Career /map

1. CAREER MAP
Kimberly Campbell
Professor LaShawn McKoy
MLT 2015
Fall 2019

2. LONG-TERM PROFESSIONAL
GOALS
My long-term professional goal is to become a certified pathologists’ assistant

3. SHORT-TERM PROFESSIONAL GOALSTO
ACHIEVE LONG-TERM GOALS
MAY 2020: GRADUATE
COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN
MARYLAND’S MLT
PROGRAM
WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF
GRADUATING, TAKE THE
ASCP AND BECOME
CERTIFIED
BEGIN WORKING FOR
MEDSTAR HOSPITAL AS A
CERTIFIED MLT
AFTER THE REQUIRED
WORK EXPERIENCE IS
COMPLETED, I WILL BEGIN
WORKING ON MY
BACHELOR'S DEGREE
SHADOW A
PATHOLOGISTS’
ASSISTANT

4. EDUCATIONAL GOALSTO ACHIEVE
PROFESSIONAL GOAL
 Graduate from College of Southern Maryland with my associate’s degree in
medical laboratory technology
 Pass my MLT certification exam
 Apply to University of Arkansas distant learning program and get accepted.
 Get my bachelor’s degree in medical laboratory science
 Graduate with my bachelor’s degree with no less than a 3.0 GPA
 Pass my MLS certification exam
 Apply to University of Maryland Pathologists’ Assistant Graduate Program
 Graduate with my Master’s degree with a 3.0 or higher GPA
 Pass my PA certification exam

5. PERSONAL GOALSTO ACHIEVE
PROFESSIONAL GOALS
To stay motivated
in whatever I do in
life
To motivate others
Move to a larger
house with land
Continue to make
my family proud
Go on more
adventures
Visit a new state
every year

6. OTHER GOALS
Be an advocate for the medical
laboratory field
Teach as a pathologists’ assistant and
allow other students to shadow me

7. CAREER MAP

8. REFERENCES
Become a PA - American Association of Pathologists' Assistants (AAPA). (2019).
Retrieved from https://www.pathassist.org/page/Become_PA
MLT-MLS Distance Education - College of Health Professions. (2019). Retrieved
from
https://healthprofessions.uams.edu/programs/medicallaboratorysciences/mlt-
mls-distance-education/
Pathologists' Assistant Program | University of Maryland School of Medicine.
(2019). Retrieved from
https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/pathology/Pathologists-Assistant-
Program/