Whitney Adair

Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital

• July 8, 2024- October 5, 2024
• Embedding (skin, gi, large tissue) and microtomy

Tufts Medical Center

• September 16, 2024- 03/16/2025
• Microtomy and Embedding

Part time as needed 

Responsible for embedding and cutting

Cut, mounted, and stained samples from hospital patients and other outside clients.

Performed quality control on IHC, PDL-1 and special stain slides

Responsible for cutting molecular case orders

Documented routine laboratory insturment maintenance and corrective actions

Helped to keep laboratory equipment in good working order with regular maintenance 

Cut, mounted, and stained slides from hospitals and outside clients 

Ented data on demographics, grossing descriptions, and clinical diagnosis into EMR. 

Performed QC checks on immunostains and order repeats as necessary.

Documented routine laboratory instrument maintenance

Image slides

Archived slides and blocks 

Performed PDL-1s 

Cut HQIP slides and filled out CAP paperwork

Cut, mounted, and stained samples from hosptial patients with acute and chronic concerns. 

Performed frozen sections under the allotted time frame

Assisted pathologists during multiple autopsies. 

Helped to discard of specimens in accordance to SOP and stock the gross room as needed

Accessioned specimens from the operating room and GI clinic

Embedded as needed

Cut, mounted, and stained samples from hospital patients

Performed sendouts to other Sanford Campuses 

Prepared reagents in accordance with standards for hand special stains

Cut slides for HQIP and filled out CAP paperwork 

Performed frozen sections

Peformed weekly, monthly and quartelry maintenance on two special stainers

I provided coverage for their full time HT 

I processed, embedded, cut, and stained autopsy tissue for court cases

I maintained inventory

I trained college aides 

Maintained records including maintenance and temperature logs

Followed laboratory standards on the discarding of chemicals 

Maintained the gross room 

Prepared slides for microscopic examination and diagnosis with minimal repeats