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- Title
Practice levels and educational needs for laboratory personnel.
- Authors
Beck S; Epner PL; Briden MF
- Abstract
In July 2005, the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) Board of Directors commissioned a task force entitled 'Practice Levels and Educational Needs for Clinical Laboratory Personnel.' This task force was asked to address issues raised in ongoing, unresolved discussions among laboratory professionals concerning the preparation of students for the current clinical laboratory environment. Laboratory managers expressed frustration with the discrepancy between the skills possessed by graduates of laboratory educational programs and the needs in today's workplaces. Managers further expressed concern that the workforce shortage that existed today was only the tip of the iceberg based on the aging demographics of their current employees. Laboratory employees and educators were discouraged by the lack of well-defined practice roles for technicians and technologists/scientists and by the lack of opportunities for career advancement within the laboratory. With the current workforce shortage in mind, the task force attempted to tackle issues that might help employers use available personnel more effectively and improve recruitment and retention in the clinical laboratory profession.
- Publication
Clinical Leadership & Management Review, 2007, Vol 21, Issue 6, pE1
- ISSN
1527-3954
- Publication type
Academic Journal