Mrs. Meridee Van Draska
Associate Professor
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FSA Felmley Hall of Science Annex 334
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- About
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- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Biography
I earned my undergraduate degree at Illinois State University in Medical Technology. I worked in a laboratory for 11 years first as a generalist and later in microbiolgy. After earning my masters degree, I returened to Illinois State to teach in the MLS program. In 2002 I became program director for MLS.
Current Courses
HSC 317.001 Clinical Hematology II
HSC 319.001 Clinical Immunohematology II
HSC 301.001 Introduction To Coagulation & Hemostasis
HSC 398.001 Professional Practice: Medical Laboratory Science: Biochemistry
HSC 398.001 Professional Practice: Medical Laboratory Science: Hematology
HSC 398.001 Professional Practice: Medical Laboratory Science: Immunohematology
HSC 398.001 Professional Practice: Medical Laboratory Science: Microbiology
HSC 398.001 Professional Practice: Medical Laboratory Science: Serology
HSC 398.001 Professional Practice: Medical Laboratory Science: Urinalysis & Body Fluids
Teaching Interests & Areas
Hematology Coagulation Blood Bank Microbiology
Research Interests & Areas
MLS Education Hematology Microbiology
MS Health Service Administration
University of St. Francis
Joliet, Illinois
BS Medical Technology
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois
2022 Impact Award
University College
2022
Outstanding Service Award
Department of Health Sciences
2008
Outstanding Service Award
Department of Health Sciences
2003
Member Recognition Award
Illinois Clinical Laboratory Science Association
2000
Red Tassel/Mortar Board faculty recognition
Red Tassel/Mortor Board
1999
Member Recognition Award
Illinois Clinical Laboratory Science Association
1999
Omnicron Sigma
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
1997
Distinguished Service Award
Illinois State University Wellness Program
1997
Member Recognition Award
Illinois Clinical Laboratory Science Association
1997
Omnicron Sigma
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
1996
Member Recognition Award
Illinois Clinical Laboratory Science Association
1996
Omnicron Sigma
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
1995
Member Recognition Award
Illinois Clinical Laboratory Science Association
1995
Omnicron Sigma
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
1994
Member Recognition Award
Illinois Medical Technology Association
1994
Omnicron Sigma
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
1993
IMTA President’s Award
Illinois Medical Technology Association
1993
Member Recognition Award
Illinois Medical Technology Association
1993
Written Case with Instructional Material
Case Study: Another Bad Bug
Deborah Johnson, Beverly Barham, Meridee VanDraska.
Journal of Continuing Education Topics & Issues, 21 (3), 64-70, (2019)
Now There Are Five
Kathryn Webster, Meridee VanDraska, Beverly Barham.
Clinical Investigations - American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science, (25), 20, (2018)
Hard To Swallow
Meridee VanDraska, Beverly Barham, Kathryn Webster.
Clinical Lab Investigations, (23), 15, (2017)
Reality Bites - and so do Dogs
Kathryn Webster, Meridee VanDraska, Beverly Barham.
Clinical Investigations: Case Studies for Laboratory Professionals, (2015)
Reality Bites and So Do Dogs
Kathryn Webster, Meridee Van Draska, Beverly Barham.
Clinical Investigations/American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science, (Summer 2015), (2015)
Transient Erythroblastopenia of Childhood (TEC)
Meridee VanDraska, Beverly Barham, Kathryn Webster.
American Society for Clnical Laboratory Science, (Case Set #12), 14, (2013)
Navigating the Taxonomy Trail: Abiotrophia Bacteremia
Beverly Barham, Meridee VanDraska.
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science, (Case set #7), 14 pages, (2011)
A Tickle in the Throat and Other Cases in Parasitology
Meridee Van Draska.
Clinical Investigations/American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science, (2009)
Blastomycosis: A Cutaneous Presentation
Meridee Van Draska.
Clinical Investigations/American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science, (2006)
Presentations
Time for a Tune-Up?
Beverly J Barham, Deborah A Johnson, Meridee S VanDraska, Kathryn E Webster.
Clinical Laboratory Educators' Conference, Las Vegas, NV, February 23, 2024
Characteristics of Professionalism in Healthcare
Kathryn Webster, Deborah Johnson, Meridee VanDraska, Beverly Barham.
AMT Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, July 02, 2019
Practical Solutions for Clinical Professional Practice
Kathryn Webster, Deborah Johnson, Meridee Van Draska, Beverly Barham.
AMT Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, July 02, 2019
Use of On-Line Evaluation of Professional Practice
Meridee VanDraska.
ASCLS-IL Annual Meeting, Online, April, 2016
Strategies Used by a University-Based Medical Laboratory Science Program to Identify and Retain Clinical Affiliates
Beverly Barham, Meridee Van Draska, Kathryn Webster.
American Society for Clinical Pathology Annual Meeting, Chicago, September 18, 2013
Too Little, Too Late (TL2): Breaking the Cycle
Beverly Barham, Anjie Almeda, Lezah Brown, Meridee Van Draska.
Teaching and Learning Symposium, Normal, Illinois, January 12, 2012
IL
Beverly Barham, Meridee VanDraska, Lezah Brown, Almeda, Anjie Advisor Health Sciences.
Center for Teaching, Learning, & Technology Annual Teacing Symposium, Normal, January 11, 2012
When Departments Approach the Teaching Evaluations
George Byrns, Chris Grieshaber, Meridee Van Draska, Marilyn Morrow.
Teaching and Learning Symposium, Normal, Illinois, January 5, 2011
Hematology Students Go Back to Kindergarten
Meridee Van Draska.
Clinical Laboratory Educators' Conference, Denver, Colorado, February, 2009
Teaching Strategies that Go Beyond the 21st Century
Audrey Hentzen, Meridee Van Draska.
Clinical Laboratory Educators' Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, February 26, 2002
Copyright Issues & Computer Technology
Meridee Van Draska.
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, July 28, 1999
Retaining and Recruiting Clinical Sites for CLS Education
Meridee Van Draska, Jeanne Isabel.
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, August 5, 1998
Teaching Portfolios: A Method to Improve Instruction
Meridee Rust, R Marilyn Kasa.
Clinical Laboratory Educators' Conference, Seattle, Washington, February 28, 1997