President's Message
To FL State Society AMT,
Our new FLSSAMT Board members and officers have done an Excellent job so far keeping up with the officer duties and committee assignments. The board is here for you. The board is brainstorming and thinking outside the box while trying to provide new education and networking opportunities for Florida members. We would love to hear your ideas and encourage member participation while we work on improving FLSSAMT.
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On October 24, 2026, we had our first virtual educational meeting since the COVID shut down. I want to express my gratitude to all members who participated and the board members who made it happen.
Upcoming business and educational meetings:
- April 17, 2027: FLSSAMT Spring educational and business meeting. Location: Melbourne, Florida at Keiser University. As always, we will have a fantastic lineup of interesting topics and speakers as well as serving breakfast and lunch during the meeting.
- August 9-12, 2027: Annual AMT meeting will be a joint meeting with The Caribbean Association of Medical Technologist (CASMET). Location: Bridgetown, Barbados.
- September 2027: FLSSAMT Fall 2027 meeting. Date and location will be announced. Elections for officers and new board members will take place.
AMT National’s Strategic Plan:
The new mission statement is: “AMT is a member-driven organization promoting excellence in healthcare delivery through credentialing, professional development, community, and advocacy. We do this to build a stronger, more competent, allied health workforce.”
Rachael Higham BS, MLS (AMT)
FLSSAMT President
Feel free to contact me with any questions, concerns at FLSSMT.President@gmail.com
Please see below for our Florida State Fall Newsletter. Written by Sarah VanKirk MLS, (AMT), our Online Communications Committee Chair. Her contact info is Onlinecommunications.flssamt@gmail.com.
Florida Connections Newsletter (link)
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