Objective: To conduct a nationwide survey of graduating clinical laboratory science students in order to gather descriptive data and to determine how graduates felt about their profession and what their career goals were for the next 5 years.
Design: Survey
Participants: A total of 866 clinical laboratory science seniors from hospital-based and university-based clinical laboratory science programs in the United States.
Outcome measures: Results of questions designed to gather descriptive data and professional goals as well as scales measuring professional attitudes about various aspects of the clinical laboratory science profession.
Results: Respondents indicated a high level of satisfaction with their chosen profession as indicated by the positive ratings of their clinical laboratory science program and immediate and long-term employment goals.
Conclusion: Graduating clinical laboratory science students displayed satisfaction with their profession as evidenced by their career choices immediately following graduation, their professional goals 5 years after graduation, and their responses assessing professional attitudes.