Genetic Counseling Student Rotations
The education of future genetic counselors has had to adapt to the changing social norms created by COVID and the increased need for remote rotation experiences. Since many hospitals and clinics have been unable to host students in person, graduate programs have begun focusing on telemedicine as well as enhanced exposure to non-clinical genetic counseling […]
Quest Community Action Network (QuestCAN) – Volunteer Spotlights
Quest Community Action Network (QuestCAN) – Volunteer Spotlight Francesca Harris Employee Engagement Specialist, Marlborough MA Local QuestCAN Co-Lead – Esoteric My name is Francesca Harris and I am the Employee Engagement Specialist supporting 3 of our Esoteric labs at Quest: Athena Diagnostics, ReproSource, and Cleveland HeartLab. I have been a member of QuestCAN for 5 […]
Perfect Score Five Years in a Row
Quest Diagnostics has been named a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality by scoring a perfect 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2021 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for the fifth consecutive year. We are proud to be counted among a growing community of leading companies that are committed to creating an inclusive work […]
ourPeople Stories: Quest’s Yammer helps make a lifesaving match
Neil Barbot has been a Cytotechnologist at Quest Diagnostics for more than 30 years. In 2019, he learned his 36-year-old son Steven needed an emergency kidney transplant. A renal cell carcinoma condition had severely damaged his kidneys. The Quest community wound up being his last chance at finding a donor to save his son’s life. “We […]
ourPeople Stories: Iram Chaudhary
Iram Chaudhary, Molecular Supervisor, Marlborough, Massachusetts, tells her story: “I was promoted to Molecular Supervisor in mid-July and I’ve been in charge of training personnel in the department specifically for COVID-19 testing. This includes everything from acquiring and organizing samples, testing using 3 different platforms, and evaluating results. We’ve never seen the volume of work […]
A Pandemic Can’t Stop Our Pride
Quest’s Pride Employee Business Network (Pride Network) had big plans to celebrate Pride this year. The all-inclusive group planned to hold several company-wide initiatives and events for LGBT History Month in June. Events included scavenger hunts, a capstone event featuring senior leaders, and a special in-person event with the Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI). The Hetrick-Martin Institute […]
Ten days, Two Accolades: Quest Honored for Promoting Gender Equality
We’re making strides towards gender equality at Quest in the boardroom and management; and others are taking notice Quest was recently recognized by the Executive Women of New Jersey (EWNJ) on October 29, at the A Seat at the Table Corporate Gender Diversity Awards Breakfast. Quest was honored for making the EWNJ Honor Roll, a […]
The 2019 Gambino Quality Award
Quest Diagnostics’ most prestigious recognition for demonstrating excellence in medical quality.