{"598765":{"#nid":"598765","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Get to Know Clinical Lab Manager - Helen Ukoh ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhere did you attend school?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI got my Bachelor\u0026rsquo;s degree in Medical Technology from Georgia State University and my MBA from the University of Phoenix\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow long have you been a staff member at Georgia Tech? \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E4 years this November\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy did you decide to pursue a career in healthcare? \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGrowing up in Nigeria my parents made it very clear what career paths they wanted us to follow \u0026ndash; law, engineering, or medicine \u0026ndash; which was a common practice in my culture. I hated law, engineering seemed too abstract at the time, therefore, medicine became my default option. I came to the U.S. to go to medical school only to face a shocking reality that I couldn\u0026rsquo;t afford it, so I settled for the medical technology program instead.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat do you love most about your job? \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor over 15 years I had the opportunity to work for big hospitals and diagnostic institutions with high tech equipment and high complexity testing. I loved it, but labs in big hospitals tend to be very compartmentalized with little interdisciplinary interactions. I have grown to love and enjoy my regular interactions with the nurses, medical assistants, providers, pharmacy, business professionals, and patients. This cross-functional interaction, in my opinion, has a positive impact on patient care.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow have you seen Stamps Health Services (SHS) evolve throughout your time here? \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe laboratory test volume has significantly increased over the years. In addition, we routinely expand our test menu options to include specialty testing in an effort to meet the needs of our increasing and diverse student population.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat have you learned from the people you work with at SHS?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETransitioning from in-patient to out-patient environment with\u0026nbsp;completely different demographics needed some mental adjustment on my part, and my co-workers really helped me in that process. By observing them, I learned how to interact and communicate better with the students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat does your day to day look like?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to processing patients and performing lab testing, my daily routine is primarily focused on quality assurance management, reviewing patient\u0026rsquo;s results, quality controls and processes. In lab language, we call it the 3 \u0026ldquo;Rs\u0026rdquo; \u0026ndash; making sure we provide the right result to the right person at the right time! This means removing any obstacles that would prevent personnel from doing their job efficiently and effectively.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat do you like to do when you are not at SHS?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI love mentoring young kids so I\u0026rsquo;m involved in outreach programs from time to time. I don\u0026rsquo;t know how to dance but I love dancing in my living room just to avoid going out to exercise.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHelen Ukoh has been the clinical lab manager at Georgia Tech for the past four years. Get to know the person behind the microscope and what goes into providing your medical lab results.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Get to know the person behind the microscope and what goes into providing your medical lab results.\u00a0"}],"uid":"27649","created_gmt":"2017-11-14 15:18:25","changed_gmt":"2017-11-14 15:20:25","author":"Christine Kapurch","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-11-14T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2017-11-14T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"598767":{"id":"598767","type":"image","title":"Helen Ukoh ","body":null,"created":"1510672804","gmt_created":"2017-11-14 15:20:04","changed":"1510672804","gmt_changed":"2017-11-14 15:20:04","alt":"Image of Helen Ukoh ","file":{"fid":"228264","name":"DSC_0636x.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DSC_0636x.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DSC_0636x.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":275720,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/DSC_0636x.jpg?itok=F66VLsno"}}},"media_ids":["598767"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/health.gatech.edu\/","title":"Stamps Health Services "}],"groups":[{"id":"428961","name":"Health and Well-Being"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"166906","name":"Stamps"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}