We are very proud of all of our graduates. Many of our alumni are working in hospital laboratories in Pensacola, Fort Walton Beach, Gainesville, and Panama City, to name a few Florida cities. Our program goes beyond the state borders, too, with alumni working in Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa, Texas, Hawaii and Alaska.

Some of our grads are in unusual places...

	Richard Bashay, class of 2003, joined the Public Health Services. He currently works for the North Carolina Bureau of Prisons
	Kat Gavrylchenko, class of 2009, works at AVEE Laboratories in Clearwater. AVEE specializes in therapeutic drug monitoring and toxicology.
	Ivett Bezovics, MLS (ASCP) class of 2004. Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Crime Laboratory Analyst. Job responsibilities include examining evidence for the presence of biological fluids, extracting DNA from samples, developing DNA profiles from evidence to compare to DNA of other individuals, performing statistical calculations on the probability of a DNA profile in the general population, writing reports and testifying in court.
Several of our grads are in professional schools...
	Anna Jernigan, class of 2009, is a Pharm D candidate at Auburn University. She tells us The CLS program not only gave her strong knowledge background, but it also helped her to develop great patient skills.  She recommends CLS as the pre-professional track to Pharmacy school.
	Katie Herbermann, class of 2006, is completing her training as an Anaesthiologist Assistant (PA) at Emory University in Atlanta.
	Jorge Salgado, now a medical student at Nova Southeastern, chose CLS as his undergraduate degree.  He explains it like this “My intention was to apply to medical school and to have a back up plan just in case I did not get accepted on my first application. However, the degree proved more valuable than I expected. I was accepted at various medical schools. During my first year of med school the degree gave me the tools to succeed. For example, I was able to tutor medical students through medical microbiology, which was one of the most challenging classes in medical school.  I was also able to work in a lab on weekends. I highly recommend this program to any student hwo in terested in playing a role in patient care (MD, DO, or PA), medical research or public health.
	Matthew Dunaway, MT(ASCP) class of 2004 – Second year Medical Student, Florida State University. Matt reports "I am attending FSU Med School to receive a patient-centered education in the practice of rural medicine. My experience in medical technology is a great advantage in understanding medical school curriculum and clinical vignettes. It provides me the "behind-the-scenes" lab perspective few practicing physicians ever experience and highlights the importance of all professions involved in patient care".
	Marites Soriano, MSM, MT(ASCP) class of 2003 – Sacred Heart Health Systems, Pensacola, Fl. Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory Supervisor.
	Jamila Chevalier, MT(ASCP) class of 2006 – Shands AGH, Gainesville, Fl. Medical Technologist. Working on Master’s in Business Administration at University of Florida. Future plans – Laboratory Management.
	Cassie Wickline, LT, USAF, BSC, MT(ASCP) class of 2004 – Chief, Laboratory Services, MacDill Air Force Base, Fl. Duties include assisting Flight Commander in overseeing technical and administrative operations of the Clinical Laboratory, which performs over 300,000 diagnostic tests per year. Officer in charge of Laboratory Quality Assurance program.
	Bethanie Counselman, MT(ASCP) class of 2006 – Northwest Florida Blood Center, Pensacola, Fl. Medical Technologist. Job duties include crossmatching and antigen typing blood, testing blood donor units, performing quality control. Future plans – achieve a SBB certification – Specialist in Blood Bank
	Ron A. Quijano, MSM, MT(ASCP) class of 2002 – Sacred Heart Health Systems, Pensacola, FL. Laboratory Systems Coordinator. Job responsibilities: Laboratory Information Systems Specialist and Six Sigma/LEAN Quality Assurance team leader.