Additional Information
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Intended Audience: This program is designed as an educational and training tool for MLS, MT, and MLT personnel, medical laboratory science students and interns, pathology residents, and practicing pathologists.
Author Information: Amber E. Cochran, PhD(ABD), MPH, MLS(ASCP) received a Bachelor's in Medical Technology from Georgia Reagents University in Augusta, Georgia. She attended Walden University and completed a Master's in Public Health. Amber is working on her dissertation to receive her PhD in Public Health. Amber was previously the Clinical Laboratory Manager in the Bacteriology Unit at the Georgia Public Health Laboratory in Decatur, Georgia and is currently the Molecular Microbiology Supervisor for Florida Womancare Laboratory in Tampa, Florida.
Reviewer Information: Hallee Waye, BS, MLS (ASCP)CM, has over 10 years of experience as a medical laboratory scientist. She has clinical experience in blood bank, microbiology, chemistry, hematology, urinalysis, and coagulation. She currently works as a clinical microbiologist and MLS Program Director for the Parkview School of Medical Laboratory Science in Pueblo, CO. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in microbiology from Colorado State University, attended the Colorado Center for Medical Laboratory Science to obtain her professional certificate in medical laboratory science, and completed her master’s degree in clinical laboratory science at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.