ASCLS Today is the membership newsletter of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science.
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Volume 36 Number 6 | December 2022 Saint Louis University, Quest Diagnostics Team up on Innovative Partnership to Address the Shortage of MLS Professionals Nationwide Amanda Reed, MAE, MLS(ASCP)CM Medical laboratory science, the heartbeat of America’s healthcare system, is in distress. The meteoric rise in services—medical laboratory scientists perform an astounding 14 billion diagnostic tests…
Volume 36 Number 6 | December 2022 Looking for Future Leaders At the Joint Annual Meeting in June 2023, ASCLS delegates will choose from the candidates who have indicated a willingness to serve in the leadership positions for the coming year. This is one of the many benefits and responsibilities of belonging to a grassroots…
Volume 36 Number 6 | December 2022 Elizabeth A. Gockel-Blessing, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CM Amanda Reed, MAE, MLS(ASCP)CM Building an online program can put stress on existing information technology (IT) infrastructure. IT infrastructure in this context is defined as the set of components that comprise an IT service. For IT infrastructure to be successful, there must be…
Volume 36 Number 5 | October 2022 Kim Von Ahsen, MHA, MLS(ASCP)CM, SLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS President Do you remember the first time you fought for a cause, the first time you learned about advocacy? My mother sure does! She can tell you how she discovered that her 16-year-old daughter took permanent marker to all the tuna…
Volume 36 Number 5 | October 2022 Claude Rector, MA, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS President-Elect ASCLS has long been the preeminent medical laboratory professional organization, in large part due to the contributions of our talented members. However, ASCLS is in the midst of transformational changes to ensure our organization is relevant to our newer professionals. The concerning…
Volume 36 Number 5 | October 2022 Cheyenne Reyes, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Ascending Professionals Forum Director There are a lot of differing opinions on contract employees, or travelers, in the field of laboratory science. No matter what your view may be on whether travelers serve a beneficial or harmful role in the profession, we cannot ignore…
Volume 36 Number 5 | October 2022 Heather Santaniello, MLS(ASCP)CMMB(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Political Action Committee Trustee, ASCLS Ascending Professionals Forum Councilor-at-Large If you have been to the Joint Annual Meeting (JAM) or the Laboratory Legislative Symposium, then you have certainly seen the table decked out in red, white, and blue that draws your curiosity the first…
Volume 36 Number 5 | October 2022 The ASCLS Education & Research Fund, Inc., is pleased to announce two new scholarships that will be awarded in 2023. Barbara Snyderman has funded a scholarship called the Snyderwomen Scholarship. It is in memory of her mother, Shirley Snyderman, and her aunt, Eda Snyderman, both of whom inspired…
Volume 36 Number 5 | October 2022 Kerry Toups, MT(ASCP), ASCLS Marketing and Communications Committee Member For the first time in over 20 years, I celebrated Medical Laboratory Professionals Week outside of a clinical laboratory. My former employer set the bar high for celebrating Lab Week with employee cook-offs, games, prizes, and gifts. I wanted…
Volume 36 Number 5 | October 2022 James T. Griffith, PhD, ASCLS Past President, ASCLS Government Affairs Committee Advisor As clinical laboratory professionals, we are guardians of certain scientific knowledge, a way of professional practice, as well as an infrastructure that allows for patient interaction, specimen collection, test performance, and result reporting. All of this…