This document outlines Angela Thetford's career map to become a medical laboratory professional. It details her short term and long term professional, educational, and personal goals. Her short term goals include graduating from CSM's MLT program with highest honors, passing the ASCP MLT certification exam, and volunteering at local animal shelters. Her long term goals are to obtain an MLS certification, lead a medical laboratory as a technologist, and balance work, school, and home life through diet, sleep and exercise. The document provides references to support her career planning.

1. Angela Thetford
MLT 2015
Professor Gill
November 2, 2015
CSM
CAREER MAP TO BECOME A
MEDICAL
LAB PROFESSIONAL

2. Ladder of Success

3. Eight Steps to become a Medical Lab Professional

4. CAREER MAP

5. CAREER MAP

6. SHORT TERM PROFESSIONAL , EDUCATIONAL
AND PERSONAL GOALS
ASCP Certified Medical Laboratory Technician

7. SHORT TERM PROFESSIONAL GOALS
Pass ASCP MLT
Boards Exam
Spring 2016
MLT Generalist
in Clinical
Laboratory
CMP for MLT
Certification
every 3 years

8. SHORT TERM EDUCATIONAL GOALS
Graduate CSM
MLT Program with
Highest Honors
Graduate CSM
MLT Program with
AAS
ASCP MLT
Certification

9. SHORT TERM PERSONAL GOALS
• Continue to Volunteer at Local Animal Shelters
• Create good balance between family, work and
school
• Become more active and healthy for my family
• Keep focused on my goals
• Be the best sister, wife and friend I can be

10. LONG TERM PROFESSIONAL ,
EDUCATIONAL AND PERSONAL GOALS
ASCP Certified Medical Laboratory Scientist

11. LONG TERM PROFESSIONAL GOALS
ASCP MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENTIST
ASCP MLS
Certification
Lead Medical
Laboratory
Technologist in a
Clinical Laboratory
CMP for MLS
Certification every
3 years

12. LONG TERM EDUCATIONAL GOALS
Get accepted into
a online MLS
program
Graduate with BS
in Medial
Laboratory
Technology
Pass MLS ASCP
exam

13. LONG TERM GOALS
Personal Goals
• Balance work, school and home life
• Eat right
• Get 8 hours of sleep
• Exercise 30 minutes daily

14. OTHER PROFESSIONAL AND
EDUCATIONAL GOALS
Professor
Laboratory Manager

15. OTHER PROFESSIONAL GOALS
• Professional Opportunities available after my long term
goals
• Professor in a MLT or MLS program
• Laboratory Manager in a Clinical Laboratory

16. OTHER EDUCATIONAL GOALS
• Additional Educational opportunities available after my
long term goals:
• Diplomate Certification in Laboratory Management
• Masters Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science from
Virginia Commonwealth University
• Masters of Science in Health Sciences (MSHS) In
Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) from George
Washington University

17. REFERENCES
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Maintenance-Program-CMP
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https://bubbl.us/mindmap
Clinical Laboratory Science, Bachelors of Science. (n.d.) Retrieved November 1, 2015,
fromhttp://bulletin.vcu.edu/azprograms
HOW YOU CAN BECOME A MEDICAL LABORATORY PROFESSIONAL. (n.d.). Retrieved November
1, 2015, from http://www.ascp.org/functional-nav/career-center
Medical Laboratory Scientist. (n.d.). Retrieved November 1, 2015, from
http://www.ascp.org/PDF/Membership-Communications/MLS-Kemp-Career-Sheet-with-
Salary.html
Medical Laboratory Science Program. (n.d) Retrieved November 1, 2015, from
http://smhs.gwu.edu/medical-laboratory-sciences/programs/bshs/fully-online-mlt/mlt-mls-
bshs-medical-laboratory-science-fully-online
Medical Lab Technician. (n.d.). Retrieved November 1, 2015, from http://frabz.com/