3. SHORT-TERM PROFESSIONAL GOALSTO
ACHIEVE LONG-TERM GOALS
MAY 2020: GRADUATE
COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN
MARYLAND’S MLT
PROGRAM
WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF
GRADUATING, TAKE THE
ASCP AND BECOME
CERTIFIED
BEGIN WORKING FOR
MEDSTAR HOSPITAL AS A
CERTIFIED MLT
AFTER THE REQUIRED
WORK EXPERIENCE IS
COMPLETED, I WILL BEGIN
WORKING ON MY
BACHELOR'S DEGREE
SHADOW A
PATHOLOGISTS’
ASSISTANT
4. EDUCATIONAL GOALSTO ACHIEVE
PROFESSIONAL GOAL
Graduate from College of Southern Maryland with my associate’s degree in
medical laboratory technology
Pass my MLT certification exam
Apply to University of Arkansas distant learning program and get accepted.
Get my bachelor’s degree in medical laboratory science
Graduate with my bachelor’s degree with no less than a 3.0 GPA
Pass my MLS certification exam
Apply to University of Maryland Pathologists’ Assistant Graduate Program
Graduate with my Master’s degree with a 3.0 or higher GPA
Pass my PA certification exam
5. PERSONAL GOALSTO ACHIEVE
PROFESSIONAL GOALS
To stay motivated
in whatever I do in
life
To motivate others
Move to a larger
house with land
Continue to make
my family proud
Go on more
adventures
Visit a new state
every year
6. OTHER GOALS
Be an advocate for the medical
laboratory field
Teach as a pathologists’ assistant and
allow other students to shadow me
8. REFERENCES
Become a PA - American Association of Pathologists' Assistants (AAPA). (2019).
Retrieved from https://www.pathassist.org/page/Become_PA
MLT-MLS Distance Education - College of Health Professions. (2019). Retrieved
from
https://healthprofessions.uams.edu/programs/medicallaboratorysciences/mlt-
mls-distance-education/
Pathologists' Assistant Program | University of Maryland School of Medicine.
(2019). Retrieved from
https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/pathology/Pathologists-Assistant-
Program/
