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Morgan Fisher ’20 will graduate in May with a bachelor’s degree in clinical laboratory science; she will also enter the profession with a wealth of patient care experience in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fisher said these experiences allowed for her to have firsthand experience with patients, which she will take with her as she enters the workforce as a laboratory scientist.<\/p>\n

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Fisher, originally from Newport, Virginia, worked part-time during her undergraduate career as a certified nursing assistant (CNA). After her clinical rotations ended at the end of the spring 2020 semester, she began working full-time as a nurse assistant.<\/p>\n

Fisher said she considered a career in nursing before discovering clinical laboratory science.<\/p>\n

“You get to take classes that you wouldn’t otherwise get to take,” Fisher said. “You get clinical experience. You learn all about diagnostics, and that’s such a foundational part of health care.”<\/p>\n

Later this summer, Fisher will join the transfusion services team at Duke Hospitals. Transfusion services are a vital part of the hospital and often serve trauma patients, those in surgery, or in oncology.<\/p>\n

“There’s so many options. If you have a degree in clinical laboratory science, you’re not limited to one thing. […] It’s so broad, and yet so specialized.”<\/p>\n

Her experiences working as a nurse assistant have been particularly valuable during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the pandemic outbreak, she has met clients in their homes for care.<\/p>\n

Fisher said her desire to serve others through a career in health care, both in direct patient care and behind the scenes in the lab, may lead her to pursue a future career as a physician assistant.<\/p>\n

She credited the Division of Clinical Laboratory Science with instilling a continuous-learning mindset, a characteristic that she said is important for someone who works in a laboratory environment.<\/p>\n

“No matter where you start off after graduation, you’re not going to know everything; you’re not going to be an expert,” Fisher said. “You have to stay up to date with current technologies and methods.”<\/p>\n

Fisher, a first-generation college student, who is an Allene W. and Jesse C. Alphin CLS Endowed Scholarship scholar, said attending UNC-Chapel Hill had been a dream of hers. During her time at UNC-Chapel Hill, she also received the UNC Hospitals Volunteer Association Community Service Fellowship, among others.<\/p>\n

“Having that support and having the donors recognize my dedication to patient care, that’s really special to me.”<\/p>\n

The Division of Clinical Laboratory Science is housed in the Department of Allied Health Sciences.<\/em><\/p>\n

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