Episode 96: Angela Tomei Robinson - Lab Advocacy, Licensure, and Mentorship

Today my guest is Medical Laboratory Scientist Angela Tomei Robinson

What we discuss with Angela:

• How she first discovered the medical laboratory field
• Some of the changes she has seen in the field throughout her career
• Why she says "instruments" and not "machines."
• How she became a clinical advisor for college students
• Her role as Chair of the Professional Standards Coalition, which helped to establish licensure of lab professionals in New York
• Why it is important for lab professionals to join professional societies
• How writing a letter to Regis Philbin resulted in her appearing on his TV show with other laboratory staff
• Why it's better to try and do something, than just complain and do nothing

Links for this episode:

Health Podcast Network

 LabVine Learning

The ConfLab from LabVine

Dress A Med scrubs

 

Laboratory Advocacy: The Art of Professionalism

Pathology - The Beginnings of Laboratory Medicine

LabOPEX Live: Licensure, Unions, and Certifications

Using Laboratory Medicine to Support Direct Patient Care

As COVID Testing Surges, Lab Professionals are in Short Supply

Hospitals are in Serious Trouble

 

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