RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Clinical Molecular Testing: Subspecialty, Entry-Level or Specialist Certification?
JF American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
JO Clin Lab Sci
FD American Society of Chemistry and Laboratory Science
SP 208
OP 211
DO 10.29074/ascls.24.4.208
VO 24
IS 4
A1 Lennon, Alan
A1 Hu, Peter
YR 2011
UL http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/24/4/208.abstract
AB Some clinical laboratories require workers who have basic knowledge in molecular techniques (such as fluorescent in situ hybridization and polymerase chain reaction). Exclusively molecular diagnostic laboratories need workers to be competent in a variety of cutting edge molecular technologies, such as DNA sequencing, array-based comparative genomic hybridization, quantitative polymerase chain reaction, and many other techniques. Having only one certification for molecular biology at the entry level, as newly prescribed by the Board of Certification, doesn't accurately define the two very differently trained types of people these differing types of laboratories require. Creating a second molecular certification, at the specialist level, would address this issue positively.ABBREVIATIONS: FISH-fluorescence in situ hybridization; PCR-polymerase chain reaction; aCGH-array-based comparative genomic hybridization; NCA-National Credentialling Agency; BOR-Board of Registry; BOC-Board of Certification