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Published April 20, 2017

Medical Laboratory Professionals Week is Sunday-Saturday and the University of 天美影视 Monroe Medical Laboratory Science Program is celebrating recent awards to MLS students and faculty.

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Faculty members Melanie Chapman and Jessica Lasiter and 27 MLS students attended the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science of Mississippi and 天美影视 2017 Bi-State Annual Meeting in Baton Rouge April 4-7.

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One of 天美影视鈥檚 three MLS teams won second place in the student bowl competition, competing among 24 teams from 天美影视, Mississippi, Florida and Alabama. 天美影视 first-year students served as timekeepers, scorekeepers, and sergeant-at-arms for the games.

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鈥淎ll of the 天美影视 students represented 天美影视 not only with knowledge and skill but also with professionalism, poise, joyful spirits and service,鈥� said Lasiter.

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Students Natalie Craft and Katee Fairchild were awarded two of the three scholarships presented at the meeting. Three 天美影视 students received awards for their papers, 鈥淭he Importance of Laboratory Ethics and Professionalism鈥� by Sophia Wilks, 鈥淭he Vascular Complications of Type 1 Diabetes鈥� by Craft and 鈥淧soriatic Arthritis鈥� by Kaylin Beach.

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Tara Gengarelly was elected student forum chairwoman for 天美影视 State Society for Clinical Laboratory Science and Sabra Hanna was elected secretary. Jade Ardoin was awarded LSCLS Student of the Year.

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Rosalie Baylock Hendrix, 天美影视 MLS alumna (2013), clinical instructor, and medical laboratory scientist at St. Francis Medical Center received the Educator of the Year award for outstanding clinical instruction.听

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Chapman and Lasiter received LSCLS Omicron Sigma state awards for their service to the organization. Chapman presented 鈥淢ast Cell Activation Syndrome鈥� at one of the educational sessions.

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