American Society for Clinical Pathology

2009 Lab Week Videos

As ASCP celebrates Lab Week and continues to work on behalf of its members, we are excited to present a new form of communicating with the world about who laboratory professionals are and what they do. This effort is to not only let our members know how important they are, but to educate those interested in becoming a part of the health care team.


Lab professionals from Rush University were on NBC morning news in Chicago April 22, 2009 in honor of National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week.


Leo Serrano, Director of Avera McKennan Laboratories in Sioux Falls, SD, talks to local KSFY-TV news about the importance of what happens inside the histology lab and why they have such an outstanding record in accuracy and speed.


Rosemarie Prater, MT(ASCP) was recently featured in a video segment on CBS affiliate KOLD 13 TV in Tucson, AZ. Her medical laboratory students provided screening tests for cholesterol at the local Mountain View High School. [Read the full story] [Watch the video]


Lab professionals Torrie McClain MT(ASCP) and Meggan Simmons MT(ASCP) of Columbus Regional Hospitalin Indiana share their experiences through poetry!


The team at Roswell Park Cancer Institutein Buffalo, NY share how they “Get Results” in this cli


Lab pros at Earl K. Long Memorialin Baton Rouge, LA. work as narrator Ellen Werling, a medical technologist, discusses what laboratory science is all about.

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Nine Laboratories Honored for ‘Getting Results’
National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week kicked off April 19. This year, ASCP wants to spotlight laboratory teams that get results all year long through professional collaboration among pathologists, laboratory technologists, technicians, phlebotomists, and other exceptional members of the healthcare team. more...


2009 Lab Week Poster
Download a PDF version of the 2009 Lab Week poster.


2009 Lab Week Planning Guide
This Planning Guide is a brief review of some of the most successful “tricks of the trade” used over the years to promote Lab Week. As good as these ideas are, the most important thing in promoting National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week is to put your imagination to work and tailor your celebration to the goals you set for your specific organization’s observance. Download a PDF version.

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