National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, known in the lab world simply as "Lab Week", is an annual celebration of the scientists and health care professionals (like myself) who work behind the scenes in hospitals, clinics, and research facilities to bring everyone better health through laboratory analysis and scientific research.
It is also a time for us to come out from behind the curtain and showcase who we are and what we do to the world. If you have ever had blood drawn or sent any medical specimen for analysis, your life and well-being has been touched by one of my colleagues. And chances are, you have never seen us, and never gave it a second thought.
But we don't mind, we're not in it for the glory. We chose to work in medical laboratories because we love science, but we also love helping people. We are only one part of a larger family of health care disciplines that all work together to help keep you in tip-top shape; but we help every other healthcare professional do their jobs, and to provide you with better, more focused care.
So, I raise a test tube in salute to my fellow lab rats: may your Erlenmeyer flasks always be full, may your crossmatches always be compatible, and may your titrations never go too far past their end point.
Nolanbuck, BSMT, CLS (NCA)
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