Building Bridges Across the Laboratory Community: In-the-Field/Surveillance
The ASCP Building Bridges Across the Laboratory Community webinar series seeks to highlight and identify opportunities for collaboration and partnership (“building bridges”) across the laboratory workforce.
In our 2025 series, we further focus on highlighting the diverse array of laboratory career pathways and how exposure to formative experiences, often through collaborations, partnerships, and unique training opportunities, can shape these laboratory career trajectories.
In the fifth session, professionals serving field-based and/or surveillance-related positions in federal branches and industry laboratories will be featured. This 90-minute webinar session will feature 5 esteemed panelists sharing a bit about their career trajectory, as well as a moderated Question and Answer session.
Live attendance at this webinar will be eligible for 1.5 CMLE credits (available for up to 1-month following the webinar date).
Credit Designation Statement
ASCP designates this activity for a maximum of 1.5 CMLE credit. This activity meets CMP and state re-licensure requirements for laboratory personnel.
Method of Participation To complete the activity and receive credit, the participant must attend the live webinar activity. CMLE certificates will be provided online.
Commercial Support This project was made possible by Cooperative Agreement number NU47OE000107 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the American Society for Clinical Pathology and do not necessarily represent the official views of CDC.
Faculty/Authors
Mary Rodgers, PhD Associate Research Fellow Abbott Pandemic Defense Coalition
Hans Desale, PhD, MPH CDC Laboratory Leadership Service Fellow Dengue Branch – CDC (Puerto Rico)
Travelle Mason, BS, MLS(ASCP)CM, MPH, CPH Commissioned Corps US Public Health Services DC; Senior Public Health Advisor, Global Health Security Team
Keron Liverpool, MBA, MLS(ASCP)CM Medical Laboratory Scientist & Petty Officer First Class United States Navy
W. Gunnar Conrow, Lt Col, USAF, BSC, MLS(ASCP)CM Chief of Laboratory Operations and Air Force Director Center for Laboratory Medicine Services, Defense Health Agency
CMLE Credit: 1.5Estimated Completion Time: 1.5 hourFormat: Online educational activity
Instructions
To claim CMLE credit for the exercise, do the following:
Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:
Spotlight the wide array of career pathways available for laboratory professionals.
Discuss ways that collaboration and partnership can support laboratory workforce development and career growth.
Engage laboratory community member discussions on challenges of the laboratory workforce and innovative solutions to address them.