Additional Information
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Intended Audience: Medical laboratory scientists, medical laboratory technicians, pathology residents, MLS students, and other health care personnel who have an interest in this subject matter.
Author information: Lynne Brodeur, MA, MLS(ASCP)CM holds a master of arts degree in teaching. She is currently a full time lecturer at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and works per diem in Clinical Chemistry at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford, MA.
Reviewer information: Laura L. Merritt MS, MT(ASCP) is the MLT Program Director at Mercyhurst University and also works in a part time capacity as a Medical Technologist at the VA Medical Center in Erie, Pa. She holds a Bachelor degree in Medical Technology from Gannon University in Erie, completing her clinical certificate at St. Vincent’s school of Medical Technology. She also holds a Master’s degree from Mercyhurst University in Erie.
Reviewer Information: Elizabeth Hart, MA, MLS(ASCP)CM is a full-time lecturer at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and is also employed in the Transfusion Services Dept. at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital (BWFH) in Boston, MA. She holds a Masters of Arts in Teaching and a Bachelors degree in Clinical Laboratory Science and has been a full-time faculty member in the Dept. of Medical Laboratory Science at UMass Dartmouth since 2003, instructing both lecture and laboratory courses in immunohematology, immunology, and human genetics. At BWFH, she is a senior technologist with 25 years experience in transfusion medicine.