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Oh, Mycology!
February 15, 2010 9:30 AM by Tiffany Landis
My mycology rotation was great! I learned so much from the teaching instructor at St. Jude. I feel more confident about identifying yeasts and molds. Although, the terminology is still giving me trouble. I enjoyed my time there. Being at St. Jude is unlike Read More...
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Last Rotation
February 2, 2010 11:55 AM by Tiffany Landis
Today I started my last round of clinical rotations. I am currently at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, for microbiology. It was an interesting day. I let my nerves get to me. I forgot how to properly streak a plate and do manual gram Read More...
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Don't Ask Me Why
January 11, 2010 10:34 AM by Tiffany Landis
How would you feel if you walked into an internship or clinical rotation and someone says, "Why did you chose this field? You'll never make any money!" Before taking the job I have now in the microbiology laboratory, I worked in a retail pharmacy as a Read More...
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Passion
September 21, 2009 1:13 PM by Tiffany Landis
It took me a while to figure out just what I am passionate about. I was sitting in on the presentations at the GMABB meeting in Memphis, and I realized my passion. My passion is becoming a medical laboratory scientist, so that I can help people. I have Read More...
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Microbiology Rotation Part 2
July 21, 2009 10:51 AM by Tiffany Landis
I am now on the second week of my 3-week rotation in microbiology. I started today on the urine and stools bench learning how to interpret plates and what tests to run next. This is the problem-solving part of microbiology, which so far is pretty interesting. Read More...
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Microbiology Rotation Part 1
July 10, 2009 8:29 AM by Tiffany Landis
On the first day of my microbiology rotation, I did not know what to expect. I got a tour of the hospital and a lesson on safety. I was then put at my first station, set ups, as this hospital calls it. I took worksheets with the patient information and Read More...
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Medical Technology: What's That?
February 9, 2009 10:34 AM by Tiffany Landis
I was an undergraduate student at a public university getting ready to graduate with a BS in microbiology, and while I was on my dead-end journey of looking for a job in a microbiology lab, I stumbled upon a significant finding-a positive correlation Read More...
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