ASCLS Today is the membership newsletter of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science.
To submit an article for ASCLS Today, contact Editor Debra Rodahl.
Susan Stalewski, MBA, MLS(ASCP)CM Members will often indicate that they would like to be more active and involved in the organization. ASCLS Scientific Assemblies are excellent vehicles for member involvement and connection with ASCLS on a state and national level. Scientific Assembly participation is foundational to the grassroots philosophy of ASCLS and supportive of the…
Ally Storla, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Georgia President Elect ASCLS Georgia is a unique state society that enjoys strong bonds from longtime members who provide their expertise and leadership experience before passing the torch to the Ascending Professionals. ASCLS Georgia has annually provided the medical laboratory students of Georgia with review sessions in the spring to assist…
Roslyn McQueen, PhD, CCRC, ASCLS President I am excited to begin the 2018-19 ASCLS year under the theme, “ASCEND – Exemplifying Sustainable Excellence in Laboratory Medicine.” The organization will answer the call to action, addressing the critical issues that impact our members and constituent societies. ASCEND represents this call to action for an organization experiencing…
Janelle M. Chiasera, PhD, Region III Director The Institute of Medicine (IOM) issued a recommendation to move healthcare institutions toward becoming high reliability organizations (HROs). An HRO is defined as an organization whose clients can count on the organization to perform as it has advertised. The industries first to embrace the HRO concepts were those…
Deb Rodahl, MBA, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Past President It has been my honor and privilege to serve as ASCLS president for the last year. I am a firm believer in the value that ASCLS brings to the clinical laboratory sciences profession and to the practitioners within this profession. ASCLS has helped shape who I am professionally…
Maria Rodriguez, MLS(ASCP)CM My high school counselor used to quote Pablo Neruda at the end of every academic year: “Nosotros, los de entonces, ya no somos los mismos.” This quote was his eloquent way of making us reflect on how everything is constantly changing. At the time, I thought this phrase was the cheesiest thing…
Kristy Andrus, MLT(ASCP)CM My journey to become a licensed, certified MLT has surely been a long and rewarding one. I have been interested in the medical profession since I was a child. The difficulties and challenges I would have to overcome as a deaf person to be given a welcoming chance became ever clearer as…
Each year, the ASCLS Board of Directors honors those individuals who have made a significant contribution to ASCLS this past year. The following members were recognized with plaques: Karen Chandler, 2018 Co-Chair for CLEC in Houston Brandy Greenhill, 2018 Co-Chair for CLEC in Houston Nicholas Moore, 2018 Host Liaison for the Annual Meeting in Chicago…
The Lifetime Achievement Award honors a member who has made remarkable contributions to ASCLS and the laboratory field, and who, by outstanding example, has inspired others. Nominees for the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award were: Judy Davis, Tennessee; Kathleen Finnegan, New York; Paula Garrott, Illinois; and Linda Goossen, Michigan. The Lifetime Achievement Award winner for 2018…
Louann Lawrence, DrPH, Chair, ASCLS Education and Research Fund, Inc. The ASCLS Education and Research (E&R) Fund, Inc., awarded two research grants and six scholarships at the ASCLS Annual Meeting in Chicago, totaling $10,000 in grant funds and $11,000 in scholarships for the 2018 funding year. Thanks to your monetary donations and generosity by donating…