AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE Reported To : ASCLS House of Delegates Report Of : ASCLS-OK Prepared By: Sallie Ruskoski, ASCLS-OK President Date: June 30, 2016 ASCLS-OK had three board meetings throughout the 2015-206 year. The Oklahoma House of Delegates meeting was held during the spring One Voice Joint Meeting. New officers were elected for 2016-2017. Delegates to attend the national ASCLS meeting were chosen. Due to cost, only President-elect Miles Tompkins will attend and represent the OK Board. Karen Griffin has agreed to be Oklahoma’s one delegate. The state student representative will not attend the national meeting due to the cost of attending. In November, scholarships for both MLS and MLT were announce and winners were awarded $500.00 each. There were no community activities completed during the year. Omicron Sigma Award nominations were announced during the House of Delegates meeting in April. A new membership chair was appointed. Additionally, the ASCLS membership package was presented to the members and encouraged to take advantage of this program. A new state student representative will not be elected until the fall, since most MLS/MLT programs do not have new students starting till August. A committee for the 2017 One Voice Joint Meeting will be formed later this year. The 2017 will be held on April 21, 2017 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, OK. OKASSMT will be asked to appoint a member as part of the committee. Due to low attendance at the 2016 meeting, there was discussion about possible collaboration with other laboratory societies. This will be discussed at the committee meeting. Respectfully Submitted by, Sallie Ruskoski, Ph.D., MT(ASCP) Program Director, Medical Laboratory Science Northeastern State University 3100 E. New Orleans Broken Arrow, OK 74014 P: 918-449-6471 F: 918-449-6473
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE Reported To : ASCLS House of Delegates Report Of : ASCLS-OK Prepared By: Sallie Ruskoski, ASCLS-OK President Date: June 30, 2016 ASCLS-OK had three board meetings throughout the 2015-206 year. The Oklahoma House of Delegates meeting was held during the spring One Voice Joint Meeting. New officers were elected for 2016-2017. Delegates to attend the national ASCLS meeting were chosen. Due to cost, only President-elect Miles Tompkins will attend and represent the OK Board. Karen Griffin has agreed to be Oklahoma’s one delegate. The state student representative will not attend the national meeting due to the cost of attending. In November, scholarships for both MLS and MLT were announce and winners were awarded $500.00 each. There were no community activities completed during the year. Omicron Sigma Award nominations were announced during the House of Delegates meeting in April. A new membership chair was appointed. Additionally, the ASCLS membership package was presented to the members and encouraged to take advantage of this program. A new state student representative will not be elected until the fall, since most MLS/MLT programs do not have new students starting till August. A committee for the 2017 One Voice Joint Meeting will be formed later this year. The 2017 will be held on April 21, 2017 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, OK. OKASSMT will be asked to appoint a member as part of the committee. Due to low attendance at the 2016 meeting, there was discussion about possible collaboration with other laboratory societies. This will be discussed at the committee meeting. Respectfully Submitted by, Sallie Ruskoski, Ph.D., MT(ASCP) Program Director, Medical Laboratory Science Northeastern State University 3100 E. New Orleans Broken Arrow, OK 74014 P: 918-449-6471 F: 918-449-6473
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