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.

Academy guidance document

• ADLM/NKF Guidance Document on Improving Equity in Chronic Kidney Disease Care

Articles

• The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine (JALM)
  • Applying a DEI-HE Lens to Your Laboratory 
  • Special Issue on Health Disparities
  • The Toll of Preconceived Notions
• Clinical Chemistry
  • Women in Laboratory Medicine: A Q&A on Diversity and Inclusion
• Clinical Laboratory News
  • Working toward fairness in peripartum drug screening and beyond
  • Staying committed to diverse clinical trials amidst shifting government priorities
  • Introducing ADLM’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Steering Committee
  • More Scrutiny on the Construct of Race
  • Laboratory Monitoring in Transgender People
  • Bridging the Health Disparities Gap
  • Staying committed to diverse clinical trials amidst shifting government priorities
  • Standardizing demographic data in clinical genomics: A call for inclusive, evidence-based guidelines

DEI webinar series

• Awareness and application: DEI and health equity basics for laboratory professionals.

Member education

• 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.

Podcasts

• 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.

Survey

• ADLM has implemented a number of initiatives to advance DEI and health equity throughout the association, and laboratory medicine and pathology discipline. In September 2023, a survey was launched to the ADLM volunteer community to gather feedback, perspectives, and recommendations on next steps to advance this work. View the survey result highlights.

Videos

• Women in Laboratory Medicine: A Panel Discussion on Diversity and Inclusion
• Becoming an Ally and Advocate: A Panel Discussion for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Laboratory Medicine