My name is Kristi Enerson and I am the new 2010-2011 ASCLS-MN State President. 

I want to welcome you to our website. Both the state and national website are a wealth of information about who we are as an organization. If you are not a member, please take a few moments to explore the many benefits of being an ASCLS member. To become a member click on the following link: http://www.ascls.org/membership/index.asp

Whether you are a long time member of ASCLS or just want to learn more about us, I think it is important to understand our core values:

·         Promoting the value of the profession to healthcare and the public;

·         Uniting the profession to speak with one voice;

·         Advocating on behalf of the profession;

·         Promoting professional independence;

·         Enhancing quality standards and patient safety;

·         Ensuring workplace safety;

·         Providing professional development opportunities;

·         Promoting expanded roles and contributions of clinical laboratory professionals to the healthcare team;

·         Increasing the diversity in the profession and expanding the voice and role of under-represented individuals and groups.

I want to encourage everyone, both members and non-members to become involved in ASCLS.   Not all involvement has to be elaborate. Start small. It not only benefits you as an individual- it benefits those who are in your profession and those for whom you really work- the patients. Play a part and see what a difference you can make! It is exciting to know what the laboratory community can do when we work together.

I am pleased to be serving the members of the society as its President over the next year.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions about our society at enersonk@centracare.com.

If you’ve already made up your mind that you wish to join us, click on the following link:
http://www.ascls.org/membership/index.asp

Thanks again for checking us out!

Recruitment Video

Last year, ASCLS was awarded a grant from the Abbott Fund to create a video that would introduce high school students to clinical laboratory science.  The video ran on Facebook as part of a Labs are Vital project on that web site. 

The recruitment videos are now available for downloading on the ASCLS web site at http://www.ascls.org under Careers. 

Please take advantage of this unique opportunity to help introduce high school students to our profession.