PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Butina, Michelle TI - Professional and Personal Development: Professionalism, Leadership, and Effective Communication Skills AID - 10.29074/ascls.2018000562 DP - 2018 Jul 01 TA - American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science PG - 140--141 VI - 31 IP - 3 4099 - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/31/3/140.short 4100 - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/31/3/140.full SO - Clin Lab Sci2018 Jul 01; 31 AB - Continuing professional development is a lifelong process of self-directed learning to broaden one’s knowledge. Within the medical laboratory science profession, continuing professional development promotes broadening of professional and personal knowledge and skills. This introductory article provides an overview of the interrelated topics of professionalism, leadership, and effective communication skills for leading others.