Introduction Did you ever wonder what blood is made of? Well, it’s more than just red-colored liquid! In this blog series about blood, we’ll startView More
Author: Tracy Frankowski, MHA, MLS(ASCP)CM
Tracy Frankowski, MHA, MLS(ASCP)cm has a passion for science that led her to become a proud Medical Laboratory Scientist. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Combined Sciences from Youngstown State University, a Master of Healthcare Administration from the University of Phoenix, and is a nationally certified Medical Laboratory Scientist with the American Society for Clinical Pathology. Tracy has 29 years of experience at all levels of the laboratory, from bench scientist to administration, which provides a strong foundation for teaching and advocating for laboratory science. She currently directs a hospital-based medical laboratory science program and holds the position of laboratory safety officer. Her hope is to encourage clinical scientists and laboratory professionals to step from behind the biohazard door, support each other in our professions, become life-long learners, and spread the knowledge that laboratory science is a meaningful and rewarding profession.
Medical Laboratory Safety – Part 4: Laboratory Biosafety Levels
Introduction In part 1 of our Safety series, I provided an introduction to laboratory safety principles. Part 2 showed you what a Biological Risk AssessmentView More
Medical Laboratory Safety – Part 3: Job Hazard Analysis
Part 3 of Med Lab Study Hall’s Medical Laboratory Safety series discusses Job Hazard Analysis as part of a Biological Risk Assessment.
Medical Laboratory Safety – Part 2: Biological Risk Assessment
Introduction In the first blog in our safety series, Laboratory Safety: Biosafety Introduction, I shared an overview of what biosafety is, why it is important,View More
Hemacytometer Counts
Introduction It’s 20 minutes before the end of your shift and you’re really looking forward to going home for the day. You look up from yourView More
Performing Dilutions for Laboratory Analysis
Introduction A particular laboratory calculation that confuses us when we’ve not done it for a while is dilution. Accurate dilutions are essential to accurate medical laboratoryView More
One Title to Unify Them All – Medical Laboratory Scientist
What do you think of when you wonder where your blood specimen goes after “the lab” collects it? Is it a magic box where theView More
Medical Laboratory Safety – Part 1: Biosafety Introduction
Lab safety keeps you safe as a medical laboratory scientist, and it keeps your coworkers and families safe, too. Find out how!
Excite Your Inner Science Nerd – Find RBC & WBC Inclusions!
Science Nerds: see if you can find these inclusions on your next peripheral smear evaluation!
Blue-Green Crystals – of Death?
What are they? As laboratory professionals, one laboratory test we perform is a peripheral blood smear evaluation. We place a drop of patient blood on aView More