The Winter newsletter,the latest edition not only contains few animated graphics but contains many interesting articles. Information from the message from our president, spot light on Jim McGowan, and Spring Convention dates.Spring 2010[Click Here] to get the latest edition.

President Mary Lay, ASCLS Idaho,  presents Keila Poulsen, Karen Dixon-Hoskins, Heather Gunter and Diane Stumpf with 2009-2010 State Omicron Sigma Awards. (Not pictured are:  Brian Anderson, Liz Neighbor, Mary Carver and Diana Ernest)

ASCLS Idaho State President Mary Lay, received the Member of the Year Award at the Spring convention banquet on May 7th, 2010.

ASLCS-Idaho Mission Statement

The American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science- Idaho Chapter supports and promotes all aspects of the Clinical Laboratory Science Practice.  This Society advocates the role our profession plays in ensuring excellent, efficient, accessible and cost effective laboratory services for the consumers of health care.

Core Values

• Promoting our profession’s contribution to healthcare and our value to 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 our profession and expanding the voice and role of under represented individuals and groups
  

President’s Message January 2010

I experienced an “Ah Ha Moment” several years ago.  It occurred after an ASCLS-Idaho spring convention when I had served as Programs Chair.  The planning committee members were toasting a successful convention and as I looked around, I saw an amazing group of capable, dedicated, and dynamic Medical Laboratory Scientists.  We shared not only a membership in ASCLS, but more importantly, a common goal to support our profession and strengthen our society.  I saw active members valuing ASCLS enough to invest a significant amount of time.
“Ah Ha Moments” can potentially be life changing and this one certainly was for me. I began to view ASLCS in the full spectrum of what our society has to offer its members. Our organization is a powerful forum which promotes our profession, provides professional continuing education, has innovative means to develop public speaking skills and leadership opportunities. It is also a wonderful venue for personal growth and relationship building. 
Now in my “Post Ah Ha Period” I find myself looking forward to our regular Board Meetings and eager to volunteer for ASCLS projects. My schedule includes many ASCLS activities, I find professional fulfillment in the challenges of leadership, and I value the relationships I have been fortunate enough to make.
Here we are in a New Year and a New Decade!  I encourage all of our members to reach out and get involved. Say yes to the smallest job. Check out our website at asclsidaho.org and look for information, events, and numerous ways to volunteer.
Let 2010 be the year you have your “ASCLS Ah-Ha Moment”.

-Mary H. Lay, ASCLS-Idaho President

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Idaho Society of The American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS-Idaho) shares the mission and vision statement of the national organization which is to serve as the voice of all clinical laboratory professionals, creating a vision for the advancement of the clinical laboratory practice field, and advocating the value and the role of the profession ensuring safe, effective, efficient, equitable, and patient centered health care.