Volume 37 Number 5 | October 2023 Pat Tille, PhD, MLS(ASCP), AHI(AMT), FACSc, ASCLS President-Elect As I embark on the upcoming year as the ASCLS president-elect, I thought I would reflect on my professional career and why taking the next step can be an opportunity for anyone. For those in ASCLS who know me, becoming…
Volume 37 Number 5 | October 2023 Letycia C. Nuñez Argote, PhD, CPH, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Diversity Advocacy Council Past Chair Recently evidence has emerged indicating that stress and burnout, along with staffing shortages, the COVID-19 pandemic, and financial stress, are at the top of the reasons for turnover and attrition of health professionals (Anderson-Mutch, 2023).…
Volume 37 Number 5 | October 2023 Sarah Steinberg, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Ascending Professionals Forum Secretary Burnout. That is the word that everyone is warned about, but few of us actually heed. I always thought that burnout was a myth. I thought similar to my immune system, I had built up an immunity to burnout.…
Volume 37 Number 5 | October 2023 Angela D. Darby, MPH, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Board of Directors On July 24, 2020, Taylor Swift released an unannounced album: folklore. During this time, the pandemic was causing havoc across the globe. But it was also creating chaos in my mind and caused my insomnia and anxiety to worsen.…
Volume 37 Number 5 | October 2023 Ali Nussbaum, MHHSA, MLS(ASCP)CM, caPM, ASCLS Board of Directors Have you gone to speak with a co-worker and they snapped rudely at you? Have you ever gone to a supervisor and they brushed you off? These experiences are confusing, hurtful, and personal. It is hard to ignore an…
Volume 37 Number 5 | October 2023 Victoria Roop, MLS(ASCP)CM We have all experienced at one point or another the stress and hardships that come with the demands of being a medical laboratory professional. Long hours turn into long days, which turn into long weeks and no end in sight. COVID took a big hit…
Volume 37 Number 5 | October 2023 Gabrielle Elizabeth D’Antoni, MLT(ASCP)CM Merriam-Webster defines teamwork as “work done by a group acting together so that each member does a part that contributes to the efficiency of the whole.” Success of a laboratory is based on the teamwork of all—whether it is a lonely night shift for…
Volume 37 Number 5 | October 2023 Starting an Online Medical Laboratory Science Education Program Part Five Elizabeth A. Gockel-Blessing, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CM Amanda Reed, MAE, MLS(ASCP)CM We are back from summer break and eager to continue our series on building an online MLS program. As you may recall, in our previous articles we addressed the…
Volume 37 Number 5 | October 2023 Perry M. Scanlan, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CM, AMTF President Alpha Mu Tau Fraternity (AMTF) is a charitable non-profit honor society with the primary purpose of recognizing professionals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of medical laboratory science and seek to enhance our profession by providing scholarships to support…
Volume 37 Number 5 | October 2023 The Lifetime Achievement Award celebrates an ASCLS member who has made significant contributions to ASCLS as well as the laboratory field, and who, by example, has inspired others. This is the 10th year for this award. There were three nominees—Kathryn Doig, Michigan; George Fritsma, Alabama; and Barbara Snyderman,…