectious diseases 2007: Incorporated routine orthopedic • Accredited by the American Committee for Graduate Medical Education implant device sonication for prosthetic • Graduates eligible for American Board of Pathology certification joint infection diagnosis • 2-year fellowship for fellows with a doctoral degree in Microbiology (or related field) 2011: Introduced routine MALDI-TOF mass • Second oldest US training program– highest number of graduates/training spectrometry for routine clinical care program 2009-2015: Discovered new tick-borne • Accredited - American Society for Microbiology Ehrlichia and Borrelia human pathogens • Graduates eligible for American Board of Medical Microbiology certification