ASCLS Today is the membership newsletter of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science.

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Alpha Mu Tau Fraternity

The Alpha Mu Tau Fraternity and the ASCLS Connection

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…

2022-23 ASCLS President Kim Von Ahsen with 2023 ASCLS Lifetime Achievement Award Winner George Fritsma

2023 ASCLS Lifetime Achievement Award

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,…

Lucinda Utz

Burnout: Why all the Fuss?

Volume 37 Number 5 | October 2023 Lucinda Utz, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM Burnout among healthcare workers has been a known concern for many years, but it has primarily been studied in providers and nurses working the front lines of critical care and emergency medicine. With the arrival of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, it became even more apparent…

Kim Von Ahsen

ASCLS Year in Review, A Mission and Vision Renewed

Volume 37 Number 4 | August 2023 Kim Von Ahsen, MHA, MLS(ASCP)CMSLSCM, ASCLS President, 2022-23 When I reflect on my presidency, I think about this quote from Peter Drucker: “The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday’s logic.” To put it into another context, I prefer…

Claude Rector

Hello, I’m Claude Rector

Volume 37 Number 4 | August 2023 Claude Rector, MA, MLS(ASCP), ASCLS President, 2023-24 Thank you. Those are the two most powerful words in the world. I would not be here today as president of ASCLS, if not for the help of many of my ASCLS peers. Let me begin the thank you list with…

Jeremiah Oh

Through Us, A Community—Through You, New Beginnings

Volume 37 Number 4 | August 2023 Jeremiah Oh, MHS, MLS(ASCP)CMMBCM, ASCLS Developing Professionals Forum Vice Chair, ASCLS-Georgia Developing Professional Director As the 2022-23 membership year draws to a close, I find myself looking back on the changes that developed and followed me this year. Between preparing for an upcoming BOC exam, closing out the…

Cultivating a Community of Learners and Professionals

Cultivating a Community of Learners and Professionals

Volume 37 Number 4 | August 2023 This article presents perspectives of professionals who are fortunate to witness the journey individuals travel as they enter a laboratory science educational program as students, continue to clinical experiences, then careers, and subsequently go on to become a member of the ASCLS community. The Community of a Program…

Quad City Botanical Center

Community on a Field Trip

Volume 37 Number 4 | August 2023 K. Lindsey Davenport-Landry, DCLS, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Board of Directors The focus of this issue of our ASCLS Today newsletter is community, and when I think of the laboratory community, I think of our professional societies, our local lab benchmarking groups, and the people I work with at my…