# Episode 13: A Career in Medical Laboratory Science

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Podcast: [PASCV: Gone Viral](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pascv-gone-viral-7032779)
Published: 2025-09-15T14:30:21+00:00
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## Resource

We are back from our one-month hiatus! In today's episode of PASCV: Gone Viral, Dr. Melissa Gitman, MD, MPH, sits down with three interviewees to discuss the career and life of a Medical Laboratory Scientist in Clinical Microbiology. Gain perspective from an early-career, mid-career, and late-career MLS as they discuss challenges of being an MLS in a ever-growing field of Clinical Microbiology, how they discovered their career as an MLS, and any advice they would give to prospective students who may be interested in a career in Medical Laboratory Science. Interviewees: Fatoumata Gary, BS, MLS(ASCP) Joseph Saverino, BS, MLS(ASCP) Inna Suhir, BS, MLS(ASCP) Want more information on ASCP certification? https://www.ascp.org/ 2026 PASCV Annual Meeting is around the corner, check out more information below: https://www.pascv.org/page/pascv

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