Advocacy for our Laboratorians
Our primary goal is to advocate for our profession and our patients. We do this by representing the interests of the clinical laboratory and affiliated professions and members of the Society in all government and other forums that affect these interests and being involved in national and state legislation and promoting licensure for all medical laboratory professionals.
Educate
We want to provide educational opportunities to students, future students, non-laboratory professionals and patients.
Educational Events:
- Spring Symposium
- Joint Annual Meeting
We encourage our members to share their education and expertise by presenting at these and other professional meetings! Some of our accomplishments include:
Textbook: Clinical Chemistry: Principles, Techniques, and Correlations (8th Edition by members Michael Bishop and Carleen Van Siclen)
Textbook: Proficiency Examination Review Handbook, 10th Edition (Hematology & Hemostasis by Carleen Van Siclen).
Presentation: Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel Laws and Rules (for the 2022 FSCLS Spring Symposium), Carleen Van Siclen.
Presentation: City Lights and Country Nights: The Built Environment's Role in Access to Laboratory Services and Health (for the 2022 FSCLS Spring Symposium and the 2022 ASCLS Joint Annual Meeting), Kyle Riding
Presentation: Oh, the places you will go: Infections of Leisure (for the 2022 FSCLS Spring Symposium), Aaron Odegard
Presentation: Mindfulness and the Medical Laboratory (for the 2023 FSCLS Spring Symposium), Kyle Riding
Presentation: Epigenetics: Diagnostic Methods in the Clinical Laboratory (for the 2023 FSCLS Spring Symposium), Maridaliz Rodriguez-Rosado
Presentation: Old Friends & New: Emerging and Re-Emerging Pathogens in the Microbiology Laboratory (for the 2023 FSCLS Spring Symposium and the 2023 ASCLS Joint Annual Meeting), Maridaliz Rodriguez-Rosado & Emilia Marrero-Greene
Presentation: Diversity Panel on Respect (for the 2022 ASCLS Joint Annual Meeting), Ogechi Ohaeto & Emilia Marrero-Greene
Awards
Below is a list of previous National, Regional, and State award winners. Congratulations! We are very proud of our FSCLS All-Stars!
Scholarship Winners:
- 2023: Evalis Wong (1st) and David Ecker (2nd)
Joint Annual Meeting Awards:
- 2023: Katherine Guise, Rodak Scholarship (E&R), Undergraduate Poster Award
Ascending Professionals Leadership
Developing Professionals Leadership
Voices Under 40
- 2021: Aaron Odegard
- 2020: Jenny Ford
Member of the Year
- 2023: Carleen Van Siclen
- 2020: Halcyon St. Hill
- 2019: Aaron Odegard
Omicron Sigma
- Past winners on the state, regional and national levels: Ogechi Ohaeto, Mark De Luna, Emilia Marrero-Greene, Tripat Kaur, Carleen Van Siclen, Halcyon St. Hill, Jasmine Kendrick
Keys to the Future
- 2023: Katherine Hall, Ed Peterson, Heather McNasby
- 2022: Maridaliz Rodriguez-Rosado
- 2021: Jasmine Kendrick
- 2020: Ogechi Ohaeto, Aaron Odegard, Emilia Marrero-Greene
- 2019: Mark De Luna
- 2016: Tripat Kaur