ASCLS Today is the membership newsletter of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science.
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Volume 38 Number 3 | June 2024 Christopher Swartz, PhD, MLS(ASCP), ASCLS Today Volunteer Contributor My “official” introduction to artificial intelligence (AI) in laboratory medicine was at a departmental lunch in January 2023. As we prepared to leave the restaurant, my colleague typed a prompt into ChatGPT on his smartphone, asking for a summary of…
Volume 38 Number 3 | June 2024 Sara A. Taylor, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CMMBCM, ASCLS Diversity Advocacy Council Counselor-at-Large Letycia C. Nuñez Argote, PhD, CPH, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Diversity Advocacy Council Past Chair Clinical laboratory data and clinical research are used together to enhance health outcomes. The clinical laboratory generates test results that help clinicians diagnose, monitor, and…
Volume 38 Number 3 | June 2024 Phyllis Ingham, EdD, MLS(ASCP)CM, AHI(AMT), ASCLS Clinical Laboratory Educators Forum Vice Chair The landscape of healthcare has been evolving rapidly over the last several years, demanding a more integrated approach to our teaching practices in health science education. As a response to this shift, interprofessional education (IPE) has…
Volume 38 Number 3 | June 2024 Thao Vu, MS, MLS (ASCP)CM, ASCLS Today Volunteer Contributor How can we provide the learning opportunities needed to build a collaborative-ready healthcare workforce? Responding to a need to strengthen health systems and to establish innovative teaching approaches, the World Health Organization (WHO) published the Framework for Action on…
Volume 38 Number 3 | June 2024 Jean Bauer, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Board of Directors How do we train tomorrow’s medical laboratory science students? To understand how to train them, it’s important to know how students learn. I had an opportunity to visit with the students at the University of Minnesota (UMN) in the Medical Laboratory…
Volume 38 Number 3 | June 2024 Katrina (Kate) Moreau, MPH, MAT, MLS(ASC)CM, ASCLS Patient Safety Committee Vice Chair Georgia Vega, MBA, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Patient Safety Committee Chair Every spring, the fourth-year medical laboratory science students in our program eagerly embark on a semester-long rotation through clinical laboratories at our affiliates. It’s a huge transition,…
Volume 38 Number 3 | June 2024 Candice S. Grayson, MS, MA, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Clinical Laboratory Educators Forum Chair I feel like there needs to be a disclaimer here: The writer of this article is not a writer, but can play one on TV. However, here I am writing anyway, and why? Because I tried…
Volume 38 Number 3 | June 2024 The ASCLS Nominations Committee is pleased to present the following candidates for office in the 2024-25 Society year. Candidates selected by the House of Delegates will take office during the 2024 ASCLS, AGT & SAFMLS Joint Annual Meeting. Delegates will elect one president-elect; four 3-year term directors; one…
Volume 38 Number 3 | June 2024 Kate DeAngelo, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Today Volunteer Contributor I received a call in November 2022 from the Be the Match program informing me that I was a potential match for an 11-year-old boy with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. After being on the bone marrow registry for seven years, I jumped…
Volume 38 Number 3 | June 2024 Aditi Sarkar, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Developing Professional Director At the threshold of a new era in healthcare and the ever-evolving landscape of scientific exploration and technological advancement, the laboratory profession stands at the epicenter of unprecedented change and growth. As we explore the implications of the future, it…