Careers

From left, Claire Adam of ARUP Laboratories, Jimmy McDonough of the Talent Ready Utah Center, and Michaela Hatch of Recursion discuss how returnships can help ensure that women won’t abandon careers in science, technology, engineering, and math.

ARUP Medical Laboratory Scientist Beah Manuel performs enzyme activity deficiency testing. Employer recommendations from employees like Manuel and others in Utah landed ARUP Laboratories a spot on Forbes Magazine’s most recent list of best employers by state.

ARUP Wellness Supervisor Danny James, MS, CSCS, demonstrates the bird dog exercise for a corrective exercise participant.

Dr. Madhu Menon, ARUP section chief of Hematopathology and host of a new Hematopathology Expert Series, will be joined by colleagues for a panel discussion following the first webinar of the series: “State of Hematopathology: The Past, Present, and the Future.”

ARUP Chief Medical Officer Jonathan Genzen, MD, PhD, will present insights on workflow, specimen transport, and automation in an American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) 2023 scientific session.

ARUP Laboratories’ Access and Reimbursement Manager Valerie Collier, MS, CGC, will be featured as an expert panelist in a special upcoming Dark Report webinar on June 29.

Kamisha Johnson-Davis, PhD, DABCC (CC, TC), ARUP medical director of Clinical Toxicology, and Richard Ferguson, MD, MBA, Black Physicians of Utah founder and president, initiated the planning for ARUP’s Summer Research Day and collaborated throughout the event.

Members of the Biochemical Genetics laboratory gather for a photo.

ARUP Chief Medical Officer Jonathan Genzen, MD, PhD (left), Director of Healthcare Advisory Services Sandy Richman, MBA, C(ASCP) (middle), and Digital Pathology Project Manager Sumie Edwards, MLS(ASCP)^CM (right), will join industry leaders at the 2023 Executive War College conference April 25–27 to offer guidance on laboratory management and operations.

Rong Mao, MD, FACMG, has been elected to the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) Foundation board of directors. Her two-year term will begin with the ACMG annual meeting on March 14, 2023.

Left to right, Archana Agarwal, MD; Kristi Smock, MD; Tracy George, MD; and Peng Li, MD, PhD, are all hematopathologists and leaders at ARUP who are working to create a welcoming work environment for employees. Along with supportive policies and practices, professional development opportunities, and other benefits, these characteristics have earned ARUP a spot on the list of 100 Utah Companies Championing Women.