ADVANCE Outlook: Lab Professionals : leadership

Joint Commission Announces Appointment

Kerri Penno — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:42:00 GMT

The Joint Commission has announced the appointment of Jennifer F. Rhamy, MBA, MA, MT(ASCP), SBB, HP as executive director of the Laboratory Accreditation Program. Rhamy, a veteran healthcare professional with experience in both hospitals and blood centers,...(read more)

LabCorp to Merge With Monogram Biosciences

Caitlin Maloney — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:02:00 GMT

A LabCorp press release stated the company is set to strengthen it's leadership in infectious disease and oncology, and advance personalized medicine strategy by acquiring Monogram Biosciences Inc., a provider of diagnostic products. The merger will allow...(read more)

Who Is Going to Lead Your Laboratory in 2014?

Matthew Patton — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:25:00 GMT

Approximately 20 percent of lab managers report planning to retire in the next 5 years, and a shortage of nearly 5,000 medical technologists is projected per year. On Thursday afternoon, Tara Kochis, executive vice president of Slone Partners, Miami Beach,...(read more)

Benjamin Nominated for Surgeon General

Caitlin Maloney — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:05:00 GMT

President Obama has nominated Regina Benjamin, MD, MBA, to be the next surgeon general of the U.S. Dr. Benjamin, a family physician form rural Bayou La Batre, AL was a member of COLA's board of directors in the mid 1990s. Dr. Benjamin was the first African...(read more)

AACC Appoints Executive Editor

Kerri Penno — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:22:00 GMT

In response to the growing number of Lab Tests Online Web sites worldwide, AACC announced D. Robert Dufour, MD, has been named to the newly created position of executive editor for the global network. Dr. Dufour is a 9-year veteran of Lab Tests Online,...(read more)

AMT Awards

Amanda Koehler — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:22:00 GMT

Tonight at the AMT Award Convocation, AMT members will win awards for their talent, skills and service. Congrats to all winners! Order of the Golden Microscope --Charlie Baker, MT, South Carolina Medallion of Merit --Patricia Poitier-Sands, RMA, Florida...(read more)

Resisting Change

Amanda Koehler — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:58:00 GMT

Yesterday at the AMT National Meeting, Jim Hernandez, MD, MS, assistant professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, College of Medicine; medical director of Laboratories and Chair of Clinical Pathology, Mayo Clinic-Arizona, spoke to attendees...(read more)

Lessons From the Hudson

Amanda Koehler — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:24:00 GMT

"I was shaking. My heart was beating fast. I was scared ... and that was only when I was being interviewed by 60 Minutes !" US Airways First Officer Jeff Skiles told this joke when he opened up the keynote address at the 71st AMT National Meeting, held...(read more)

Preparing for a Bio-Katrina

Matthew T. Patton — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:03:00 GMT

In an interview with Federal News Radio in March, Tara O’Toole, MD, MPH, was asked what she would tell President Obama if she had the chance. Her reply: "There is a possibility, a real possibility, that there could be the equivalent of a bio-Katrina on...(read more)

Crabs and Labs?

Amanda Koehler — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:42:00 GMT

I saw this article on the Harvard Business Review Web site today. The author discusses the Discovery Channel show The Deadliest Catch and how it can teach all professionals about leadership. On the show, a crew goes out on crab-fishing boats to catch...(read more)

Council Elects Leadership Team

Amanda Koehler — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:51:00 GMT

We recently received the following press release from AACC:

"The member organizations of the Coordinating Council on the Clinical Laboratory Workforce (CCCLW) have elected Susan Gross, the representative of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC), to a 2-year term as Chair of the CCCLW. She replaces Paula Garrott of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS), who had chaired the coalition for the last 3 years. Gross works for UCSF at San Francisco General Hospital.

Joining Gross on the newly elected leadership team are Vice-Chair Rick Panning, the ASCLS representative and vice president for Laboratory Services for Allina Hospitals and Clinics in Minnesota; and two at-large Steering Committee members: Cheryl Caskey of the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), and Gary Gill of the American Society of Cytopathology (ASC). The steering committee also includes workgroup leaders Paul Epner of the Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA), Elissa Passiment of ASCLS, and Garrott.

The Coordinating Council on the Clinical Laboratory Workforce is a coalition of clinical laboratory organizations, government and regulatory agencies, and industry partners that have been working together since 2000 to address the clinical laboratory workforce shortage. The CCCLW members believe clinical laboratory stakeholders will have a broader and greater impact in addressing the clinical laboratory workforce shortage when working collectively. The Coordinating Council's mission is to represent a united voice of clinical laboratory organizations and stakeholders focusing their collective efforts to increase the number of qualified clinical laboratory professionals, increase public awareness of laboratorians' value in achieving positive patient outcomes and enhancing the image of clinical laboratory professionals.

The current member organizations of the CCCLW include: Abbott Diagnostics, AACC, American Medical Technologists, ASCLS, American Society for Clinical Pathology, American Society for Cytotechnology, American Society for Microbiology, ASC, Association of Genetic Technologists, Association of Public Health Laboratories, CLMA, College of American Pathologists, Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, NAACLS, National Credentialing Agency, Veterans Administration's National Pathology and Laboratory Service Program."

Second ASCLS Leadership Academy in Full Swing

Matthew T. Patton — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:10:00 GMT

After a successful first year in the ASCLS Leadership Academy, the second class began its journey toward becoming more effective leaders at the ASCLS Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, on July 27-29th.

The class will continue to meet in three face-to-face meetings and six conference calls during the 2008-2009 year. They will also work on group projects and other assignments. Curriculum topics include leadership styles, communication, mentoring, team building, motivation, public speaking and presentation skills, writing skills and strategic planning.

This year’s class represents six of the ten ASCLS Regions and nine different states. They have varying levels of experience in both ASCLS and the profession but all are ready to prepare themselves to step into leadership positions.

Throughout the next few weeks, we'll get to know the members of the second Leadership Academy class on this blog, including:

Lisa Anderson (NC);
Michelle Butina (GA);
Zandy Chinte (CA);
Katie Franz (PA);
Shannon Jongeward (SD);
Robert Lahoe (HI);
Ashley LeFrois (VA);
Theresa Ortner (IA);
Terri Pauken (MI); and
Kim Von Ahsen (IA).