Banafsheh (Bashi) Ebrahimi

• Applying knowledge of microbiology, mycology, mycobacteriology, virology and molecular testing
• Creating and presenting educational PowerPoints for the department
• Producing a monthly newsletter to highlight interesting cases in the department
• Involved in curriculum planning for Medical Technology students.
• Preparing and presenting case study related slides for infection control physicians and residents
• Performing Covid testing
• Clinical specimen processing
• Recording control values from technical instruments to ensure reliability and validity of test results
• Monitoring specific testing reagents and kits in TQC

• Created training materials and educated Medical Technology students, new hires, and nursing staff
• Created a reference package for the surgery department, including images of acceptable specimen types and collection containers for microbiology testing
• Followed laboratory guidelines for handling biological specimens
• Applied knowledge of microbiology, mycology, serology, virology and molecular testing
• Conducted quality control checks and troubleshooting of department analyzers
• Performed testing of clinical specimens for diagnostic purposes

Performed testing on clinical specimens for diagnostic purposes in hematology, urinalysis and chemistry departments

• Performed tests on clinical specimens for diagnostic purposes including parasitology
• Trained personnel on laboratory functions

• Applied knowledge of microbiology, and serology
• Performed clinical testing of specimens, in addition to preparing and autoclaving agar media