You’ve Got the Power!
Let’s celebrate the successes of our field by shining a spotlight on the people who drive it forward.
The Pathologist is on a mission to bolster the profile of laboratory medicine. To that end, we are launching a brave initiative: The Power List – a celebration of the top 100 people in laboratory medicine. Your mission? To nominate the individuals who have inspired you – whatever your specialty.
Why are we doing this? We communicate with people in laboratory medicine every day – we learn of your challenges, we gauge the potential impact of exciting new techniques based on your opinions, and we discover how policies are likely to affect your working life. But the message that comes through strongest of all are your concerns about the low profile of laboratory medicine. This lack of prestige not only makes it difficult to attract new talent, but also raises barriers to the funding you so desperately need to keep pace with a rapidly changing environment. Fortunately, we also hear your solutions loud and clear: “We must communicate more,” “We have to alter the perception,” “We need to collaborate with others and educate them,” “We need to do more if our profession is going to survive”...
Educating other medical professions, governments and the public on the value of your role is no easy task. We believe that by very publically acknowledging the pioneers and unassuming legends of the laboratory world, from microbiologists to microscopists, from clinical biochemists to molecular biologists – and everyone in between – The Power List can have a positive impact. In short, we want to celebrate the diversity and importance of our field by shouting about the people who are making a real difference.
Clearly, only the lab medicine community itself can help compile such a list, so we need you to get involved by nominating the individuals who deserve kudos. How? Simply fill out our short online form: Now Closed. All nominations will be counted and then reviewed by an independent panel of expert judges who will make the final selection of 100 people for The Pathologist’s 2015 Power List.
To those who think this is a futile exercise: think again! Our pledge is to disseminate The Power List to as wide an audience as possible, and we have no doubt that the outcome will surprise you (in a good way). Let’s use The Power List to highlight the pioneering achievements of those who are shaping laboratory medicine and contributing to real improvements in patient care. Together, we can make your voices heard and celebrate all of our successes.
Cast your nomination for The Power List today: Now Closed.
After graduating with a pharmacology degree, I began my career in scientific publishing and communications. Now with more than 16 years of experience in this field, my career has seen me heading up editorial and writing teams at Datamonitor, Advanstar and KnowledgePoint360 group. My past experiences have taught me something very important – that you have to enjoy working with, and have respect for your colleagues. It’s this that drew me to Texere where I now work with old colleagues and new. Though we are a hugely diverse team, we share several things in common – a real desire to work hard to succeed, to be the best at what we do, never to settle for second best, and to have fun while we do it. I am now honored to serve as Editor of The Pathologist and Editorial Director of Texere Publishing.
