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After a 10-year hiatus from college, Danielle Garcia returned to Oregon Tech and was accepted into the highly competitive Medical Lab Science program, which included relocating to Wilsonville to begin the intense 18-month program with 15 months of classes and labs followed by three months at an externship site. Danielle will tell you that she is very fortunate that the MLS program worked so hard to set up a new externship site in Arizona at the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, as her husband had relocated to Tucson with the Arizona Air National Guard at the same time she began the MLS program. Her trainers at the VA hospital were impressed with her level of preparation for the position and Danielle credits that preparation to the professors at Oregon Tech. After completing her externship, graduating, and passing the certification exam, she was hired as a medical technologist on the night shift at the VA. Danielle plans to continue working at the VA Hospital and eventually become a shift lead. She is now an ascending professional for the ASCLS for the states of Arizona and Nevada. In this role, she has the opportunity to advocate for her beloved profession, do outreach to other medical technologists and assist with events such as Laboratory Professionals Week in April. Danielle and her husband, Andres, recently purchased their first home and are enjoying life in Tucson where they live with their two dogs, Katara and Zuko. We are so proud of Danielle and wish her continued success in this very important field. Learn more about the MLS degree program at Oregon Tech - www.oit.edu/academics/degrees/medical-laboratory-science