Volume 36 Number 3 | June 2022 Hassan Aziz, PhD, FACSs, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS President A former student of mine and a current colleague posted a photo of her new vehicle on social media. It was a very nice vehicle. I posted, complimenting her new ride. She replied, “Lab has been good to me.” I was…
Volume 36 Number 3 | June 2022 Patient Safety Corner Stacy Walz, PhD, MT(ASCP), ASCLS Patient Safety Committee Chair According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, one definition of the word, community, is “a unified body of individuals, with a common characteristic or interest.” This “interest” could be professional, political, social, historical, or economic. In the context…
Volume 36 Number 3 | June 2022 Barbara Ann Harvey, MAEd, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Membership Committee It may seem odd for someone who’s spent most of her life roaming from one end of the country to the other to be writing an article on community. When you are crazy enough to take the roads less traveled,…
Volume 36 Number 3 | June 2022 Deb Rodahl, MBA, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Today Editor Community is the theme for this issue of ASCLS Today. Community can be found in the workplace, within the laboratory, or in collaboration with the rest of the healthcare team members in your workplace. Community is also very present at our…
Volume 36 Number 3 | June 2022 Beth Warning, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM, AHI(AMT), ASCLS Region IV Director Elizabeth Warning, MS MLS How do you begin to explain the community found within ASCLS? When I first became active in the Society in 2001, I joined at the request of my employer to be eligible for reduced registration…
Volume 36 Number 3 | June 2022 DeAnne Maxwell, MBA, MLS(ASCP)CM, CLEC 2022 Steering Committee Chair Well, it finally happened. We welcomed over 630 educators from across the country at the 2022 Clinical Laboratory Educators Conference (CLEC) in Denver on March 14. Whether attending in-person or joining virtually, for three days we bonded, learned, shared,…
Volume 36 Number 3 | June 2022 The ASCLS Nominations Committee is pleased to present the following candidates for office in the 2022-23 Society year. Candidates selected by the House of Delegates will take office during the 2022 ASCLS, AGT & SAFMLS Joint Annual Meeting. Delegates will elect one president-elect; one secretary-treasurer; one director each…
Membership Renewal Season Begins, Free Webinar on Diabetes Diagnosis, Volunteer Opportunities, and more. Membership Renewal Season ASCLS has already begun the 2022-23 membership renewal season. Thank you to the over 850 members who renewed early, saving the Society significant funds that would have been spent on paper mailings. For those of you who have not…
Free Webinar, Lab Week Celebrations, Early Registration for the Joint Annual Meeting, and more. Medical Laboratory Professionals Week: Get Ready to Celebrate! Free ASCLS Webinar Complementary Role of Cytology and Molecular Testing in Thyroid Nodule Management Tuesday, April 26, 12 pm EDT This presentation will provide an overview of the diagnostic evaluation of thyroid nodules…
Volume 36 Number 2 | April 2022 Hassan Aziz, PhD, FACSs, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS President Over the years, I have advised hundreds of students. Prospective and current students, as well as graduates, seek my advice on academic and professional issues. Academic advising is an ongoing, decision-making process between educators and students. The purpose is to assist…