Martha McGee, a 1993 graduate of the Divison of Clinical Laboratory Science, has assumed leadership as director of McLendon Clinical Laboratories, the in-house laboratories for the UNC Medical Center and UNC Health Care. She began her work as director in February, following the retirement of Connie Bishop. As a high school student, McGee knew she … Continued

Lisa Cremeans, an assistant professor in the Division of Clinical Laboratory Science, joined Joan Polancic of Denver Health Medical Center and John Gerlach of Michigan State University, in delivering the opening keynote address at the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) Clinical Laboratory Educators Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, in February. Cremeans discussed workforce issues and … Continued

Five years ago, our students launched the UNC-CH Clinical Laboratory Science Service Society. The organization is dual-purpose: to promote the profession of clinical laboratory science and to give students an opportunity to interact with one another outside the classroom in ways that provide other learning opportunities and social interactions. This year, service society members have … Continued

Kristine Barnette ’07, received the Louise Ward Excellence in Teaching Award from the Division of Clinical Laboratory Science. The award is presented annually to a faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in teaching. Barnette is the manager of the division’s student laboratory.

The Daily Tar Heel recently featured Genevieve Lowry Cole, the first American Indian to graduate from UNC-Chapel Hill. Cole graduated from our program medical technology, now a laboratory science program in the Division of Clinical Laboratory Science.

J. Charles Jennette, MD, the Kenneth M. Brinkhous Distinguished Professor and Chair of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Professor of Medicine, and Chief of Pathology and UNC Laboratory Medicine Services, has been selected to receive the 2019 Distinguished Service Award from the Association of Pathology Chairs (APC).

Two students from the Department of Allied Health Sciences will represent the UNC School of Medicine at the annual CLARION case competition, an initiative dedicated to improving health care through interprofessional education and hosted by the University of Michigan. Kripa Ahuja, a junior who has nearly completed her first year of study with the Division … Continued

Olivia King is nearly complete with her first year in the Division of Clinical Laboratory Science, an undergraduate program she discovered when she enrolled at UNC-Chapel Hill. While in high school in Mooresville, North Carolina, King realized she excelled in biology and chemistry but did not want to immediately pursue medical or nursing school. When … Continued

We are so proud of alumna Stephanie Gillette Inman (’15) for her excellent article on method evaluation in the October 2018 Clinical Laboratory News!

Senior and first-generation college student Norma Villegas excelled in math and science as a child, and she found her way to the Division of Clinical Laboratory Science thanks to mentors who wanted to see her pursue a career that made her happy. “I knew that was the program for me,” she said. “I love microbiology … Continued