PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Saleh, Suha M. AU - Hamed, Kastro M. TI - Preparing CLS Professionals to be Consumers and Producers of Research AID - 10.29074/ascls.23.3_Supplement.19 DP - 2010 Jul 01 TA - American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science PG - 19--23 VI - 23 IP - 3 Supplement 4099 - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/23/3_Supplement/19.short 4100 - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/23/3_Supplement/19.full SO - Clin Lab Sci2010 Jul 01; 23 AB - Research proficiency is part of the curriculum in all NAACLS accredited CLS programs. Learning the basic research tools enables students to understand and interpret published research as informed consumers of research. This paper describes an improved and innovative approach to prepare future CLS professionals to be both analytical consumers and active producers of pertinent research.ABBREVIATIONS: CLS: Clinical Laboratory Science, NAACLS: National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science, UTEP: University of Texas-El Paso, TACLS: Texas Association for Clinical Laboratory Science