who runs it
organizations running this strategy · 1
what it looks like in practice
activities of orgs running this strategy
A sample of programmatic activities from the orgs above. These are what the strategy looks like on the ground.
- Advocating for the Laboratory Workforce AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICALadvocacyThe organization advocates for policies that strengthen the laboratory workforce, including opposing rules that would require nursing degrees for personnel performing high and moderate complexity testing and generating grassroots opposition to proposed FDA rules on laboratory developed tests.
- Conducting Laboratory Workforce Research AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICALresearchThe organization conducts and publishes surveys and studies on the laboratory workforce, including wage and vacancy surveys, job satisfaction, well-being, stress, and burnout among pathologists and laboratory professionals, and career pathways into the laboratory field. This research informs strategies for recruitment, retention, and advocacy.
- Conducting and Reporting on Medical Research AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICALresearchThe organization conducts and reports on various medical studies, including those on genetic biomarkers for multiple sclerosis, saliva insulin for hyperinsulinemic responses, donor-derived cell-free DNA for transplant rejection, RSV vaccine uptake, COVID-19 hospitalization risks, and new treatments for staph infections. It also reports on global health issues like measles outbreaks and cholera.
- Promoting Laboratory Careers and Connecting Job Seekers AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICALdirect serviceThe organization builds a network of volunteer ambassadors and develops resources to promote laboratory careers to students. It also operates the ASCP Career Center to connect job seekers with laboratory medicine opportunities across the United States.
- Providing Capacity Building for Laboratory Professionals AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICALcapacity buildingThe organization offers educational courses, webinars, toolkits, and resources to support laboratories in developing their teams, addressing workforce shortages, advocating for their value, and transitioning program names. This includes a free Basic Medical Laboratory Skills eLearning series and a Negotiation & Advocacy Toolbox.
- Recognizing Laboratory-Related Initiatives AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICALdirect serviceThe organization recognizes successful laboratory-related initiatives by pathologists, laboratory professionals, individual clinicians, and clinical teams through an award program.
- Supporting Women's Health Research and Diagnostics AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICALresearchThe organization coordinates multi-institutional projects examining cervical cancer screening in underrepresented populations, awards implementation research grants for women's health initiatives globally, and supports studies evaluating AI-based tools for detecting pre-cancerous cervical lesions. It also collaborates on evaluating digital pathology algorithms for breast cancer diagnosis and provides pathology diagnoses to patients, with a focus on women's health.