RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A Professional Development Model for Medical Laboratory Scientists Working in the Microbiology Laboratory
JF American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
JO Clin Lab Sci
FD American Society of Chemistry and Laboratory Science
SP 74
OP 77
DO 10.29074/ascls.25.2.74
VO 25
IS 2
A1 Amerson, Megan H.
A1 Pulido, Lila
A1 Garza, Melinda N.
A1 Ali, Faheem A.
A1 Greenhill, Brandy
A1 Einspahr, Christopher L.
A1 Yarsa, Joseph
A1 Sood, Pramilla K.
A1 Hu, Peter C.
YR 2012
UL http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/25/2/74.abstract
AB The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is committed to providing the best pathology and medicine through: state-of-the art techniques, progressive ground-breaking research, education and training for the clinical diagnosis and research of cancer and related diseases. After surveying the laboratory staff and other hospital professionals, the Department administrators and Human Resource generalists developed a professional development model for Microbiology to support laboratory skills, behavior, certification, and continual education within its staff. This model sets high standards for the laboratory professionals to allow the labs to work at their fullest potential; it provides organization to training technologists based on complete laboratory needs instead of training technologists in individual areas in which more training is required if the laboratory needs them to work in other areas. This model is a working example for all microbiology based laboratories who want to set high standards and want their staff to be acknowledged for demonstrated excellence and professional development in the laboratory. The PDM model is designed to focus on the needs of the laboratory as well as the laboratory professionals.ABBREVIATIONS: PDM, professional development model; UTMDACC, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center