A new class of graduates from Northeast State’s Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) program received their professional pins on Dec. 6.
These students, along with those who are set to graduate this fall, were honored Saturday afternoon during a pinning ceremony held at the Ballad Health Center for Performing Arts Theatre on the Blountville campus.
In her remarks at the ceremony, student and class president Tara Grubb celebrated her fellow students and the spectrum of experiences that shaped their lab technology education.
“Now that we are pinned, we are not just celebrating finishing a program,” Grubb said. “We’re celebrating the journey that made us lab techs.”
The ceremony honored the following students with their professional pins: Jewel Briseno, Melba Elliston, Tara Grubb, Kailey Herrell, Tilar Hobbs, Kacey Jimison, Lilly Keeling, Macy Kelly, Kristen Lantz, Melanie Richardson, Aleigha Roberts, and Gabrielle Smith.
The students recited the clinical laboratory pledge to the profession, as is the tradition of the pinning ceremony. Several graduates received their pins from family members on stage. Kristen Lantz received the Outstanding Student Award for the class. Kailey Herrell was named Best All-Around Student. Gabrielle Smith received the Most Improved Student Award.
Rosemarie Spangler, associate professor and director of the MLT program, expressed her gratitude to the students for their hard work and dedication to the clinical laboratory profession. Spangler pointed out clinical laboratory professionals maintained solemn duties to their patients, their colleagues, and the communities where they served.
“It gives me humble gratitude for leading you into the laboratory professions, which are such a vital part of patient care,” Spangler told her students. “As clinical laboratory professionals, we are held accountable for the quality and integrity of the laboratory services we provide.”
Medical Laboratory Technology students earn an associate of applied science degree upon completing the program. Graduates are required to take and pass the national ASCLS board examination to practice as health care professionals.
The MLT program immerses students in training such as clinical chemistry, microbiology, blood banking, coagulation, and disease testing on humans.
A medical laboratory technician is responsible for conducting analytical tests on samples of human body fluids and tissues. Clinical laboratory professionals conduct tests to detect possible disease markers with tests on blood and human tissue.
The program holds full accreditation through the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS). All states accept the national board exam and graduation from a NAACLS-accredited program as sufficient to practice as a medical lab technologist. The MLT program is one of six under the college’s division of Health Professions.
“No matter where we end up, we share the same foundation, the same training, and the same memories,” said Grubb. “For every patient we help, we carry the lessons learned here, not just the scientific ones, but the human ones.”
Like this:
Like Loading...
A new class of graduates from Northeast State’s Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) program received their professional pins on Dec. 6.
These students, along with those who are set to graduate this fall, were honored Saturday afternoon during a pinning ceremony held at the Ballad Health Center for Performing Arts Theatre on the Blountville campus.
In her remarks at the ceremony, student and class president Tara Grubb celebrated her fellow students and the spectrum of experiences that shaped their lab technology education.
“Now that we are pinned, we are not just celebrating finishing a program,” Grubb said. “We’re celebrating the journey that made us lab techs.”
The ceremony honored the following students with their professional pins: Jewel Briseno, Melba Elliston, Tara Grubb, Kailey Herrell, Tilar Hobbs, Kacey Jimison, Lilly Keeling, Macy Kelly, Kristen Lantz, Melanie Richardson, Aleigha Roberts, and Gabrielle Smith.
The students recited the clinical laboratory pledge to the profession, as is the tradition of the pinning ceremony. Several graduates received their pins from family members on stage. Kristen Lantz received the Outstanding Student Award for the class. Kailey Herrell was named Best All-Around Student. Gabrielle Smith received the Most Improved Student Award.
Rosemarie Spangler, associate professor and director of the MLT program, expressed her gratitude to the students for their hard work and dedication to the clinical laboratory profession. Spangler pointed out clinical laboratory professionals maintained solemn duties to their patients, their colleagues, and the communities where they served.
“It gives me humble gratitude for leading you into the laboratory professions, which are such a vital part of patient care,” Spangler told her students. “As clinical laboratory professionals, we are held accountable for the quality and integrity of the laboratory services we provide.”
Medical Laboratory Technology students earn an associate of applied science degree upon completing the program. Graduates are required to take and pass the national ASCLS board examination to practice as health care professionals.
The MLT program immerses students in training such as clinical chemistry, microbiology, blood banking, coagulation, and disease testing on humans.
A medical laboratory technician is responsible for conducting analytical tests on samples of human body fluids and tissues. Clinical laboratory professionals conduct tests to detect possible disease markers with tests on blood and human tissue.
The program holds full accreditation through the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS). All states accept the national board exam and graduation from a NAACLS-accredited program as sufficient to practice as a medical lab technologist. The MLT program is one of six under the college’s division of Health Professions.
“No matter where we end up, we share the same foundation, the same training, and the same memories,” said Grubb. “For every patient we help, we carry the lessons learned here, not just the scientific ones, but the human ones.”
Share this:
Like this: