Fairview's fourth class in their CLS program functioned as an effective and efficient team.  From carpooling to studying, each class member worked so everyone could reach her goal.

The class had 100% pass rate on their certification exam and four of the five received sponsorships with Fairview Laboratory Services.  Laura Pilcher and Crystal Seelhammer are working in the Acute Care Laboratory at UMMC,Fairview-university; Kim Ogren is working at Southdale; and Sheri Liermann is working at Ridges.  Kayla Knudsen is working at Sleepy Eye Clinic.

Research Projects for the class:

Kayla Knudsen:  Effects of Centrifugation Times on Chemistry Results and Validation of Platelet Poor Samples in Coagulation Values

Sheri Liermann: Do Basophils Increase Later in the Day?

Kim Ogren: International Standarization of Serum and Urine Creatinine

Laura Pilcher: Method Comparison of Tube versus Gel Card Technique for the Titration Score and Reactions of Uncommon Antibodies

Crystal Seelhammer: Method Validation and Correlation of Urine Total Protein and Creatinine Between Riverside Acute Care Lab and University Acute Care Lab

...a truly fun as well as outstanding class!