Volume 37 Number 2 | April 2023 Aymen Saihati, MS Although they are essential to the process of disease diagnosis and treatment, medical laboratory professionals are frequently in the background and go unnoticed. Through discussion of the benefits of professional visibility for laboratory professionals, the obstacles they face, and the ways in which they can…
Volume 37 Number 2 | April 2023 Ali Nussbaum, MA, MLS(ASCP)CM Laboratory: the behind-the-scenes profession that no one has ever heard of … or at least, that is what people in the field say as we try to remain purposely unknown. The COVID-19 pandemic has made the lab a front and center force to demonstrate…
Volume 37 Number 2 | April 2023 Starting an Online Medical Laboratory Science Education Program Part Four Elizabeth A. Gockel-Blessing, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CM Amanda Reed, MAE, MLS(ASCP)CM Our mission, which we chose to accept, was to delve into the world of curriculum mapping, outcomes, taxonomy, consistency between in-seat and online versions of the program, and assessment.…
Volume 37 Number 2 | April 2023 Nicholas Moore, PhD, D(ABMM), ASCLS Joint Annual Meeting Steering Committee Chair Maddie Josephs, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Joint Annual Meeting Host Liaison This summer, ASCLS along with our partner organizations the Association of Genetic Technologists (AGT) and Society of American Federal Medical Laboratory Scientists (SAFMLS), will welcome laboratory professionals,…
Volunteer for an ASCLS committee, attend a free webinar, get ideas for Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, save the date for the 2023 ASCLS, AGT & SAFMLS Joint Annual Meeting, apply for undergraduate and graduate CLS scholarships, and more. Volunteer for ASCLS Committees Apply by March 27 Applications are now open for national committee appointments with…
Last chance to register for CLEC 2023 at the regular rate, submit ASCLS Award nominations, volunteer for a national committee, sign up for a free webinar on Patient Blood Management, save the date for the 2023 JAM, and more. Last Chance to Attend CLEC 2023 at the Regular Registration Rate March 2-4 | New Orleans,…
Volume 37 Number 1 | February 2023 Kim Von Ahsen, MHA, MLS(ASCP)CM,SLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS President The subject of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) is one that gives me pause. Pause because I am not an expert, and this topic is so critically important to ASCLS, the profession, and to our patients. I want to make…
Volume 37 Number 1 | February 2023 Kasey Edwardson, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CMSCCM Becoming a medical laboratory professional requires knowledge and competence that is typically proven by passing a Board of Certification (BOC) exam. While there are a few certification options, the most popular and recognized are the medical laboratory technician (MLT) and medical laboratory scientist (MLS)…
Volume 37 Number 1 | February 2023 Stacy Walz, PhD, MLS(ASCP), ASCLS Patient Safety Committee Courtney Shrader, MSHS, MLS(ASCP)CM, CPHQ, ASCLS Patient Safety Committee The U.S. Census in 2020 estimated that approximately 11.3 million citizens are Indigenous Peoples1. Of those, 9.7 million are American Indian and Alaskan Native (AI/AN) and 1.6 million are Native Hawaiian…
Volume 37 Number 1 | February 2023 Emilia Marrero-Greene, MEd, MT(AAB), M(ASCP), ASCLS-Florida President, ASCLS Diversity Advocacy Council Secretary In June of 2022, I had the privilege of speaking at the ASCLS, AGT & SAFMLS Joint Annual Meeting as part of a panel presented by the ASCLS Diversity Advocacy Council (DAC). The theme of this…