Janelle M. Chiasera, PhD, ASCLS Region III Director Fifteen years after the release of the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) landmark report, To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System, a follow-up report released by the IOM in 2015 makes the case that the delivery of health care continues to proceed with a glaring blind…
Deb Rodahl, MBA, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS President {/textblock_content}[/yee_text_block][yee_button title=”Stream an interview with Deb and go more in-depth on constituent society leadership.” href=”https://www.ascls.org/images/ASCLS_Today/President_Interview/Rodahl_201803_FINAL.mp3″ color=”yee-btn-primary” size=”yee-btn-default” state=”” icon=”” icon_assign=”right” target=”_blank” rel=”” ex_class=”” style_detail=”” yee-widget-theme=”default” border_color=”” border=”none” visiable=”1″][/yee_button][yee_text_block css_animation=”no” ex_class=”” style_detail=”” yee-widget-theme=”default” border_color=”” border=”none” visiable=”1″]{textblock_content} In my president’s acceptance speech, I noted that I plan to focus my efforts…
Brooke Solberg, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS-North Dakota President and Region V Membership Committee Representative Shannon Jongeward, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS-North Dakota Bylaws Chair Those of us that are active participants in ASCLS recognize its critical role in fostering the laboratory profession. Unfortunately, many laboratory professionals are choosing not to be part of the organization. If ASCLS is…
Susan Naka MT(ASCP)CM, MS, ASCLS-Hawaii Past President Kristen Croom, MLS(ASCP)CM, MB(ASCP)CM, ASCLS-Hawaii Past President The ASCLS-Hawaii society decided to take a different approach to activities for the 2015-2016 year. At an annual board meeting in early 2015, some members said the biggest issue in Hawaii was members and prospective members not seeing the “value of…
Judy Moore, B.S. Current blood banking policies in the United States require screening blood donors for behaviors that might increase their risk of infectious disease and then deferring them if necessary. Donor blood is also screened by serological and nucleic acid tests for various known transfusion-transmissible diseases to ensure safety and protect the transfusion recipients.…
Halcyon St. Hill, Ed.D., M.S., MLS(ASCP)CM, FASAHP, ASCLS Diversity Advisory Council Member Diversity and inclusiveness are not just buzz words; they are terms that address the uniqueness of each individual and extend beyond our perceptions of each person. Perceptions are deeply rooted in our beliefs, values, and life experiences, and may lead to unprecedented judgements.…
Jessica McMahon, Maeve Montesi, Sara Downie As three University of Delaware Medical Laboratory Sciences students, we had no idea what to expect at our first ASCLS Legislative Symposium in Washington, D.C. We were unfamiliar with what lobbying was, how it was done, or the extreme importance of the issues for which we were lobbying. Although…
Suzanne Campbell, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Past President ASCLS leaders move the Society forward based on direction from our strategic map. Our unique critical objective defines the overall focus on ASCLS and is supported by six pillars – marketing, membership, organization efficiency and internal communications, advocacy and professional promotion, collaboration, and education. The ASCLS Board of…
Kelcey E Harper, MLS(ASCP)CM, New Professionals and New Members Forum Chair When I was a student, I spent countless hours studying for exams hoping I would make it to graduation. Prior to graduation, I spent hours searching for jobs hoping I would get an offer before I even had my degree in hand. I didn’t…
Maria Rodriguez, ASCLS Student Forum Chair If I received a dime every time I needed to explain what Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) is, I would have more money than Bill Gates. The first 100 times that people asked me I was more than happy to answer, but there came a point where it was exhausting…