---
title: 'Episode 96: Angela Tomei Robinson - Lab Advocacy, Licensure, and Mentorship'
type: 'episode'
url: 'https://doc.social/episodes/episode-96-angela-tomei-robinson-lab-advocacy-licensure-and-mentorship'
show: 'People of Pathology Podcast'
show_url: 'https://doc.social/podcasts/people-of-pathology-podcast'
published: '2022-01-24'
audio: 'https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4ypsmy/Angela_Tomei_Robinson_-_1_23_22_143_PMbreg4.mp3'
---

# Episode 96: Angela Tomei Robinson - Lab Advocacy, Licensure, and Mentorship

Today my guest is Medical Laboratory Scientist Angela Tomei Robinson What we discuss with Angela: How she first discovered the medical laboratory field Some of the changes she has seen in the field throughout her career Why she says "instruments" and not...

## Summary

Today my guest is Medical Laboratory Scientist Angela Tomei Robinson

What we discuss with Angela:

- How she first discovered the medical laboratory field

- Some of the changes she has seen in the field throughout her career

- Why she says "instruments" and not "machines."

- How she became a clinical advisor for college students

- Her role as Chair of the Professional Standards Coalition, which helped to establish licensure of lab professionals in New York

- Why it is important for lab professionals to join professional societies

- How writing a letter to Regis Philbin resulted in her appearing on his TV show with other laboratory staff

- Why it's better to try and do something, than just complain and do nothing

Links for this episode:

[Health Podcast Network](https://healthpodcastnetwork.com/)

[ LabVine Learning](http://bit.ly/labvine)

[The ConfLab from LabVine](https://www.labvinelearning.com/TheConflab)

[Dress A Med scrubs](https://dressamed.com/?rfsn=5044297.cb03eb&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=5044297.cb03eb)

[Laboratory Advocacy: The Art of Professionalism](https://ascls.org/laboratory-advocacy-the-art-of-professionalism/)

[Pathology - The Beginnings of Laboratory Medicine](https://academic.oup.com/labmed/article-abstract/52/4/e66/6160465?redirectedFrom=fulltext)

[LabOPEX Live: Licensure, Unions, and Certifications](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGpWT-2qCSM)

[Using Laboratory Medicine to Support Direct Patient Care](https://asm.org/Articles/2021/October/Using-Laboratory-Medicine-to-Support-Direct-Patien?utm_source=twitter)

[As COVID Testing Surges, Lab Professionals are in Short Supply](https://www.cnbc.com/video/2022/01/07/as-covid-testing-surges-lab-professionals-are-in-short-supply.html)

[Hospitals are in Serious Trouble](https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/01/omicron-mild-hospital-strain-health-care-workers/621193/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab)

People of Pathology Podcast:

[Website](https://peopleofpathology.com/)

[Twitter](https://twitter.com/peopleofpath)