Additional Information
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Intended audience: Medical laboratory scientists, medical technologists, and technicians. This course is also appropriate for medical laboratory science students and pathology residents.
Author information: Pamela Inglish, MT(ASCP), SBB, has 30+ years of experience in medical laboratory sciences, having completed training at the Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University. Subsequently, she obtained certification as a Specialist in Blood Banking through AABB/ASCP. For the majority of her career, Ms. Inglish held positions of responsibility in hospital transfusion services, blood centers, and clinical stem cell transplant processing laboratories and has also sold clinical lab diagnostic equipment and reagents. In her most recent position at the University of Cincinnati/Hoxworth Blood Center, she was director of quality assurance and education and served as an adjunct instructor.
Reviewer information: Suzanne H. Butch, MA, MLS(ASCP)CM, SBB, DLM, is currently working on special projects for the Department of Pathology at Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She formerly worked in Quality Assurance in the Department of Pathology and as the Administrative Manager for Healthcare, Blood Bank & Transfusion Service at the University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She holds a Bachelors in Medical Technology from the University of Michigan, a Masters Degree in Management and Supervision from Central Michigan University, and Certifications as a Specialist in Blood Bank, as a Quality Audit and as a Diplomate in Laboratory Medicine.
Reviewer information: Kaitlin Faughnan, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM, is currently a faculty member of SUNY Broome Community College, in which she teaches all subjects of MLS to both Medical Laboratory Technician and Histotechnician students. She is involved in curriculum development and revision, as well as researching updates to the field of laboratory science to stay on the cutting edge of the latest information and technology. She received both her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science. She holds New York state licensure and previously worked as a generalist in a hospital.
