Every year during the last week of April a special event recognizing the clinical laboratory team is held to promote and expand the profession. Lab Week started in 1975 and is now sponsored by over 16 member organizations that represent the various science fields within clinical pathology.
For the entire month of April there is a social media challenge that goes along with the event. The posts are related to an individuals career in Med. Lab Sciences.
You can check out my responses to the daily questions at my sister blog here. The Pending Blog.
More importantly, this week is about expanding and promoting the sciences and STEM education to encourage more students to enter the science field. The American Society for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (ASCLS) estimates that there are approximately 300,000 laboratory scientists in the United States. This sounds like a huge number but the American Society for Clinical Pathology estimates that to meet the healthcare demands of the growing U.S. population the healthcare field will need approximately 12,000 new laboratory scientists per year. In contrast to the need, only about 4-6,000 new graduates enter this field each year. Their is a large shortage of trained professionals.
To emphasize the importance and the role of the Clinical Laboratory Team please watch the following video.
For the entire month of April there is a social media challenge that goes along with the event. The posts are related to an individuals career in Med. Lab Sciences.
You can check out my responses to the daily questions at my sister blog here. The Pending Blog.
More importantly, this week is about expanding and promoting the sciences and STEM education to encourage more students to enter the science field. The American Society for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (ASCLS) estimates that there are approximately 300,000 laboratory scientists in the United States. This sounds like a huge number but the American Society for Clinical Pathology estimates that to meet the healthcare demands of the growing U.S. population the healthcare field will need approximately 12,000 new laboratory scientists per year. In contrast to the need, only about 4-6,000 new graduates enter this field each year. Their is a large shortage of trained professionals.
To emphasize the importance and the role of the Clinical Laboratory Team please watch the following video.
The different career opportunities and educational requirements can be found in this digital brochure.
While this topic is not very exciting to most people, it is a very important thing to discuss. Society has placed a great demand on the medical field that is making it extremely difficult for hospitals and clinics to provide timely diagnoses and treatment plans. If there is an increase in training and production of lab professionals then this demand on the healthcare field will be alleviated and advances in medicine can be made.
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