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   People of Pathology Podcast: Website Twitter