Greetings and welcome everyone to the greater NY thread,
I pray you are well and in great spirits. I'm so happy you've made it here. I look forward to engaging with you. I am Dr. Diane Price Banks. I'm a member on the Counsel of laboratory professionals (CLP) for ASCP and we've been tasked to help moderate and contribute to these communities. On the CLP, I represent the laboratory professionals and help organize things for us with and through ASCP. For example, I played an integral role in ASCP governance committee pushing for clinical laboratory professionals to be included in the federal loan forgiveness programs. I pray all of you that qualify have had the opportunity to apply for loan forgiveness. If you were successful in obtaining loan forgiveness allow me to say you're welcome. I am the voice of the people, please feel free to send me your concerns and I will be sure to bring it to the CLP. I also serve as a career ambassador in the state of New York for ASCP. If anyone is interested in becoming a career ambassador, I encourage you to do so. As a career ambassador, my main role is to attend career events around the city and make people aware of our beloved profession and encourage them to pursue schooling that will lead to a career in the clinical laboratory. As this is all volunteer work I am gainfully employed at Bronx Community college where I serve as the program director for the medical laboratory technician program. I also moonlight at a laboratory in lower Westchester, NY. Should you have any questions, comments or concerns please feel free to reach out to me. I am delighted to make connections and referrals within our beautiful organization.
Sincerely,
Diane P. Banks, Ph.D., MPH, MLS (ASCP)cm
Associate Professor - MLT Program Director
Biological Sciences
Meister hall 513
Bronx Community College
2155 University Ave
Bronx, NY 10453
Tel: 718-289-5536
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Diane Price Banks Education Program Director
Bronx Community College
Bronx NY
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