This award coincides with National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week and
allows medical laboratories individuals to demonstrate their interest in
learning. The winner will be featured in the April 2010 issue of Medical
Laboratory Observer. Deadline for nominations/submissions is 12:01 AM on
February 1, 2010. Individuals will be judged on measurable achievements in
each of ten areas. A panel of judges selected from MLO's Editorial Advisory
Board will review all submissions to select the winner. At the time of their
notification, winning individual will be asked to submit photographs
according to an electronic standards format.
Please type below each of the following criteria, the
reasons why this nominee should be the winner of Medical Laboratory
Observer’s
Medical Laboratory of the Year 2009 award. You can use as much space as is
necessary to type or paste in your text. Please be thorough!
At least five (5) years of clinical laboratory experience in which clinical setting(s):
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At least three (3) years of membership(s) in professional organization(s):
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Service on in-house and out-of-house committees in the past three (3) years, including multidisciplinary committees within a healthcare facility, community events, clinical laboratory organization or healthcare accreditation surveys, compliance activies.
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Continuing education participation in the past three (3) years, including advocacy/development of in-house continuing education program
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Books read on laboratories and management in the past two (2) years
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Contributions to teamwork in the organization, including inspiring integrity and professionalism, and what indicators show success has accrued departmentally or facility wide, including process-improvement activities
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Initiatives undertaken to advance the clinical laboratory profession, including customer service and contribution to patient care
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Why you want this scholarship and how the scholarship will help you contribute more to the profession, including why you want to join management, why you want to advance your laboratory career, and how you believe you can make a greater contribution to your organization by doing this: “Why should we give this award to you?”
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How will you share with others in innovative and creative ways the information you get from this award with others, including what made a difference for you in your early career, and how you accessed knowledge and experience to improve your own skills.
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The qualities you possess that you believe are necessary to be a successful laboratory manager (e.g., eager, open minded, proactive, good learners, able to take on and complete projects, taking criticism constructively
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