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Doing Nothing is not an Option

Volume 37 Number 2 | April 2023 Heather Santaniello, MLS(ASCP)CMMB(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Political Action Committee Chair, ASCLS Ascending Professionals Forum Councilor-at-Large Visibility of this profession is crucial. Workforce shortages and burnout has been a struggle for this profession for years. The way we solve this problem long term is to promote the profession and make it…

Aymen Saihati

Uncovering the Hidden Heroes

Volume 37 Number 2 | April 2023 Aymen Saihati, MS Although they are essential to the process of disease diagnosis and treatment, medical laboratory professionals are frequently in the background and go unnoticed. Through discussion of the benefits of professional visibility for laboratory professionals, the obstacles they face, and the ways in which they can…

Curriculum Review: Do We Have To?

Volume 37 Number 2 | April 2023 Starting an Online Medical Laboratory Science Education Program Part Four Elizabeth A. Gockel-Blessing, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CM Amanda Reed, MAE, MLS(ASCP)CM Our mission, which we chose to accept, was to delve into the world of curriculum mapping, outcomes, taxonomy, consistency between in-seat and online versions of the program, and assessment.…

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Join Your Colleagues and Lab Friends in Providence for the 2023 Joint Annual Meeting

Volume 37 Number 2 | April 2023 Nicholas Moore, PhD, D(ABMM), ASCLS Joint Annual Meeting Steering Committee Chair Maddie Josephs, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Joint Annual Meeting Host Liaison This summer, ASCLS along with our partner organizations the Association of Genetic Technologists (AGT) and Society of American Federal Medical Laboratory Scientists (SAFMLS), will welcome laboratory professionals,…

Kim Von Ahsen

Mindedness in the Pursuit of DEIB and ASCLS

Volume 37 Number 1 | February 2023 Kim Von Ahsen, MHA, MLS(ASCP)CM,SLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS President The subject of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) is one that gives me pause. Pause because I am not an expert, and this topic is so critically important to ASCLS, the profession, and to our patients. I want to make…

Kasey Edwardson

Ungrading: Increasing Equity, Access, and Inclusion in Medical Laboratory Education Programs

Volume 37 Number 1 | February 2023 Kasey Edwardson, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CMSCCM Becoming a medical laboratory professional requires knowledge and competence that is typically proven by passing a Board of Certification (BOC) exam. While there are a few certification options, the most popular and recognized are the medical laboratory technician (MLT) and medical laboratory scientist (MLS)…

Stacy Walz and Courtney Shrader

Providing Care to Indigenous Peoples

Volume 37 Number 1 | February 2023 Stacy Walz, PhD, MLS(ASCP), ASCLS Patient Safety Committee Courtney Shrader, MSHS, MLS(ASCP)CM, CPHQ, ASCLS Patient Safety Committee The U.S. Census in 2020 estimated that approximately 11.3 million citizens are Indigenous Peoples1. Of those, 9.7 million are American Indian and Alaskan Native (AI/AN) and 1.6 million are Native Hawaiian…

Emilia Marrero-Greene

Love, In Any Language

Volume 37 Number 1 | February 2023 Emilia Marrero-Greene, MEd, MT(AAB), M(ASCP), ASCLS-Florida President, ASCLS Diversity Advocacy Council Secretary In June of 2022, I had the privilege of speaking at the ASCLS, AGT & SAFMLS Joint Annual Meeting as part of a panel presented by the ASCLS Diversity Advocacy Council (DAC). The theme of this…

Mixed Match

What’s Race Got to Do with It?

Volume 37 Number 1 | February 2023 Ogechi Ohaeto, MLS(ASCP), ASCLS Ascending Professionals Forum Secretary and ASCLS Diversity Advocacy Council Councilor-at-Large In September the ASCLS Diversity Advocacy Council (DAC) held a movie night/matinee featuring a movie called Mixed Match. This documentary featured stories told from the perspective of mixed-race blood cancer patients struggling with the…