Advances in medical science occur at a dramatic rate, leading to new knowledge and
technology that changes clinical laboratory practice. To prepare students for entry level …

ABBREVIATIONS: ASCLS= American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science; CLIA=
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment; CLS= Clinical Laboratory Science; JCAHO …

Background A curriculum is a coordinated set of courses and educational experiences
designed to accomplish a set of desired educational outcomes. A curriculum is a framework …

I he clinical laboratory work environment is dynamic and undergoing major change. The
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA'88), new trends in technology …

The medical laboratory science (MLS) profession is in need for published molecular
diagnostics competency-based standards and curriculum. To assess their expectations of …

The Third Conference on Education in Clinical Chemistry was organized by the Board of
Directors of the Commission on Accreditation in Clinical Chemistry (COMACC) and was held …

As the last in this series of provocative and radical proposals for laboratory science
education, I am proposing that we should virtually eliminate the clinical experience as we …

This research study examines the perspectives of medical laboratory science (MLS)
students completing their clinical education. Experiential learning provides the conceptual …

The establishment of an advanced practice level in clinical laboratory science, the Doctorate
in Clinical Laboratory Science (DCLS), has been a goal of the clinical laboratory science …

Laboratory medicine is a distinct medical discipline and a tool for patient care that is used in
all specialties. It is based on underlying concepts that govern the proper use and …