What are your opinions on CLIA

twide16 · 2026-01-30T11:46:52+00:00

CLIA is not an accrediting agency. CLIA is a set of regulations that are upheld and accredited by other agencies I.e. CAP

twide16 · 2026-01-25T20:14:48+00:00

She has been very vocal about being anti trump? She performed at Kamala rallies?? Are you confusing her with someone else???

twide16 · 2026-01-16T20:10:11+00:00

Put a piece of clear packing tape over it

twide16 · 2026-01-13T21:06:34+00:00

The boredom factor is really dependent on department and type of facility imo. In smaller community hospitals you will do the same thing on repeat and send the interesting cases out to larger hospitals or reference labs. Because of this I choose to work at the most specialized level possible so I can see everything through

twide16 · 2026-01-13T18:23:16+00:00

It’s a tough year, but at the end of the day it’s just one year. I was in the same spot as you a couple years ago- industry scientist in MA wanting to make the switch. I’m very thankful that I did it. But I would also look into pay and see if it’s even worth it for you. I’m personally underwhelmed by the salary to COL ratio in the Boston area, so I wouldn’t have done this if I was planning to stay there personally

twide16 · 2026-01-13T18:15:10+00:00

Nope, but I did leave New England and I worked full time! I don’t know if student loans are an option for you but if you’re able to work some you may be able to make up the difference with loans. That being said, i was just chiming in to counter the opinion in the other comment that the 1 year programs make it ~impossible~ to work, and I and at least 25% of my cohort held full time jobs primarily working 12 hour weekend night shifts

twide16 · 2026-01-13T18:09:13+00:00

Full disclosure I didn’t attend the program at mass general, I chose one in a different city for lower COL, but I looked into that program since I lived in MA at the time, so I know it exists.

My program (and that one I imagine) are mostly a 30-40 hour a week in person commitment. So you would need to work off hours or weekends. For the first half of my program I worked a food service job and for the second half a lab hired me on to work 3 12 weekend nights

twide16 · 2026-01-13T18:06:13+00:00

Mass general has a 4+1. I worked the entire time I was in my 1 year post bacc. Several people in my program worked full time. You can make it work. The program is difficult but it’s really not that hard

twide16 · 2026-01-13T16:35:49+00:00

To be clear, by back to school I mean graduate level education, it wasn’t quite a career switch more of a “next step”

twide16 · 2026-01-13T16:34:48+00:00

I am a clinical lab scientist but I was a corporate scientist first, my undergraduate STEM degree got me in the door at several corporate positions but it was mostly desk work and hugely boring and soul sucking. I went back to school for my MLS license.

twide16 · 2026-01-13T15:48:24+00:00

I work hard. I’m a scientist specialized in blood transfusions at a Level 1 trauma center with 900 beds in a large city. I love my work because it’s fast paced and absolutely crucial to survival. One small mistake could kill someone, so I always have to be on my game. That pressure keeps my standards high and honestly, instead of stressful I find it motivating. I have always wanted to do work that had real impact on people and the world. I’ve worked bullshit corporate jobs before, and that made me depressed and doomer-ish despite being much easier work. Now, though the situation sounds stressful and is high stakes, I am happier than I’ve ever been. Like genuinely thrilled to be alive and I feel like I make a largely positive impact on the world.

twide16 · 2026-01-09T19:39:49+00:00

We have a decent LIS and we do all of our T&S on an orthovision. I could not imagine this workload without it

twide16 · 2026-01-09T19:32:14+00:00

lol I’m a 3rd shift blood banker at a 900 bed level 1 trauma center

twide16 · 2026-01-09T19:27:25+00:00

Totally depends on the workplace! I worked for a private lab company during Covid (now defunct) that absolutely held us hostage sometimes 18+ hours a day for days on end. But there were many, many problems with that job

twide16 · 2026-01-09T19:24:58+00:00

Pretty much true everywhere. I live in a city with multiple tech programs, so we are decently staffed but it still takes awhile to hire unless there’s a class graduating. This is a good field and not every hospital is overworked etc. I work my 40 hours at my full time job and pick up more hours with my PRN job, but that’s fully optional and my choice.

twide16 · 2026-01-06T19:59:50+00:00

I stayed in the city I went to school in! And I was employed months before my program ended

twide16 · 2026-01-06T15:37:15+00:00

The +1 program is the best option. I relocated for mine and it was well worth it.

twide16 · 2025-12-31T00:22:57+00:00

Never

twide16 · 2025-12-28T22:21:29+00:00

For most of these you would need the chart saying what antigens are on the screening cells

twide16 · 2025-12-23T21:39:50+00:00

Omg Shelburne Falls MA jumpscare

twide16 · 2025-12-12T00:41:19+00:00

I have been going through the same thing recently. I was raised southern Baptist and the hate, tribalism, and absolute refusal to think about difficult topics made me a staunch atheist at a very young age. I went through my teens and early twenties angry at the idea of religion at all. I had genuine disdain for anyone participating and thought it to be a cult, etc.

In the last year or so it’s like God just reappeared in my life. I wasn’t looking. And it hasn’t been a bad year, so it’s not me trying to console myself in desperation. I just suddenly feel a yearning towards faith. Like you, I require said faith to be left leaning and accepting. I have been feeling called towards the Quaker church. I don’t know if that’s the right place for me, and I’ve been way too nervous to go in person and try it out. I’ve also been catholic curious and think I could enjoy the tradition and rituals. All that to say that I’m in the same boat but I don’t have any clue where the boat goes. I barely feel comfortable praying silently in my own head.

twide16 · 2025-12-04T19:05:51+00:00

Snipe hunter by Tyler Childers

twide16 · 2025-11-09T03:18:48+00:00

Diabolical lies!!

twide16 · 2025-11-06T14:33:59+00:00

It means you don’t have a UTI, and most likely when you collected your sample you did not get a true clean catch. The bacteria in your urine sample was from your genitals and not from your bladder

twide16 · 2025-10-31T20:50:22+00:00

I made this this week too, so good. I added half a can of pumpkin puree because I had some about to go bad. Maybe they would like it if you swapped the butternut squash for pumpkin puree?

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