#lab4life 30 Day Challenge

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I was sent this by our Lab Education Coordinator and thought it was worth sharing for those that use social media…

National Medical Laboratory Professionals week will be celebrated April 24 – 30, 2016; however, we encourage you to start the celebration now by using ASCLS’s hashtag - #lab4life. For laboratory
professionals, this hashtag is a statement of our dedication to the profession. To the general public, it illustrates how quality laboratory results can lead to a healthier life. Use this hashtag to show others your pride in being
a laboratory professional.

For MLPW 2016, we would like to invite you to participate in our 30
Day Challenge. We challenge you to 30 days of sharing about daily life as a laboratory professional. Whether you are a student, new professional just starting
your career or a veteran with 30 years as a medical laboratory scientist, take this opportunity to share with your family and friends what it means to be a part of this profession. Each day of April, we challenge you to post a response on social media to
the prompts below. Post your response on your personal social media account or the ASCLS Facebook page, or respond to posts on the new ASCLS Instagram account - @IAMASCLS. Post your response in whatever form you like whether it is photos, videos, and/or
text - just make sure to include the hashtag #lab4life. During MLPW, don't forget to add #labweek, the official MLPW hashtag, to your posts also. Join us as we celebrate laboratory professionals!

Day 1: Write about your first job or internship
Day 2: List 5 things you love about medical laboratory science
Day 3: Write about your average day at work or school
Day 4: What gives your career meaning?
Day 5: What one thing did someone do for you that made you know you were appreciated professionally?
Day 6: How did you find out about a career in biomedical laboratory science?
Day 7: What are your career goals?
Day 8: Thank another healthcare professional
Day 9: Name one laboratory practice that carries over into your personal life
Day 10: Post a self-portrait in your lab coat
Day 11: What’s in your lab coat pocket?
Day 12: What do you get excited about at work or school?
Day 13: Write about someone who inspires you in your career
Day 14: Write about your best day at work or school
Day 15: What is important to you at work or school
Day 16: Name a few of your strengths
Day 17: Write about someone who helped you when you were struggling
Day 18: Post a silly photo of you and a coworker or classmate in the lab
Day 19: Say something nice about your coworkers or classmates
Day 20: Give us your best advice to a new employee or graduate
Day 21: What do you do to improve your skills?
Day 22: What is your favorite test to perform?
Day 23: Name 3 things you’re grateful for at work or school
Day 24: What do you do to relieve stress?
Day 25: What shift do you work and what do you like best about that shift.
Day 26: What is the weirdest question you’ve ever gotten in the lab?
Day 27: Share something funny that happened at work or school
Day 28: What made you become a medical laboratory professional?
Day 29: What is your most recent accomplishment?
Day 30: Correct a common misconception of medical laboratory professionals

Day#1 – My first job fresh out of school was a part-time 11pm-7am Generalist weekend position as one of two techs that did all the phlebotomy and performed all the testing at a small community hospital. My co-worker was a young mom who
was working the night shift as it best suited her family. She was a great resource and we worked hard but had a lot of laughs too, those were the days!! #lab4life

Carrie L. Bell MLT(ASCP) CLT (HHS)

Coordinator Point of Care Testing

Penn State Hershey Medical Center

Dept. of Pathology, Clinical Laboratory, H160

500 University Drive, P.O. Box 850

Hershey, PA 17033-0850

Tel: (717)531-0003 Ext: 283256

Fax: (717)531-3803

Cbell3@hmc.psu.edu

You know all those things you’ve always wanted to do? You should go do them.