Clifford I. Argall Scholarship

Victoria Marie Mercado

Spring Hill, TN

   My interest in becoming a Medical Laboratory Technician is to provide medical  professionals with the results for them to be able to help their patients. As a Medical Laboratory  Technician, I will become an intricate part of the community while serving and assisting the  medical staff in helping those around me. I moved to Tennessee in the summer of 2012. My  father moved our family from Puerto Rico when Nissan hired him. I arrived in Tennessee in  2012, and I did not know much English, but I am hardworking and diligent, so I spent the last ten  years learning English since my native language is Spanish. I am a bilingual person, which will  help me once I become a Medical Laboratory Technician. My professors have recognized me for  my hard work ethic and performance. I decided to pursue a career in Medical Laboratory  Technology because of my desire to help others. Ever since I could remember, I have wanted to  help those around me. I wanted to help people and care for them. I desired to make a difference  in their lives, offering them support where I could and helping them through their challenging  moments to ease their suffering. During my high school years, I took the health science path, and  during the classes, I fell in love with what they were teaching. Taking those pre classes  encouraged me to follow the Medical path—understanding that as a Medical Laboratory  Technician, my job will help the doctors with their assessment to help others. Becoming a  Medical Laboratory Technician will allow me to help the people I love and in the community. Since beginning my concentration to become a Medical Laboratory Technician, I started  my clinical rotations at the Williamson Medical Center in Franklin. During my clinical, I was  able to impress my supervisor and trainer to the point that they created a position for me to work  with them. Working as a Laboratory Assistant has allowed me to gain experience in this field  while allowing me to experience and learn more about other opportunities within the Medical  Laboratory Technician area. My interest to help others, improving my education to learn more,  and focusing on a graduate degree will enable me to help those around me. I have dreamed about  earning a graduate degree since I was little. When I was very young, my dad passed away,  leaving my mother in financial hardship as she raised two children, so college was never a given.  Thanks to the opportunity that Tennessee offered with the TN Promise Scholarship and the Hope  Scholarship, I can earn my associate degree when I graduate in May 2022. If I win this  scholarship, it will put me in a better position to achieve a bachelor's degree in the Medical  Laboratory Science field

The Tennessee Association of Blood Banks (TABB) is dedicated to the advancement of professionals in Transfusion Medicine. One of the prime activities of the TABB is the granting of scholarships for students in a program leading to a degree with a major in medical technology (MT) or students seeking a specialist in blood banking (SBB) certificate. 

The application deadline is February 28th. The applications will be forwarded to the education coordinator. The education coordinator will confirm the candidates are currently enrolled in an approved school. The board will review and select the scholarship recipients by March 7th. The scholarship recipients will be invited to attend the Spring Meeting.  NOTE: Deadline has been extended to March 14, 2022.

A scholarship in the amount of $1000 will be given for either MT, SBB or MLT. 

• Applicants must be United States citizens or permanent residents of the United States.
• Applicants must be accepted into or enrolled in an approved Specialist in Blood Bank (SBB), Medical Technologist (MT), or Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) Program.
• Applicants cannot complete their education before the scholarship is awarded.

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"Form--TABB Clifford Argall Scholarship Application"

Please note completed application and required documentation can be submitted by email.

Good Luck!!!