February 28, 2024
ASCP has added a new Carolinas Chapter and a Texas Riverwalk Chapter to an ever-expanding list of chapters across the United States. The Carolinas Chapter, which serves both North and South Carolina, hopes to host its first “meet and greet” event later this spring in Charlotte, NC. ASCP chapters provide the opportunity to attend regional networking events and collaborate with other pathologists and laboratory professionals about issues affecting the laboratory. To learn more, visit www.ascp.org/membership and click on ASCP Local Chapters.
The Carolinas Chapter was started by Bill Buchholz, MBA, MT(ASCP)CM, an information Project Manager with Beckman Coulter, and Kameron Bright, MS, MB (ASCP), a technologist in molecular biology working in at Grail, an early cancer detection laboratory outside Durham, N.C., in collaboration with ASCP’s Membership Department.
“I wanted to get involved in encouraging young people to enter the profession,” says Mr. Buchholz.
The chapter now has a treasurer and a several members and are working to host their first event, a “meet-and-greet,” at a restaurant in the Charlotte area in April or May. They are reaching out to area schools that have clinical laboratory science programs as well as area health systems.
Eventually, they envision hosting a larger educational event once a year. Mr. Bright’s office is located in the Research Triangle Park which encompasses the Central North Carolina area. “This is one of the largest research areas in the U.S., and there is a lot of job growth here,” he says.
“The overarching goal is to help build up the medical laboratory community in this area and help provide education to help them advance in their fields,” adds Mr. Buchholz.
An ASCP local chapter is a unique way to connect with pathologists and laboratory professionals in your area. Each chapter is operated by local members who hold officer positions within the chapter, with national support from ASCP. To learn more about ASCP’s local chapters, click here.
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