ADLM Resources

ADLM programs

The Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (formerly AACC) Health Equity and Access Division: This ADLM division leads the integration, promotion, and advocacy for inclusion and diversity in advancing global science and the practice of laboratory medicine.
Global Lab Quality Initiative: This program partners with national clinical chemistry societies outside the U.S. to improve the quality of laboratory testing worldwide.
ADLM Annual Meeting. View the library of selected DEI and Health Equity related sessions from ADLM's Annual Meeting.
High School Speaker Series: This program aims to increase awareness and understanding of careers in clinical laboratory medicine among high school students.
ADLM Scholars Program: CLS students are invited to apply to the ADLM Scholars Program during the ADLM Annual Meeting. The program aims to introduce students to ADLM, laboratory medicine career paths, and to build longstanding mentor-mentee relationships between the students and ADLM members.

Special DEI Education Session. ADLM hosted a special DEI Education session, April 19 and 20, 2024 for committee member volunteers. You can download the presentation for your reference. Note: Member-only accessible.
Joint POCT and HEA webinar — Alternative care models with POCT: A focus on equity and access. Join ADLM’s Point-of-Care Testing and Health Equity & Access Divisions for a lecture featuring Octavia Peck Palmer, PhD, FADLM, and Ryan Dial, MCLS, MLS(ASCP)^CM, on July 8, 2026 from 12-1 p.m. U.S. Eastern Daylight Time. Note: Member-only accessible.

The Story of Taking Action For Health Equity: Laboratory medicine experts are in a unique position to advance equitable access to healthcare for all people. In this episode, Laborastories host Dr. Anthony Killeen talks with Dr. Zahra Shajani-Yi about the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine’s (formerly AACC’s) latest efforts to give lab professionals the tools they need to do this and become champions of health equity.
The Story of Health Equity: How can laboratory experts play a role in reducing health disparities? Join Laborastories host Dr. Octavia Peck Palmer as she talks with Dr. Tiffany Gary-Webb about efforts to eliminate care gaps for medically underserved communities, and how the clinical lab can serve as a key partner in these initiatives.
Championing DEI in Lab Medicine: Why are diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives critical to laboratory medicine and the achievement of health equity? Tune into this episode of Laborastories to find out, as host Dr. Octavia Peck Palmer talks with Dr. Christina Pierre.

ADLM has developed scoring rubric best practices to help committees and award reviewers make fair, transparent, and consistent decisions. These guidelines promote objective evaluation criteria, standardized scoring processes, reviewer training, and ongoing assessment to support equitable outcomes across programs and opportunities. View the scoring rubric best practices.

In 2025, ADLM conducted a follow-up survey of volunteers to assess progress, gather feedback, and identify opportunities to strengthen diversity, equity, inclusion, and health equity efforts across the association and the laboratory medicine and pathology profession. View the 2025 survey result highlights, including key findings, volunteer priorities, and actions informed by the survey feedback.
As part of its ongoing commitment to advancing DEI and health equity, ADLM launched its first volunteer DEI survey in September 2023 to gather feedback, perspectives, and recommendations on future priorities. View the 2023 survey result highlights, including priorities informed by the survey feedback and related accomplishments.