“Better medical care can be achieved through the unique perspectives of lab technicians and methods only they can implement,” says Dr Mari Ushikubo, Chief Medical Technologist and Qualified Clinical Laboratory Managing Physician (CLMP) at the Clinical Laboratory Department, National Hospital Organisation Tokyo Medical Center.
In this interview with Lab Insights, Dr Ushikubo delves into two concepts she is passionately advocating for: an ‘open laboratory that contributes to patient treatment through interdepartmental collaboration, and a ‘proactive laboratory’ that creates value through its initiatives.
Watch the full-length interview to hear her discuss more about the unique voice lab professionals bring to the table.

