I volunteer with the CSMLS for so many reasons! I can help raise awareness for medical laboratory technology, preserve the pride in our profession, learn and grow from my volunteering experiences and be part of a team working together to benefit the medical laboratory profession!

I volunteer with CSMLS because I am thankful for their advocacy for our profession and the valuable resources they offer their members. It is rewarding to be a part of the broader medical laboratory community.

I greatly appreciate the opportunity to be a CSMLS volunteer. Especially when exciting new research can support the development of innovative simulation tools for Medical Laboratory Science education, training and professional development.

I volunteer with the CSMLS because it is the right thing to do! I care about the institution of laboratory medicine (I’m willing to wreck my hairdo with a toque for it!), and caring about this industry means getting involved in it beyond the bench, and looking at it from every angle. I like trying to find sustainable ways to help this profession grow and thrive across our country; and have a blast doing it with the rest of the volunteer crew!

I have participated in many activities and served on committees with CSMLS since 1999, and although I am now working in the Commercial Industry, my commitment to the profession is strong. CSMLS volunteering helps me keep that commitment.
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I volunteer for CSMLS for many reasons: - to give back
- to connect with my laboratory peers from across Canada
- to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration both within and outside the lab
- to learn
- to participate in and promote our profession
Cheers to CSMLS and all of its volunteers!

Volunteering feels good...volunteering for your profession feels great! Meet fantastic lab professionals from across the country who all share your passion for advancing our profession!

My voyage as CSMLS volunteer started over a decade ago, 2008 to be precise when I participated as a member of CSMLS taskforce on Internationally Educated Medical Laboratory Technologists (IEMLTS), since then I have never looked back. I have volunteered with CSMLS in various capacities and I loved it. I volunteered in Exam panel, General Competency profile review committee, Content advisory committee, CSMLS professional development committee, Subject Matter Experts (SME) and Angoff session. The most recent volunteering experience with CSMLS was as an expert panel in CSMLS/ University of Alberta Choosing Wisely project.
I derived joy and happiness in volunteering for our noble society. My advice to members that never volunteer is to try it and I am sure they will like it. Long live CSMLS, Long Live Canada.

I volunteer with CSMLS as a way to serve the medical lab community. I hope to be able to make lasting positive contributions in an ever evolving healthcare landscape. Volunteering with CSMLS allows me to draw stronger connections with its members and broaden my professional network. In addition, I find it personally and professionally rewarding to have the opportunities to give back to the society while having the opportunity to learn and grow at the same time.

The kids made a Frosty who is showing his support for the CSMLS! People who were walking by would ask "what does the toque say" so it provided the opportunities to have a conversation on who are MLT/As.

Being a volunteer allows me to give back to the profession that gave me so many opportunities. I love being an advocate for our members.

I volunteer with CSMLS because I enjoy contributing to the development of medical laboratory practice in Canada. It is also a great way to meet other professionals around the country who share a passion in helping the medical laboratory community!

I volunteer with CSMLS because it's a great way to connect with colleagues across Canada and be a voice for laboratory science to move forward into the future.

As a 50-plus year member of CSMLS and a volunteer for most of those years, I have to say, while I have always valued my membership, it was only after I started to volunteer that my whole perspective of our profession changed. I met other professionals, many are still great friends, who expanded my knowledge and love of laboratory science. Whether it was serving on a committee or on the BOD, every experience challenged me in so many positive ways. Volunteering requires a certain time and effort commitment but the rewards are infinitely more. Over the years, everyone on the CSMLS staff also has played a huge role in making volunteering a pleasure and I can't thank them enough. Wearing my toque with pride.

Volunteering for CSMLS is about networking and learning from others and making friends along the way.