Addressing the Molecular Laboratory Workforce Shortage: Training Crossover Technologists in Molecular Methods

Co-Moderator(s)

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  Tracy McMillen, MS (she/her/hers)

  Laboratory Technologist
  Clinical Microbiology
  Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  New York, New York, United States

Co-Moderator (Early Career)(s)

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  Mariam Mathew, PhD, FACMG

  Assistant Professor, Clinical
  Ohio State University
  Columbus, Ohio, United States

Presentations:

• 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM MST

  Understanding the Current Challenges of the Technologist Workforce in Clinical Genomics Laboratories
  

  Speaker: Marco L. Leung, PhD, FACMG (he/him/his) – Nationwide Children's Hospital
• 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM MST

  Creating Internal Training Programs and Incentives to Attract and Maintain Quality Employees
  

  Speaker: Barbara A. Anderson, PhD – Duke University Health Systems