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Volume 37 Number 3 | June 2023 Ali Nussbaum, MA, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Leadership Development Committee Clinical laboratory science stereotypically attracts highly motivated, intelligent, but introverted people. With any group of high-achieving individuals, a phenomenon called impostor syndrome can occur. As laboratories grow and take on new projects, more positions become available, which also increases the…
Volume 37 Number 3 | June 2023 Brett M. Rice, MHS, MLS(ASCP)CMSHCMSCYMCM At the bench, our profession boils down to our ability to communicate and our ability to perform procedures. Professional communication is demonstrated by our ability to communicate thoughtfully, effectively, and constructively. Professionalism in performing procedures is demonstrated by our proficiency and our willingness…
Volume 37 Number 3 | June 2023 Case Study Jasmine Boykin, MSPH, MLS(ASCP)CM Case History A 69-year-old Caucasian American male with a history of atherosclerotic heart disease, hypercholesteremia, gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD), and prostatic cancer presented to the emergency department with a sore throat, cough, nasal congestion, headache, chills, and a near syncopal episode. The…
Volume 37 Number 3 | June 2023 Kristen Croom, MBA, MLS(ASCP)CMMBCM, FACHE, ASCLS Board of Directors I recently attended an education session about high-reliability organizations (HROs) and how many healthcare organizations use these concepts to reduce patient harm. A key concept in HRO is standardization by applying proven strategies that exhibit consistent outcomes. These strategies…
Volume 37 Number 3 | June 2023 Thao Vu, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM Having graduated from The Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC) New Orleans Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program in May 2013, I was excited to begin my next chapter as a medical laboratory sciences educator at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in August…
Volume 37 Number 3 | June 2023 The ASCLS Nominations Committee is pleased to present the following candidates for office in the 2023-24 Society year. Candidates selected by the House of Delegates will take office during the 2023 ASCLS, AGT & SAFMLS Joint Annual Meeting. Delegates will elect one president-elect; three directors; one 5-year term…
Volume 37 Number 2 | April 2023 Kim Von Ahsen, MHA, MLS(ASCP)CM, SLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS President In the opening scene of Act III of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Hamlet ponders a question, albeit one of the most serious of matters. It’s the use of literary devices like antithesis of “To be or not to be” or the antimetabole…
Volume 37 Number 2 | April 2023 Benjamin Galvan, MLS(ASCP), CIC, CPH, ASCLS Patient Safety Committee Achieving your healthcare career goals can be tough, especially when your role is not always in the spotlight. As a former laboratory professional that transitioned into the infection prevention (IP) career space, one of the greatest roadblocks was understanding…
Volume 37 Number 2 | April 2023 Melissa E. Wyatt, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM, Kentucky Society for Clinical Laboratory Science President “I wish I had found this degree sooner!” As a clinical laboratory educator, I have heard this statement many times from students. Students must identify with the medical laboratory profession before choosing this career path. The…
Volume 37 Number 2 | April 2023 Jolene Le, MLS(ASCP), ASCLS Developing Professionals Forum Councilor Ivann Martinez, PhD, MLS(ASCP), ASCLS Developing Professionals Forum It was my primary care physician that helped me understand the true problem with visibility in the field of clinical laboratory science. I visited my primary care physician to get a physical…