The CSMLS is grateful to our members who are willing to contribute their time, knowledge and expertise for the benefit of the medical laboratory profession.
Listed below is a description of the types of volunteer roles within the Society.
In addition to these, there are many other opportunities that we recruit for throughout the year. We send our Calls for Volunteers on our homepage, or through our eNEWS.
Board of Directors Opportunity
The Nominations Committee is currently seeking candidates interested in running for the following Board of Directors Positions:
- Director, Quebec
- Director, MLA
The terms will begin July 1st, 2024, and each is a three-year term. If you are interested, please forward your name to Sierra Paprocki, Secretary of Nominating Committee, at SierraP@csmls.org and a Nominating Committee member will contact you.
OR you can self-nominate if you collect 10 signatures from current CSMLS membership. The nomination form and additional information can be found here:
Agreement for Nomination Nomination Form Running for Office
The final slate for the election will then be prepared by the Nominating Committee and the electronic voting will open in the Spring. Election results will be announced at the 2024 Annual General Meeting.
Angoff Workshop
Description: To determine the pass score for each certification exam. Pass scores are determined using a modified double Angoff method. Volunteers are subject matter experts representing the profession from across the country.
Please note participants must not be an educator of an MLP program.
Duration: 3 day workshop
Meeting(s): 3-day live meeting in Hamilton, ON
Eligibility: CSMLS members in good standing. Exam panel committee members are invited to attend.
CSMLS Area: Certification
CSMLS contact: Lorna Zilic (lornaz@csmls.org) and Shandra Tournay (shandrat@csmls.org)
CSMLS Educator Committee
The commitment will be for two meetings annually, with additional collaboration as required. It is expected that meetings will be held virtually with the potential for one live meeting a year. Live meeting expenses will be covered by the CSMLS.
This will be a 3 year term, renewable for 1 additional term. There will be staggered expiration terms, for continuity, for those Committee Members beginning in 2018. Representatives will be appointed to ensure geographic representation. The Chair will be a CSMLS Board Appointee (for a two year term). Ex-Officio members will be the CSMLS Chief Executive Officer and the CSMLS Director of Certification and Prior Learning Assessment. This committee is accountable to the CSMLS Board of Directors.
Applications not being accepted at this time.
If you have any questions, please contact the certification department at certification@csmls.org or 1.800.263.8277 x 8683
Content Advisory Committee
Description: To help ensure that CSMLS content production is linked to the needs of the professional community and content produced is relevant and valuable to members.
Duration: 1 year, renewable term
Meeting(s): Quarterly teleconference
Eligibility: CSMLS certified member in good standing
This committee will serve an advisory role to the CSMLS to influence and guide the development of laboratory related content.
We are not accepting applications at this time.
Exam Panel
Description: To develop and maintain the national certification examinations. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Prepare, review and update CSMLS examination blueprint and prepare CSMLS examinations
- Review examination drafts, examination performance and reference text list
- Participate, as requested, in: Angoff sessions, Item Writing Workshops, and revisions of competency profiles
Duration: 3-year term
Meeting(s): One live 3-day meeting annually, in Hamilton, ON. Video Conferences as required.
All CSMLS meetings are held in English.
Eligibility: CSMLS member in good standing, practising in: General MLT or Diagnostic Cytology or Clinical Genetics or MLA, educators are not eligible to apply.
CSMLS Area: Certification
Exam Fast Track Item Writing
Description: To develop and review exam questions using the Competency Profile and Reference Textbooks.
Duration: 4 day workshop
Meeting(s): 1 live, 4 day, meeting in Hamilton, ON
Eligibility: CSMLS member in good standing and subject matter expert
CSMLS Area: Certification
Competency Review Taskforce
Description: To review, edit and finalize the current competency profile. This process includes communication with stakeholders via feedback and validation surveys, to ensure stakeholder feedback in the competency profile.
Duration: 6-18 month term
Meeting(s): Teleconferences as required.
Eligibility: CSMLS member in good standing, from all aspects of the profession, as required. Exam panel committee members are invited to attend.
CSMLS Area: Certification
We are not accepting applications at this time.
Grants, Scholarships and Awards (GSA)
Description: To review and maintain the guidelines related to each award, and to review applications in order to make recipient recommendations
Duration: 2 year staggered term
Meeting(s): 3 annual virtual meetings (Spring, Summer and Fall)
Eligibility:
- CSMLS members in good standing; educators given preference
- Current Board members
- Current Board members with prior experience on GSA committee
CSMLS Area: Membership
We are not accepting applications at this time.
Scientific & Education Review Committee
We are not accepting applications at this time.
Research Ethics Board
Description: This committee reviews all CSMLS research meetings/projects in which human subjects are involved for their ethical soundness and potential to contribute to the body of knowledge about the health professions. This may also include external requests for ethics reviews submitted by partners or stakeholders for CSMLS.
Duration: 2 years
Meeting(s): 0-3 meetings a year. Meetings are determined by the number of research proposals submitted.
Eligibility: CSMLS Member in good standing. Preference will be given to those with experience in the research ethics and document reviews.
This committee will work along side the Office of the CEO. If you are interested in applying for this opportunity, please send your Resume/CV and a letter of intent, to SierraP@csmls.org by March 7th, 2022.